Talk:Trump effect

Wow. User:Conservative's forecasts knock it out of the park, again.

Stocks suffer worst day of 2025 as recession fears rise. RobS^{Zelensky Must Go!} 00:01, March 11, 2025 (EDT)

• CBS News: Trump sanctions on Russian oil could lead to a jump in oil prices. [1]

Trump effect update

• Forbes: Layoffs Surged In February To Highest Level Since 2020—Led By DOGE Firings.

User:Conservative: I will complain to Andy that your malicious trolling is inhibiting my time and ability to respond to these real-world developments. RobS^{Zelensky Must Go!} 12:58, March 28, 2025 (EDT)

DOGE firing of excess government workers was a great blessing. Now they will go into more productive work. So the already high USA labor productivity rate will go further up! Conservative (talk) 11:49, April 3, 2025 (EDT)

It takes capital to employ those workers. Will they be employed by US capital or foreign capital in the United States, where the profits from their labor are ultimately exported (see capital flight)? RobS^{Zelensky Must Go!} 16:32, May 23, 2025 (EDT)

Okay, I hope you're ready now

There will be price increases (i.e. inflation) in the immediate near future on consumer goods due to tariffs. User:Conservative already created this page with a two-word slogan soon to become a pejorative in MSM.

Now, for Democrats and other people like User:Conservative with an IQ of 89, I'm going to leave this to you to "discuss" and figure out, being that User:Conservative has already spammed the convenient slogan all over the wiki. Don't count on me to help repair the damage. RobS^{Zelensky Must Go!} 23:30, April 2, 2025 (EDT)

• Dow drops 1,500 points, S&P 500 loses 4% as stock market rout on Trump’s tariffs worsens.

C'mon troll. Update your article now.

Trump placed reciprocal tariffs on more than 180 countries and territories, including Ukraine with a 10% tariff—but Trump protected Russia and key Russian ally Belarus by not imposing any tariffs on them. See Russia collusion hoax. Thanks, a-hole. You really made things easy for both of us now over the past 3 years.

WSJ: Foreign investors own almost 20% of all U.S. equities compared with 7% in 2000.

Should I go with this headline: Stocks post worst week since pandemic on tariff chaos? It's from one of User:Conservative's favorite neocon globalist hate rags, Axios. RobS^{Zelensky Must Go!} 18:55, April 5, 2025 (EDT)

I think I understand the premise now

behind User:Conservative's thinking in this article and spammed into numerous other hate screeds: He is working from his deep-seated belief that ignorance, stubbornness and stupidity are conservative values.

Hypestat

Looks like the Trump Effect caused Conservapedia's readership to crash, according to Hypestat. [2] We missed our opportunity to build a conservative readership base over the past 3 years, with constant feuds over support for Biden foreign policy and & warmongering. Now, in a moment of economic crisis, what few conservative readers we had turn away. RobS^{Zelensky Must Go!} 16:30, April 8, 2025 (EDT)

Inflation goes flat in February 2025

This is bad news for Trump. It means whatever inflation occurs going forward - there will inflation due to 145% tariffs levied on China - will be laid on Trump's doorstep. No starry-eyed, sloppy researched apologetics by User:Conservative will offset it. RobS^{Zelensky Must Go!} 09:25, April 12, 2025 (EDT)

Walmart, again

• In Order to Eat the Tariffs, Walmart Set to Layoff 1500 Corporate Jobs!

That's one way to absorb tariffs without passing along the increased prices to consumers. RobS^{Zelensky Must Go!} 19:15, May 22, 2025 (EDT)

iPhone & EU tariffs

Trump says 25% tariff to hit iPhones not manufactured in US, threatens EU with 50% tariff. [3] Update: Trump announces 50% tariff on EU products effective June 1st. [4]

We'll see how it goes. Now some might interpret this as me being critical of Trump economic & tariff policy, but I'm not. I'm pointing out the danger of User:Conservative spamming liberal claptrap on an issue he has neither interest or knowledge of, as well as the possible negative propaganda effects on the coming 2026 Midterms. RobS^{Zelensky Must Go!} 15:14, May 23, 2025 (EDT)

Bloomberg

Over half—56%—of Americans believe that Trump’s import tariffs have negatively impacted their family budgets, according to a Bloomberg survey. Additionally, 69% of Americans now expect rising prices for everyday goods, and 52% of respondents said the promised benefits of the tariffs are not worth the economic costs faced by the U.S.

It doesn't matter if Bloomberg is reporting fake news or not, the fact that Bloomberg said it means there are enough idiots out there who will believe it, as User:Conservative's Russophobic & neo-Nazi hate screeds which rely heavily on Bloomberg attest. RobS^{Zelensky Must Go!} 18:20, May 28, 2025 (EDT)

Trump admits that tariffs will increase prices for American consumers. Should we apologize to readers?

1 in 4 Americans 'functionally unemployed'. If this continues to November 2026 without a quick, major turnaround, blaming it on Biden won't work.

well duh (again)

US Court of International Trade just declared Trump's global trade war UNCONSTITUTIONAL

🔻 NO 30% tariffs on China
🔻 NO 25% tariffs on Canada/Mexico
🔻 NO 10% universal "tax on the world"

OK smart guy, Are you going to help walk back all your spam or are you going to leave all the big smelly turds you dropped all over Conservapedia for others to clean up?

• Federal Trade Court Rules President Trump Cannot Initiate Tariffs Under International Emergency Economic Powers Act, All Tariffs Blocked.

User:Conservative: Did you bother studying this issue before you went off half-cocked again?

Are you going to follow up reporting by following the case to SCOTUS, if it ever gets there, or are you going to leave our conservative readers hanging with your propaganda BS again, proving how unreliable Conservapedia is as a source?

Or do you care that Trump's "Most Beautiful Word in the English Language" is illegal?

Is it any wonder why your writings help create the impression that Conservatives are unreasonable, illogical, stupid and fascist, not just the way you handle your material, but your arguments in support or (lack of) defense?

Even people who are no more than just "cheerleaders" of conservative causes should be attractive and sexy, not just mindless over-stuffed slobbering dimwitted nitwits. RobS^{Zelensky Must Go!} 21:07, May 28, 2025 (EDT)

Actually, I'd rather be on the leading edge of creating content, rather than following User:Conservative around with a pooper scooper cleaning up his messes. But this decision is up to Andy to take strong action to finally end User:Conservative deliberate, malicious spamming & trolling.

I cannot create any new lengthy projects cause User:Conservative will only seek to subvert with his targeted malicious spamming & trolling. Editing Conservapedia has become a colossal waste of time due to User:Conservative's narcissistic efforts to dominate and control editors and content. RobS^{Zelensky Must Go!} 23:26, May 28, 2025 (EDT)

And it is obvious User:Conservative does not care what damage he does to Conservapedia's user base, traffic rankings, or reputation if in his narcissistic rage he cannot control Andy or Conservapedia content. RobS^{Zelensky Must Go!} 23:30, May 28, 2025 (EDT)

Origins of the term

• The idea of a Trump effect first appeared in research by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). In their nationwide survey of some 10,000 teachers, the SPLC supposedly revealed an avalanche of ethnic and religion–linked intolerance among school children, as reported by teachers, that followed immediately after Trump's election campaign back in 2016.

IOWs, the origins of the term is derogatory. There is no explanation of that in text. The term apparently was hijacked by MAGA supporters to mean something else. Confusion naturally follows.

Without explanation, this leaves the question: Is the "Trump effect" something Trump supporters are supposed to be proud of? RobS^{Zelensky Must Go!} 19:19, June 7, 2025 (EDT)

Strong dollar vs weak dollar

A "strong dollar" is bad. A "weak dollar" is good for expanding US jobs, the manufacturing base, exports and MAGAnomics.

When US tourists go abroad they can buy foreign luxury goods for nickels on the dollar with a strong dollar, but US exporters like Ford Motors become too expensive for foreigners to buy, which hurts US domestic manufacturers and jobs (not to mention domestically cause large ticket items on credit like cars and homes become more expensive with a "strong dollar").

The MSM media complex touts a strong dollar as positive cause the US Treasury needs private investors to buy Treasury bills and bonds to support the budget deficit by attracting investors with higher interest rates. But larger investors putting their money in interest baring debt instruments drains money from stocks, equity investments, businesses, and employment.

Treasury borrowing dries up consumer demand with its "strong dollar" and high interest rates.

Trump is set to fire the Federal Reserve chairman this week over his refusal to cut interest rates and weaken the dollar.

• Dollar sinks to three-year low as Trump attacks Fed chair.

So which is it? A strong dollar on news of Trump's election is positive, or a weak dollar after 4 months in office is the "Trump effect"? (I know the answer, but I want to hear from you armchair economic experts). RobS^{Zelensky Must Go!} 04:56, June 8, 2025 (EDT)

NYT: Dollar has its worst start to a year since 1973.

• NYT: Dollar has its worst start to a year since 1973. [5]

Death of the Dollar is Becoming One of the Big Stories of the Year

• Death of the Dollar is Becoming One of the Big Stories of the Year

But I've wasted 6 hours already just today with User:Conservative's trolling - that's 12 man hours that could have been used dealing with this.

Personal income plunges worst in 4 years

Personal Income: -0.4% vs +0.3% expected.

Zerohedge: 11 Signs That The Entire Country Is Facing Enormous Economic Challenges Right Now

[6] Anybody got any ideas? or are we supposed to just ignore it and pretend it doesn't exist? RobS^{Zelensky Must Go!} 09:35, June 30, 2025 (EDT)

"Layoffs across the U.S. reach highest level since 2020."

Robotics and AI play a big part, but Trump will get blamed, and the Republicans for not funding worker retraining, etc. Where's User:Conservative now to defend or help out? Too busy destroying the MAGA coalition with his neocon claptrap. RobS^{Zelensky Must Go!} 14:37, July 2, 2025 (EDT)

WSJ: "About 15 years ago, in 2009, Republicans represented 26 of the 100 lowest-income House districts, according to Census data...By 2023, they represented 56—more than half...At the same time, Democrats came to dominate the wealthiest House districts, representing 69 of the 100 where incomes are highest". [7]

Trump’s tariffs backfire: India moves closer to China, strengthening BRICS unity

[8]

When a mistake is made, you don't follow User:Conservative's lead of doubling down on stupidity.

OMG! Trump is going to have America looking like Putin's Russia's! US bankruptcies are surging past 2020 pandemic levels. Small companies can’t handle the tariffs. Consumer in tatters.