Bill Ackman warns Trump to call a timeout on trade war: 'This is not what we voted for'

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11. Sounds like a wealthy someone just fell off the turnip truck

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Trump doesn’t see “friends” when he looks out at the world. He has no concept of friendship or mutually beneficial relationships. He’s not looking for allies and friends; he wants collaborators. Shared hatreds are what gets his relationships going. His darkest impulses are what drives him and he admires those who prioritize them as well.

He tells everyone what he is about all the time, give him credit for that. He told his own voters he wouldn’t need them after this last election. “That’s just Trump” they would say, because they were and remain in it first and foremost for the cruelty. They empowered him to hurt all the right people, wreak havoc and if you look at his approval ratings with Republicans they’re getting what they want.

But the rich guys thought they’d be different. Trump was just supposed to pick on vulnerable people and those who depend on the government for employment. They paid to be on the inside so he’d work for them. At the very least if things got pear-shaped they could pick up the phone. Now listen to little Billy, pleading for exemptions for our “friends”! Talk about a line that will fall on deaf ears. What a sucker.