Harley Davidson

[The Thriller]

so much winning!

President Trump is unhappy with Harley-Davidson's plans to move production of motorcycles it sells in Europe overseas, in response to growing trade friction between the United States and Europe.

In a tweet sent out Monday afternoon, Trump said he was surprised that Harley-Davidson "of all companies, would be the first to wave the White Flag. I fought hard for them...."

European officials last week imposed stiff tariffs on a wide range of U.S.-made goods sold within the European Union. The move came in response to President Trump's recent decision to slap tariffs on European imports.

 

[JazzGal]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...ng-governor-put-in-bind-with-trump/ar-AAzcjCq

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's full-throttled love of Harley-Davidson motorcycles has been intertwined with his rising political career, but now he must navigate revved up criticism of the Milwaukee-based company from President Donald Trump.

The president on Tuesday tweeted that if Harley goes through with its plans to move some production overseas, "it will be the beginning of the end - they surrendered, they quit! The Aura will be gone and they will be taxed like never before!"

Trump was referring to tariffs Harley-Davidson would face on motorcycles produced overseas and shipped back to the U.S. for sale.

Walker has avoided directly criticizing Trump on the issue, repeatedly saying instead that no tariffs would be good for Wisconsin manufacturers and farmers. He hasn't spelled out what he would do to further that policy and his spokeswoman repeated that same position Tuesday when asked to react to Trump's tweets.

"Governor Walker believes there should be no tariffs or trade barriers as the President stated earlier this month at the G7 summit," Walker spokeswoman Amy Hasenberg said. "When there's a level playing field, American workers and businesses win."

Walker's Democratic opponents - eight are running for a chance to take him on - pounced on the conflict.

"Wisconsin needs a governor who says Donald Trump is a dangerous idiot on every issue from immigration to trade policy," said Madison Mayor Paul Soglin. "I am saying it."
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Harley has also long lobbied against retaliatory tariffs, saying they put the company at a competitive disadvantage. Harley said Monday it came to its decision to move some production overseas because of the retaliatory tariffs it faces in an escalating trade dispute between the U.S. and the European Union.

Trump denied Tuesday that his trade policy was to blame for Harley's decision.

 

[JazzGal]

And for more winning . . . the layoffs have begun.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...umps-tariffs-are-here/?utm_term=.bdc03a98ad74

The first casualties of President Trump’s trade war are 60 workers at Mid-Continent Nail, America’s largest nail manufacturer. They lost their jobs on June 15 at a factory in a part of Missouri that voted overwhelmingly for Trump.
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The Trump administration has argued that these tariffs will save jobs and that the cost to America will be minor. But now there are real job losses. Now there is a human face to the pain that so many trade experts have been warning about.
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Mid-Continent Nail blames the layoffs on Trump’s tariffs, and the company says all 500 employees could lose their jobs by Labor Day. The next round of cuts could come in a matter of days.

The trouble for the company started at the end of May when Trump put a hefty 25 percent tariff on steel imports from Mexico and Canada. Mid-Continent had been importing steel from Mexico that American workers would then turn into nails.

After the tariff, the company was forced to hike its prices, and customers fled. Orders are a mere 30 percent of what they were a year ago, said George Skarich, the vice president of sales. He suspects many customers are now buying Chinese nails.

“There’s a lot of uncertainty and a ton of fear in Poplar Bluff,” home to Mid-Continent, Skarich said. He voted for Trump and says he’s “disappointed” and “sad” at what's happening to a town and a company he loves.

 

[The Thriller]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...ng-governor-put-in-bind-with-trump/ar-AAzcjCq

The cult continues to follow their leader despite being let go.

 

[The Thriller]

And for more winning . . . the layoffs have begun.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...umps-tariffs-are-here/?utm_term=.bdc03a98ad74

The first casualties of President Trump’s trade war are 60 workers at Mid-Continent Nail, America’s largest nail manufacturer. They lost their jobs on June 15 at a factory in a part of Missouri that voted overwhelmingly for Trump.
...
The Trump administration has argued that these tariffs will save jobs and that the cost to America will be minor. But now there are real job losses. Now there is a human face to the pain that so many trade experts have been warning about.
...
Mid-Continent Nail blames the layoffs on Trump’s tariffs, and the company says all 500 employees could lose their jobs by Labor Day. The next round of cuts could come in a matter of days.

The trouble for the company started at the end of May when Trump put a hefty 25 percent tariff on steel imports from Mexico and Canada. Mid-Continent had been importing steel from Mexico that American workers would then turn into nails.

After the tariff, the company was forced to hike its prices, and customers fled. Orders are a mere 30 percent of what they were a year ago, said George Skarich, the vice president of sales. He suspects many customers are now buying Chinese nails.

“There’s a lot of uncertainty and a ton of fear in Poplar Bluff,” home to Mid-Continent, Skarich said. He voted for Trump and says he’s “disappointed” and “sad” at what's happening to a town and a company he loves.

Could this trigger a new recession?

And if so, how bad?

One would think a recession would prove to be disastrous to the president. But I’m not sure anymore. His following is pretty religious about everything he says and does. It’s like he’s their god and he can do no wrong. I’m worried that if this trade war provokes a recession that it will incite his base to attack minorities and women rather than the idiot who started the trade war.

 

[sahlensguy]

What kind of a leader picks this fight?