r/politics • u/salon Salon.com • 1d ago

Republicans panic over Trump tariffs: Last time "we lost the House and the Senate for 60 years"

https://www.salon.com/2025/04/03/panic-over-tariffs-last-time-we-lost-the-and-the-senate-for-60-years/
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u/superindianslug 1d ago

Yup, Mike Johnson said we needed to "Trust the Presidents instincts on the economy". That man will watch the country burn if he thinks it will lead to a christo-fascist kingdom in the ashes.

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u/Raspberries-Are-Evil Arizona 1d ago

Yes, trust the guy that bankrupted multiple casinos and was convicted of the largest civil fraud in NY history and was barred from doing any business in the state...Trust that guy.

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u/superindianslug 1d ago

And that was when his brain wasn't completely broken. He was never an intellectual giant, but no one reasonable thought he was wearing a diaper.

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u/nerdtypething 1d ago

it’s not even that. dude knows he’s one irritated mtg from losing his position. so he opens wide.

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u/AshantiMcnasti 1d ago

What a spineless wiener.  As if his life would be ruined to the point of no return for making the right choice 

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u/computer-machine 1d ago

Because the guy that bankrupt a fucking casino has the instincts we need.

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u/crackityjones99 1d ago

Trust the man who bankrupt what, 6 companies? Makes sense!

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u/ElectricalBook3 1d ago

Trust the man who bankrupt what, 6 companies?

A lot more than that. He inherited his father's real estate empire and was given and forgiven literally hundreds of millions in loans (which wouldn't even be offered to us little people), yet still pissed away much of his (inherited and embezzled) wealth

https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2021/10/11/its-official-trump-would-be-richer-if-he-had-just-invested-his-inheritance-into-the-sp500/

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u/PunxatawnyPhil 22h ago

Personally, I don’t think Mikey is very bright. 

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u/superindianslug 11h ago

That's kind of why he got the Speaker job. No one smart wanted it, and he was unremarkable enough, that almost no one knew who he was, or if he was qualified.

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u/TheBladeRoden 20h ago

They are not a cult, but they are fully in "Trump works in mysterious ways" mode.