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<\/p>\nRUSH: It\u2019s amazing — and look, I\u2019ve said this I don\u2019t know how many times. But it is amazing, because we\u2019ve had now a year and a half of Donald Trump in the Oval Office, and there\u2019s not even an effort to understand him. There is no effort made whatsoever to understand him. These people started out thinking Trump is whatever they think he is, and it\u2019s only gotten worse. And this is a hallmark of rigidly stupid people, people that are not even open to what may actually be true or real, who simply have created a narrative and an agenda — and by God, that\u2019s gonna be what it is no matter what we have to do.<\/p>\n
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Apparently, something happened just now at the cabinet meeting. The cabinet meeting in the White House. As always, cameras are allowed in before the meeting starts. And Trump answers some questions, and somebody asked him, “Do you think the Russians are still meddling? Do you think the Russians are still meddling?” It\u2019s never ending. It\u2019s like a like bunch of babies in Romper Room. “Mr. President? Dad? Are the Russians still meddling? Are the Russians gonna take my Milk Duds away? Are they gonna take away from me the right…? Are they gonna kill us?” Blah, blah, blah.<\/p>\n
Trump says, “I don\u2019t know. I\u2019m not sure. I don\u2019t think they are.” (laughs) The lid has blown again. How many times, ladies and gentlemen, have you heard Donald Trump say that he would never preannounce any strategy that he has regarding military action or foreign policy regarding another country? How many times has Donald Trump chastised Obama and others for announcing specific dates and agenda plans for, say, taking out ISIS or running an operation somewhere in the Middle East?<\/p>\n
How many times has he been critical of doing that? We\u2019re back to the old saw that these people take Trump literally and refuse to understand that there may be an overall strategy for Trump. Trying to say, “Ah, the Russians aren\u2019t doing anything,” maybe he\u2019s got some idea of dealing with them by pretending that he doesn\u2019t think they\u2019re any kind of a threat. Who knows! But instead, look what the assumption is. The assumption, the ongoing, the default reaction to Donald Trump is what? That he\u2019s dumb, that he\u2019s stupid, that he\u2019s an idiot.<\/p>\n
No matter what he does, no matter what he says, no matter how much he achieves. We\u2019re looking at a 4% GDP for the second quarter. We\u2019re waiting on the numbers to come in. I\u2019ve got other evidence of agenda success for the Trump administration. All of it\u2019s ignored. “Trump\u2019s an idiot. Trump\u2019s stupid. Trump\u2019s a dunce. Trump is unsophisticated.” It\u2019s the product of closed minds. Trump has written about his theories and philosophy negotiation. It\u2019s called The Art of the Deal. I don\u2019t think they\u2019ve even bothered to read it. They certainly don\u2019t attempt to apply it.<\/p>\n
And in the process, who is it that looks dumb, stupid, closed-minded, rigid? It\u2019s all of his critics. Here\u2019s another story just cleared. It\u2019s from TheHill.com. It\u2019s by Liz Peek. It\u2019s an opinion piece. Headline: “Trump Is Winning the Trade War because China Has More to Lose<\/a>.” Now, this is another sorry: Psst! Don\u2019t tell anybody. Keep this close to the vest because once they figure this out, they\u2019re gonna get even angrier. “Don\u2019t look now, but there are numerous signs that President Trump is winning the trade war with [the ChiComs]. …<\/p>\n “Meanwhile, growth in China is cooling. In the second quarter, the economy grew at 6.7%, the slowest [ChiCom economic growth] rate since 2016. … By contrast, in the U.S., economic growth remains on the upswing,” maybe heading to 4% GDP. “The recent rise in retail sales, up 6.6 percent in June compared to last year, fuels continued optimism…” So another dirty little secret here is that Trump may be prevailing in this so-called trade war with China.<\/p>\n Where everybody thought Trump was once again being stupid and dumb and actually inflicting economic pain on the very people that voted for him. Now, how smart would that be to do? How smart would it be for Trump to adopt policies that in the end are gonna economically harm the people that voted for him? When he has openly said how many times that the exact opposite is his agenda: To create wealth, to make America great again, to make the world and U.S. a fair trading place or playing field.<\/p>\n To think that Donald Trump would purposely damage and harm the people that voted for him, with his base! Yet that\u2019s what he\u2019s doing, according to these brilliant media analysts. Here\u2019s Mollie Hemingway<\/a>. Grab audio sound bite No. 9. She\u2019s at The Federalist. This is last night, Special Report with Bret Baier. She is also echoing this idea that Trump is really being hard on Putin, really being difficult with Russia. He\u2019s taking significant action with Russia while the rest of the media is obsessed with words and press conferences and placating this or that group of people.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s what she said…<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/FB-Trade-War-China.jpg\")
“While the battle over tariffs and protecting intellectual property may eventually damage the United States\u2019 economy, there are signs that China is already paying a price for its refusal to bend to Trump\u2019s demands. What does that tell you? Investors think China has more to lose than the U.S. They are correct. … Another indication that Beijing is feeling the heat is that officials appear to be softening their bold ‘Made in China 2025\u2019 campaign. The Financial Times reported, ‘A propaganda directive leaked in late June ordered Chinese media no longer to refer to the term.\u2019 …<\/p>\n