MEEKS: Does trade deficits constitute a national emergency?
BESSENT: Yes
MEEKS: Do you know that for the last four decades we have trade deficits and nobody said it was a national emergency?
BESSENT: Yes
MEEKS: Do you know that for the last four decades we have trade deficits and nobody said it was a national emergency?
May 7, 2025 at 3:34 PM
MEEKS: Does trade deficits constitute a national emergency?
BESSENT: Yes
MEEKS: Do you know that for the last four decades we have trade deficits and nobody said it was a national emergency?
BESSENT: Yes
MEEKS: Do you know that for the last four decades we have trade deficits and nobody said it was a national emergency?
House Republicans, who suffer from severe IQ deficits, have picked the wrong fight here.
Republicans seem to be very serious about sending Liz Cheney to jail.
https://newrepublic.com/post/189484/house-republicans-revenge-liz-cheney
https://newrepublic.com/post/189484/house-republicans-revenge-liz-cheney
House Republicans Set Their Sights on First Revenge Target
A new report reveals several grounds on which Republicans are preparing to punish Liz Cheney.
newrepublic.com
December 18, 2024 at 6:13 PM
House Republicans, who suffer from severe IQ deficits, have picked the wrong fight here.
Is “trade deficits are good” the next Republican talking point?
Do you think he has any clue what he posted? Yes, it’s real.
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June 10, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Is “trade deficits are good” the next Republican talking point?
It's strange how Democratic Socialists - who are being denounced by both parties - turned major deficits into balanced budgets in both New York and Seattle.
BREAKING: In Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson's new proposed city budget being released Tuesday, there is no projected deficit through 2030. Given the state of the projected deficit over the past many years, this is quite an achievement.
September 19, 2026 at 10:40 PM
It's strange how Democratic Socialists - who are being denounced by both parties - turned major deficits into balanced budgets in both New York and Seattle.
Bessent is fine with deficits to fight needless wars, it’s only deficits to pay for healthcare or education that bother him
BREAKING: Republicans are no longer worried about deficits and debt
Bessent: "I'm not as bothered by it ... if '26 is flat to slightly up, this isn't wasteful social spending "
Bessent: "I'm not as bothered by it ... if '26 is flat to slightly up, this isn't wasteful social spending "
August 5, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Bessent is fine with deficits to fight needless wars, it’s only deficits to pay for healthcare or education that bother him
Republicans are going to pass a budget with one of the biggest deficits in world history.
February 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Republicans are going to pass a budget with one of the biggest deficits in world history.
Tell us you don’t understand trade deficits without telling us you don’t understand trade deficits…
September 16, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Tell us you don’t understand trade deficits without telling us you don’t understand trade deficits…
Lawrence: That is the budgetary cycle we've been in since the 1980s. Republican presidents increased the deficits. Democratic presidents from Bill Clinton forward come into office and reduce the deficits created by the Republican presidents.
June 4, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Lawrence: That is the budgetary cycle we've been in since the 1980s. Republican presidents increased the deficits. Democratic presidents from Bill Clinton forward come into office and reduce the deficits created by the Republican presidents.
Larry Kudlow schools Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent about why trade deficits aren't actually bad
April 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Larry Kudlow schools Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent about why trade deficits aren't actually bad
Republicans are the party of Big Government and massive deficits.
June 30, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Republicans are the party of Big Government and massive deficits.
One way to help the wealth gap and budget deficits: means testing social security
June 23, 2026 at 1:32 AM
One way to help the wealth gap and budget deficits: means testing social security
August 17, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Of course he exaggerates the trade deficits, as he does the quantities of fentanyl coming in.
His trade wars are built on bullshit.
His abandonment of Ukraine is built on lies.
His decimation of our government is built on fiction.
www.cnn.com/2025/03/06/p...
His trade wars are built on bullshit.
His abandonment of Ukraine is built on lies.
His decimation of our government is built on fiction.
www.cnn.com/2025/03/06/p...
Fact check: Trump wildly exaggerates trade deficits with Canada, Mexico, China and the EU | CNN Politics
Fact check: Trump wildly exaggerates trade deficits with Canada, Mexico, China and the EU
www.cnn.com
March 8, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Of course he exaggerates the trade deficits, as he does the quantities of fentanyl coming in.
His trade wars are built on bullshit.
His abandonment of Ukraine is built on lies.
His decimation of our government is built on fiction.
www.cnn.com/2025/03/06/p...
His trade wars are built on bullshit.
His abandonment of Ukraine is built on lies.
His decimation of our government is built on fiction.
www.cnn.com/2025/03/06/p...
Bier: "Over the last 30 years, we looked at all the government budgets -- federal, state, and local combined. Immigrants reduce deficits by $14.5 trillion."
March 10, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Bier: "Over the last 30 years, we looked at all the government budgets -- federal, state, and local combined. Immigrants reduce deficits by $14.5 trillion."
MAGA HEADS ARE GOING TO EXPLODE 🤯
🚨 A new Cato study found immigrants reduced US deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994.
Not increased.
Reduced.
Even undocumented immigrants were estimated to have reduced deficits by at least $1.7 trillion.
🚨 A new Cato study found immigrants reduced US deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994.
Not increased.
Reduced.
Even undocumented immigrants were estimated to have reduced deficits by at least $1.7 trillion.
May 27, 2026 at 2:29 PM
MAGA HEADS ARE GOING TO EXPLODE 🤯
🚨 A new Cato study found immigrants reduced US deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994.
Not increased.
Reduced.
Even undocumented immigrants were estimated to have reduced deficits by at least $1.7 trillion.
🚨 A new Cato study found immigrants reduced US deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994.
Not increased.
Reduced.
Even undocumented immigrants were estimated to have reduced deficits by at least $1.7 trillion.
NEWS: Fitch Ratings sees US 2026 Government deficits rising to 7.8% of GDP.
August 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
NEWS: Fitch Ratings sees US 2026 Government deficits rising to 7.8% of GDP.
Russ Vought blatantly lies: "This bill will help debt and deficits."
May 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Russ Vought blatantly lies: "This bill will help debt and deficits."
But, but, .. our trade deficits. 🤦🏻♂️
We're going to have to massively raise imports after Trump's tariffs massively raise inflation on product prices. Oh wait.
April 6, 2025 at 11:40 AM
But, but, .. our trade deficits. 🤦🏻♂️
He also thinks that trade deficits are the same as budget deficits
I genuinely think Trump just believes tariffs are free money that you can make other countries pay you for no cost because he is a moron
i keep thinking about who the constituency for trump's policies is. like, whether the right-wing version of The Groups actually wants this stuff, but as far as i can tell he is just implementing the personal hobbyhorses of billionaires and their retainers.
February 2, 2025 at 3:38 AM
He also thinks that trade deficits are the same as budget deficits
Attention: The U.S. is no longer rated a “full democracy” by many indexes. It is often classified as a “flawed democracy” or “electoral democracy with deficits.”
October 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Attention: The U.S. is no longer rated a “full democracy” by many indexes. It is often classified as a “flawed democracy” or “electoral democracy with deficits.”
President Trump has for years exaggerated the size of US trade deficits with various other countries. Now, as Trump cites those trade deficits as a key justification for his tariff policies, newly released federal statistics show how wrong Trump’s numbers are. | Fact check
Fact check: Trump wildly exaggerates trade deficits with Canada, Mexico, China and the EU | CNN Politics
Fact check: Trump wildly exaggerates trade deficits with Canada, Mexico, China and the EU
www.cnn.com
March 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
President Trump has for years exaggerated the size of US trade deficits with various other countries. Now, as Trump cites those trade deficits as a key justification for his tariff policies, newly released federal statistics show how wrong Trump’s numbers are. | Fact check
Republicans are only ever against deficits when they lack the power to create them.
May 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Republicans are only ever against deficits when they lack the power to create them.
Again, Donald Trump thinks trade is zero sum and trade deficits are the same as budget deficits
February 2, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Again, Donald Trump thinks trade is zero sum and trade deficits are the same as budget deficits
He really believes that trade deficits are budget deficits
Trump again refers to the US bilateral trade deficit with Canada and Mexico as a “subsidy” (extremely wrong) and says “we won’t be paying that anymore”
March 5, 2025 at 3:51 AM
He really believes that trade deficits are budget deficits
From the Congressional Research Service: "Section 122 provides some contextual evidence that 'balance-of-payments deficits' does not refer to trade deficits." www.congress.gov/crs-product/...
February 21, 2026 at 5:38 PM
From the Congressional Research Service: "Section 122 provides some contextual evidence that 'balance-of-payments deficits' does not refer to trade deficits." www.congress.gov/crs-product/...