Fund managers quietly fear Trump doesn't have a tariff plan and that he 'might be insane'

[jmowreader]

90. The problem is that they're completely wrong. He has one.

Step 1: Alert the big short-sellers he's friends with that he's about to do something that'll kill the equities markets so they can load up on short positions.

Step 2: Announce massive tariffs, which will depress the markets.

Step 3: Alert the shorts that he's about to suspend the tariffs, giving them time to close out their short positions.

Step 4: Suspend the announced tariffs, which will allow the markets to come back.

The fact that he's also allied with the hard-right press and several street gangs like the Proud Boys is insurance against impeachment for market manipulation. Any legislator who might want to drop articles of impeachment to stop the madness knows Trump will probably try to have him or her killed, so they won't impeach him no matter how bad he gets.