As Americans enter Trump 2.0 lots of interesting news across a wide variety of topics. Below I post a few quotes or comments I noticed so far…
Trump about China: “I don’t even know they are member of BRICS…They want to undermine the dollar.”
Trump about chip industry: “Taiwan took our chip business away. We had Intel. We had these great companies that did so well. It was taken from us. And we want that business back. We want it back in the United States. If they don’t bring it back we’re not going to be very happy.” [Note: I am not sure who is “they”]
Trump talking to World Economic Forum: If you don’t make your product in America which is your perogative then very simply you will have to pay a tariff, differing amounts, but a tariff which will direct billions and even trillions of dollars into our treasury to strengthen our economy and pay down debt.
Trump talking to World Economic Forum: “I have promised to eliminate 10 old regulations for every new regulation, which will soon put many thousands of dollars back in the pockets of American families.” [Note: in his last term he said would eliminate two regulations for every new regulation.]
Missouri Attorney General filed lawsuit against Starbucks: The lawsuit claims that “since 2020, Starbucks’ workforce has become more female and less white” and that Starbucks’ hiring practices are creating higher prices and longer waits.
Representative Earl “Buddy” Carter while introducing bill to authorize Trump to purchase and rename Greenland : “America is back and will soon be bigger than ever with the addition of Red, White, and Blueland.”
Danish politician regarding America buying Greenland: “There is clearly a need for more adults in the room when the U.S. administration formulates foreign policy. If these people can’t see how absurd they appear, they are out of touch with reality.”
Representative Anna Paulina Luna regarding her role in Kennedy assassination review: “I’m looking to actually bring in some of the attending physicians at the initial assassination. Then also people that had been on the various commissions looking into it, like the Warren Commission looking into the initial assassination,” she said. [Note: members of the Warren Commission are all dead]
Don Trump Jr.: “They need to go back to work and quit sponging off of the American taxpaper.” [Note: My best recollection of what I saw him say regarding federal workers. He said this while at the GOP retreat hosting by Trump in Florida.]
Trump with a sudden interest in the welfare of white citizens in South Africa: “South Africa is confiscating land, and treating certain classes of people VERY BADLY.”
Musk reacting to possibly square rock formations on Mars: “We should send astronauts to Mars to investigate!”
Trump: “American banks are not allowed to do business in Canada.”
Trump on aid to Gaza: “We identified and stopped $50 million being sent to Gaza to buy condoms for Hamas. They used them as a method of making bombs. How about that?” [Later updated to say $100 million.]
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt discussing blocked AP News from press briefing due to their use of the term “Gulf of Mexico”: “I was very up front in my briefing on Day One that if we feel that there are lies being pushed by outlets in this room, we are going to hold those lies accountable.”
