Does Trump Believe We, the People, are as Stupid as He Is?

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart

I say it again: if Trump’s piehole is open, he’s lying. He has never once in 79 years told the truth about anything. Today he is attempting to cover up his efforts to serve his 813 oligarchs with huge lies no one with common sense will believe.

After Trump’s ill-advised tariffs begin to take effect, Trump’s administration released a press release.

"WELCOME TO THE GOLDEN AGE," the White House wrote in a post on X, along with an image of Dear Leader pumping his fist. "Thanks to the leadership of @POTUS, the U.S. has generated over $150B in tariff revenues within the past 6 months."

Let’s break this down with some facts; reality about how tariffs will harm 340 million people while benefitting Trump and his 813 oligarchs.

I begin with the obvious: the “golden age” is in our past. America is led by a regressive, old man and his fascist minions who are moving our nation into the “dark ages.” We, the people, will continue to suffer from the failures of the worst man to ever claim the title of President of the United States.

Trump promised to ‘end inflation on day one.’ He lied, it is worse now than it was six months ago. I know this is a fact because all I have to do is look at my grocery bills. The average is about 60 percent higher than when President Biden was in the White House.

Trump’s morons in the West Wing are touting tariff revenues of 150 billion dollars. If you know how tariffs work, any money added to the national treasury by placing outrageous tariffs on imports comes from American consumers, not from foreign governments. Prices on everything from our food to appliances and electronics have increased substantially and will continue to as Trump’s moronic “fiscal policy” takes full effect.

All Republican attempts to increase economic security in America have failed since Ronald Reagan first adopted “trickle-down economics” in 1981. Ensuring that the super-rich experience increased profits, and increase in their person wealth, has not and never will improve the quality of life for all Americans.

However, ignorant American voters chose a lifetime failure to defile our White House once again on November 5, 2024, and all Americans who actually work for a living will suffer from his complete failure to lead a nation of 340 million people. The next four years will be a repeat of 2017-2021, hopefully with the exception of another coronavirus.

The worst is yet to come. Trump’s greatest economic folly has not taken effect; at least not yet. His “big, beautiful bill” will remove healthcare from millions of American citizens who will be forced to pay higher costs or simply die based of their inability to pay for life-saving services from healthcare professionals. The entire purpose for this bill is to give additional tax breaks to the super-rich. Kamala Harris warned us, but the uninformed electorate ignored her admonition.

If you voted for the old Nazi, you are paying for his wasteful spending, including his recent golf excursion to Scotland, which cost taxpayers more than 10 million dollars. Trump’s use of the national treasury will cost the American people more than one-half billion dollars over the next four years.

Be prepared: you will soon be required to raise your right arm and shout “sieg heil,” and “Heil Trump,” as the old, orange buffoon passes by very soon.

Op-ed by James Turnage

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Source: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/7/30/2335892/-Trump-brags-about-hiking-prices-for-Americans?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=top_news_slot_1&pm_medium=web