Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi
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Look, Donald Trump thinks America's a monarchy, and he's the king, and we're his subjects. And there's been a powerful grassroots movement of Americans from every major city, from every place in this country, sending a powerful message that America's not a monarchy, that Donald Trump is not a king, that we're not his subjects. We are citizens, and we're willing to fight for our democracy.
And so the groundswell of resistance to Donald Trump is reason for hope. And I'm hopeful that come 2027, House Democrats are going to be in charge of the House of Representatives. Hakeem Jeffries is going to be the first African-American speaker in American history. And we're finally going to have checks and balances that will rein in the extremes of a Donald Trump president.
And so the groundswell of resistance to Donald Trump is reason for hope. And I'm hopeful that come 2027, House Democrats are going to be in charge of the House of Representatives. Hakeem Jeffries is going to be the first African-American speaker in American history. And we're finally going to have checks and balances that will rein in the extremes of a Donald Trump president.
And so the groundswell of resistance to Donald Trump is reason for hope. And I'm hopeful that come 2027, House Democrats are going to be in charge of the House of Representatives. Hakeem Jeffries is going to be the first African-American speaker in American history. And we're finally going to have checks and balances that will rein in the extremes of a Donald Trump president.
Well, it pisses me off. It actually makes me extremely angry because his economic plan, if he wants to call it, has just been creating chaos. One We always knew taking on having a trade war would be difficult, especially when you're picking a war with every single country on the globe, including your own allies. That's insane. He always said, oh, these are going to be easy to win, easy to win.
Well, it pisses me off. It actually makes me extremely angry because his economic plan, if he wants to call it, has just been creating chaos. One We always knew taking on having a trade war would be difficult, especially when you're picking a war with every single country on the globe, including your own allies. That's insane. He always said, oh, these are going to be easy to win, easy to win.
Well, it pisses me off. It actually makes me extremely angry because his economic plan, if he wants to call it, has just been creating chaos. One We always knew taking on having a trade war would be difficult, especially when you're picking a war with every single country on the globe, including your own allies. That's insane. He always said, oh, these are going to be easy to win, easy to win.
Not when the opposition starts firing back. And that's what exactly started happening. And he just created a tailspin in the marketplace where you saw the stocks going down, down and down. You also saw the the consumer confidence crashing. You saw banks started saying, hey, there's going to be a recession, recession, recession. And it just was a complete chaos.
Not when the opposition starts firing back. And that's what exactly started happening. And he just created a tailspin in the marketplace where you saw the stocks going down, down and down. You also saw the the consumer confidence crashing. You saw banks started saying, hey, there's going to be a recession, recession, recession. And it just was a complete chaos.
Not when the opposition starts firing back. And that's what exactly started happening. And he just created a tailspin in the marketplace where you saw the stocks going down, down and down. You also saw the the consumer confidence crashing. You saw banks started saying, hey, there's going to be a recession, recession, recession. And it just was a complete chaos.
And what happens is you're starting to see it hurt really working men and women, people that need to look at their receipt when they go to the grocery store or restaurant. They really need to buckle down. And here's the thing, those tariffs, He lifted the big ones, but not all the tariffs. So what you're going to see is you're going to see the inflation still go up. People still hurt.
And what happens is you're starting to see it hurt really working men and women, people that need to look at their receipt when they go to the grocery store or restaurant. They really need to buckle down. And here's the thing, those tariffs, He lifted the big ones, but not all the tariffs. So what you're going to see is you're going to see the inflation still go up. People still hurt.
And what happens is you're starting to see it hurt really working men and women, people that need to look at their receipt when they go to the grocery store or restaurant. They really need to buckle down. And here's the thing, those tariffs, He lifted the big ones, but not all the tariffs. So what you're going to see is you're going to see the inflation still go up. People still hurt.
And once that happens, people start tightening their belts. They stop spending. Their revenues decline. And all of a sudden, when revenues decline, the small business owner starts cutting back on hours and then laying off people. So we're in a downward spiral. It hasn't stopped just because he paused it for 90 days. The bond...
And once that happens, people start tightening their belts. They stop spending. Their revenues decline. And all of a sudden, when revenues decline, the small business owner starts cutting back on hours and then laying off people. So we're in a downward spiral. It hasn't stopped just because he paused it for 90 days. The bond...
And once that happens, people start tightening their belts. They stop spending. Their revenues decline. And all of a sudden, when revenues decline, the small business owner starts cutting back on hours and then laying off people. So we're in a downward spiral. It hasn't stopped just because he paused it for 90 days. The bond...
market super bad, like to the extent if you're if people are not scared, they should be because we were on the verge of having a financial economic meltdown. And this guy, the only reason he changed was because people were saying, hey, this is going to bring down the entire economy. So this guy is costing people their livelihoods or 401ks.
market super bad, like to the extent if you're if people are not scared, they should be because we were on the verge of having a financial economic meltdown. And this guy, the only reason he changed was because people were saying, hey, this is going to bring down the entire economy. So this guy is costing people their livelihoods or 401ks.
market super bad, like to the extent if you're if people are not scared, they should be because we were on the verge of having a financial economic meltdown. And this guy, the only reason he changed was because people were saying, hey, this is going to bring down the entire economy. So this guy is costing people their livelihoods or 401ks.
And I think that that's finally breaking through to the people that voted for him. But this guy has no idea what he's doing. He listens to an economic advisor named Pete Navarro, who made up an expert called Ron Vera to justify his positions. That's insane.