Bill Maher Shreds Trump's Vision For The Future: 'That's The New American Dream?'
HuffPost
The "Real Time" host delivered a blistering opening monologue Friday about the economic consequences of the president's ongoing trade war.
“Real Time” host Bill Maher delivered a sobering monologue Friday on the consequences of President Donald Trump’s trade war with China, and argued Trump’s vision to revive U.S. manufacturing is a fool’s errand that hardworking Americans couldn’t possibly want.
“Christ, we hit the 100-day mark of the Trump administration, as you know, this week,” Maher said on the HBO show Friday. “And, ooh, the numbers are kind of in the toilet: 39% of America approval rating. That’s the lowest 100-day mark for a president in 80 years.”
“I’m just giving you the facts,” he added. “The S&P 500, down 7% since Trump took office. The value of the dollar is off 10%. The economy has shrunk for the first time in three years. Consumer confidence is down for the first time in five years.”
While the president celebrated his 100th day in office by openly rejecting criticism against him, the above figures are a reflection of the steep international tariffs he announced on April 2, which he dubbed “Liberation Day.”
Trump, whose ever-changing stance on tariffs certainly hasn’t helped consumer trust, hit China particularly hard. He recently argued China will simply have to “eat” those levies, and has defended his trade war as a just crusade to revive U.S. factory jobs.
The case had frustrated authorities for years as they had failed to identify the person responsible for placing the bombs.
Sydney Sweeney entered the Fox News conversation that came to an eye-rolling conclusion.
The lawsuit accuses the Defense Department of violating reporters' First Amendment rights.
“It’s become quite a messy and toxic situation,” a Eurovision expert said.
The Duke of Sussex jabbed the president during a Hallmark-inspired comedy bit with host Stephen Colbert.
The illustrated image is... something.
“These are serious charges, and that’s the reason we’re going to have special oversight,” said Sen. Roger Wicker, the Republican chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
The network's senior medical analyst put an inventive twist on the president's drowsy appearance during his Cabinet meeting.
Many blasted the House minority leader's reaction to Trump pardoning a Democrat who was indicted on charges of bribery and acting as a foreign agent.
The Pentagon knew there were survivors after a September attack on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea and the U.S. military still carried out a follow-up strike.
In a deal with federal prosecutors entered Tuesday, former Florissant Officer Julian Alcala pleaded guilty to 20 counts of willfully depriving someone of their right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure.
The initial findings ramp up the pressure on the former Fox News Channel host after lawmakers had called for the independent inquiry into his use of the commercially available app.
Perry had been taking the drug legally as a treatment for depression. But his regular doctor wouldn't prescribe it in the amounts he wanted.