I wish that someone would explain why former President Donald Trump seems to be leading polls on the issue of the economy (“Donald Trump mansplains how he’s a ‘protector’ of women,” Sept. 25). He bankrupted his casinos. His failed business ventures included the airline, Trump Shuttle, Trump Vodka, Trump Steaks and Trump University, which was such a fraud that he settled lawsuits for $25 million.
Trump seems to have convinced his supporters that all of the tariffs he wants to impose will bring millions of dollars to the U.S. Treasury. That isn’t close to what a tariff does. For example, a tariff on goods from China are paid by companies who import those goods. Guess who these companies pass on the increased price of these goods? That’s right, to the consumer who purchases the products.
Trump is a total fraud on most issues including his claims of his extreme intelligence, but the idea that someone given upwards of $400 million from his father and who has been a loser on virtually everything he has touched and is viewed as a brilliant mind on the economy would be laughable if it weren’t so pathetic.
— Jon Jacobson, Lutherville
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