Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
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In other words, when there's economic danger in the world, a war has broken out. There have been massive earthquakes that will disrupt the economy. COVID. What happens? Investors go to the United States government treasuries because, damn, it just doesn't get any safer than that. except with Donald Trump as president.
In other words, when there's economic danger in the world, a war has broken out. There have been massive earthquakes that will disrupt the economy. COVID. What happens? Investors go to the United States government treasuries because, damn, it just doesn't get any safer than that. except with Donald Trump as president.
And what we watched happen on Wednesday is that investors around the world for the first time really started easing back out in the middle of chaos, saying, I'm not so sure I want my money. in the United States and held by the United States government. I'm not sure I want those treasuries. That is not just a flashing red light.
And what we watched happen on Wednesday is that investors around the world for the first time really started easing back out in the middle of chaos, saying, I'm not so sure I want my money. in the United States and held by the United States government. I'm not sure I want those treasuries. That is not just a flashing red light.
And what we watched happen on Wednesday is that investors around the world for the first time really started easing back out in the middle of chaos, saying, I'm not so sure I want my money. in the United States and held by the United States government. I'm not sure I want those treasuries. That is not just a flashing red light.
That one now you can hear the sirens going off and you can feel things taking the really sharp dive down. That's part of the cost of the Trump chaos from the tariffs. And it really is a reminder he's driving this economy over a cliff.
That one now you can hear the sirens going off and you can feel things taking the really sharp dive down. That's part of the cost of the Trump chaos from the tariffs. And it really is a reminder he's driving this economy over a cliff.
That one now you can hear the sirens going off and you can feel things taking the really sharp dive down. That's part of the cost of the Trump chaos from the tariffs. And it really is a reminder he's driving this economy over a cliff.
You know, multiple pieces. First of all, what happened to your $2 trillion buster? I don't even believe the $150 billion. I want to see the receipts on that before I'm going to believe Elon Musk because he does things like cancels a contract and claims it's the full contract price. Sorry, it doesn't work that way. You still have to pay for the things people have already done.
You know, multiple pieces. First of all, what happened to your $2 trillion buster? I don't even believe the $150 billion. I want to see the receipts on that before I'm going to believe Elon Musk because he does things like cancels a contract and claims it's the full contract price. Sorry, it doesn't work that way. You still have to pay for the things people have already done.
You know, multiple pieces. First of all, what happened to your $2 trillion buster? I don't even believe the $150 billion. I want to see the receipts on that before I'm going to believe Elon Musk because he does things like cancels a contract and claims it's the full contract price. Sorry, it doesn't work that way. You still have to pay for the things people have already done.
But, you know, for me, the part that really gets me, it's the laughter. It's the yucking it up over the fact that they're trying to close the Department of Education. So what does that really mean? It means bigger classes for our kids in public schools.
But, you know, for me, the part that really gets me, it's the laughter. It's the yucking it up over the fact that they're trying to close the Department of Education. So what does that really mean? It means bigger classes for our kids in public schools.
But, you know, for me, the part that really gets me, it's the laughter. It's the yucking it up over the fact that they're trying to close the Department of Education. So what does that really mean? It means bigger classes for our kids in public schools.
It means our kids with serious disabilities, the kids who need an aid with them for part of the day, they lose the aid so they don't get to be in public school anymore. It means ending the after school programs. It means cutting back at the department of the VA so that those promises we made to the people who put their lives on the line to defend us, we just don't honor those promises anymore.
It means our kids with serious disabilities, the kids who need an aid with them for part of the day, they lose the aid so they don't get to be in public school anymore. It means ending the after school programs. It means cutting back at the department of the VA so that those promises we made to the people who put their lives on the line to defend us, we just don't honor those promises anymore.
It means our kids with serious disabilities, the kids who need an aid with them for part of the day, they lose the aid so they don't get to be in public school anymore. It means ending the after school programs. It means cutting back at the department of the VA so that those promises we made to the people who put their lives on the line to defend us, we just don't honor those promises anymore.
But hey, Doge saved some money on that by firing a bunch of veterans who work at the Veterans Affairs Department. and you just keep going on through it. Sure, cut back on the consumer financial protection barrier.
But hey, Doge saved some money on that by firing a bunch of veterans who work at the Veterans Affairs Department. and you just keep going on through it. Sure, cut back on the consumer financial protection barrier.
But hey, Doge saved some money on that by firing a bunch of veterans who work at the Veterans Affairs Department. and you just keep going on through it. Sure, cut back on the consumer financial protection barrier.