Trump: Lack Of Cargo At US Ports Is A “Good Thing”

Axios reports:

President Trump called the slowdown at U.S. ports in the wake of his tariffs on China going into effect a “good thing.” West Coast ports warn of plunging cargo volume, with likely far-reaching economic effects in the weeks and months ahead. Trump falsely suggested that the dock slowdown is a positive sign for the U.S. economy.

“We’re seeing as a result that ports here in the US, the traffic has really slowed and now thousands of dockworkers and truck drivers are worried about their jobs,” one reporter said in the Oval Office on Thursday. “That means we lose less money … when you say it slowed down, that’s a good thing, not a bad thing,” Trump replied.

Trump asserted that “China was making over a trillion,” without it being immediately clear what he was referring to. “From 500 billion to 1.1 trillion… frankly if we didn’t do business we would’ve been better off,” he said.

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Trump saying empty ports is “a good thing” should goddamn galvanize the country

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