[Partisan Gunslinger]

re: Trump will suck up to the media as soon as it's safe I think you're wrong. Trump has gone through incredible effort to defend the principles he's been so horribly attacked on by the establishment, political, media, and the not-so-invisible hands that control them. He's the real alpha-male in the room, the one who knows how to fight back and win. A warrior doesn't cede territory once it's been conquered. What will be more in-your-face than building that big beautiful wall? I believe it's already been legislated, but never financed. What will keep his supporters loyal more than stopping Mexican and Chinese goods at the border until the tariff is paid? Then jailing then deporting for good every invader who commits a crime (for starters), etc Why am I so confident? 1. Trump's ego. When he's President, he'll want to be in history books at the best US president ever, the one that saved an again prosperous and independent US, a reason to add another President to Mount Rushmore. 2.. his love of family. He's going to want those kids and grandkids and their kids to feel pride in what he's done to give them a better place to live and prosper. Another factor to consider. What if the disgusting element of the party steals the nomination? Their takeaway will be that they don't need voters to secure nominations. They'll usurp even more financial well being and freedoms from US citizens. We'll be through as a nation with the potential to turn things around. I've really thought about this, trying to be logical. Logically, at this point, there's no good outcome for hard-working decent, law-abiding US citizens except for Trump.

Well, I hope tariffs aren't in our future, but on the conservative stuff we'll see.

[grania]

Well I hope tariffs aren't in the future

Trump has said the issues are currency manipulation and those countries whose goods we accept having to accept our goods on the same terms. "free trade" was always supposed to have "fair trade" safeguards. Another issue was supposed to be that workers in all countries were supposed to have life sustaining wages and safe non-exploitive working conditions.