When US President Donald Trump labelled the Indian and Russian economies “dead” final month, no one had anticipated that he would make the same comment concerning the US too. However then, Trump is known for his unpredictability. On August 26, the US President took to Reality Social to say that the US economic system had its personal “lifeless” section. The submit meandered between enterprise recommendation to Cracker Barrel restaurant chain, his itinerary, and setting financial information straight.
“Cracker Barrel ought to return to the outdated emblem, admit a mistake based mostly on buyer response (the final word ballot), and handle the corporate higher than ever earlier than. They received a billion {dollars}’ value of free publicity in the event that they play their playing cards proper. Very tough to do, however an excellent alternative. Have a serious information convention at present. Make Cracker Barrel a WINNER once more,” he wrote.
In typical Trump vogue, he didn’t miss an opportunity to debate the achievements of his presidency.
“Bear in mind, in only a brief time period I made the USA of America the ‘HOTTEST’ Nation wherever within the World. One yr in the past, it was ‘DEAD.’ Good luck!” Trump added.
The timing of those remarks is critical.
Trump has imposed a 50% tariff on Indian imports in response to India’s continued buy of discounted Russian crude oil, a transfer the US framed as penalising nations not directly supporting Russia amid the continuing battle in Ukraine.
Earlier, on July 31, Trump had expressed his indifference to the bilateral relationship between India and Russia.
“I don’t care what India does with Russia. They’ll take their lifeless economies down collectively, for all I care,” he wrote.
“We’ve got achieved little or no enterprise with India; their tariffs are too excessive, among the many highest on the planet. Likewise, Russia and the USA do virtually no enterprise collectively. Let’s hold it that means, and inform Medvedev, the failed former President of Russia, who thinks he is nonetheless President, to look at his phrases. He is getting into very harmful territory!” Trump added.
Now, Trump has said that the US economic system has gone from “lifeless” to “sizzling”, a remark geared toward highlighting what he sees because the shortcomings of the Biden administration whereas reinforcing his narrative that, below his management, financial setbacks will be swiftly reversed.
Whereas many discovered the comment stunning, Indians on social media had been much less shocked, describing the US President as “self-obsessed” and “entertaining”, with some even joking that he needs to be awarded the “Nobel Prize already”.
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