The remark of Trump's “dolls” shows why the survey can be continued

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President Donald Trump's survey is on the landfill and his economy is not much better. This does not mean that the low point is also reached.

The acidification headings cannot be overlooked, even for those who have treated his second term as something that can be voted, avoid or denied. Trump's killing spree through the professional, permanent class of government employees cost tens of thousands of jobs and reduced the federal statement to the 1960s. At least 120,000 Feds were cut by CNN or tailored to reduces. Trump's war against the budget – although net expenses have actually increased since taking office – has drastically reduced the contracts with external companies and providers, often without a clear plan to compensate for the services they provided. The daily chaos is with hourly crimes and a constant stream of outbreaks on the face.

The only thing that falls faster than Washington with the White House is the US economy, which was shaken by fears of a trade war, which is heated by escalation and irrational tariffs.

On Wednesday, when the markets fell again and the trade department reported that the US economy actually shrank in the first quarter, Trump tried to put everything on the feet of his predecessor. “This is Bidens stock market, not Trumps,” he wrote to a message in his social media platform. (No matter that in January last year – while a candidate – bidding had not earned a loan for an increasing market and argues that investors earn money with the promise of Trump's return to power.) And when he met his cabinet later, he marked his first 100 days in office, he doubled.

“This is bidden. It's not Trump. We came in and I was very against everything that bids did,” said Trump at the beginning of a meeting. He then admitted that the prices could soon rise on a variety of goods. “Maybe the children have two dolls instead of 30 dolls, and maybe the two dolls cost a few more,” he said.

All of this points to three bleak realities: Trump understands that this economy does not hum as it has dreamed, we may not have seen the worst yet, and voters are increasingly looking for someone who can blame.

Trump's approval is in recent surveys around 44% of the Americans. This is a bit down where he asked a large part of his first term when a core group of Maga-Sterbigen never fluctuated. But this time Trump's base can consist of less stable stuff, especially if the economy contracts further and most fingers are directed on the inmates of the Oval Office.

Trump returned to Washington with the kitchen table promise of cheaper food, a shrinking inflation and a massive creation of jobs. However, the provision of these promises has proven to be more difficult to vote more than Kamala Harris. The markets have left its inconsistent performance from one crisis to the other, and his contempt for tradition continues to rattle both Washington institutionalists and Wall Street investors. So far, the costs have been about 16 buttocksINTS in Trump's survey to bring it under water in double digits – but the overall calculation is still evaluated.

The warning signs are in a clear view for those who are ready to see them. Economists cause the alarm through an impending recession when Trump's tariffs remain nearby. Cheap goods from China will dry out the next month and form the stage for shelves that are currently filled with imports that look more as they did in these apocalyptic early days of pandemic. Companies pump the breaks on expansion and investments on how families hold for BIG-Ticket purchases.

Trump does little to calm these worries. After the president cooled it for a minute, he is back in his feud with the Federal Reserve due to interest rates and speaks a market that appreciates stability over everything. The house and Senate guided by GOP have Was run through a legislative agenda, since the white house seems to change irregularly in priorities and red lines. And confused managing directors are fighting to read the tea leaves of DC. General Motors' CFO told reporters this week that all forecasts little more than “a guess in the middle of what the administration could do”.