Good article @[Harry Dent](user:5932). You ask some important questions. But I believe the biggest wildcard is #Trump's unpredictability. Literally anything can happen.

I wouldn't be so sure. I think #Trump would be very happy to cause pain in Turkey. They are now an "enemy." And with the constant anti-American rhetoric coming out of the country, he may likely be right.

Lol, I don't think I've ever seen #Trump and "Integrity" used in the same sentence before. But seriously though, whether you dislike the man or not, why would his election cause a decrease in your investments? I was under the impression he was good for the stock market?

This information is just as disturbing as the rest of the news about the actions taken by president #Trump. BUT don't blame me, I did not vote for him.

Unfortunately the ill-thought actions have caused a real decrease in my investments. Why does he need to do these things for his friends? What ever became of fiduciary integrity in the office of the president?????

#Trump is like a little boy- he wants it both ways.

#Trump will take all the credit for the strong GDP then blast Powell for raising rates because of it

#Trump I think wants to get rid of #Menuchin btw..latest tweets..

I am amused when #Trump says we are the piggy bank. Last time I recalled the holders of debt are the piggy banks and China holds an awful lot of our debt. There he goes projecting again, in this case a reverse projection, but harmful and deceitful nevertheless. Great interview!

Well, at least something is hurting growth. Has to be #Trump, and maybe just business cycle issues with the uber rich pulling in their cash, not willing to spend or invest.

Scary! You should add #Micron to the list. China just banned their chips in retaliation for #Trump's #tariffs. Half of $MU's sales are to China:

www.talkmarkets.com/.../china-bans-micron-chips-trade-war-accelerates

History certainly does repeat itself. And those who can't learn from history are doomed to repeat it. I wonder why #Trump is so convinced he'll be able to succeed where all others failed.

So what is the opposing argument? If #tariffs are so obviously bad, why are #Trump and his supporters pushing so hard for them?

@[Thomas Mitchell](user:6142), that's just #Trump's style. He feels he can get a better deal by being a bully. And if he has the leverage, he is probably right. No one is going to give us a better deal because we're "nice."

That being said, there is much more to diplomacy than negotiating trade deals and Trump has to be careful that he is hurting our long term relationship with important allies like Canada.

Good article. I have to admit, this is where #Trump excels. He has a knack for finding and exploiting weakness in others and using that to his own advantage. Whether you like Trump or not, I think it is worth letting this play out.

Yes Angry Old Lady, likely as a way to compensate for #Trump's other insecurities such as his small hands ;-)

I agree that it does seem to me that much of #Trump's motivations stem for his need to simply always come out on top.