Posted on 03/16/2016 9:22:18 PM PDT by Citizen Zed
The Economist magazine on Wednesday named a potential Donald Trump presidency as one of its top 10 global risks.
“In the event of a Trump victory, his hostile attitude to free trade, and alienation of China and Mexico in particular, could escalate rapidly into a trade war — and at least scupper the Trans-Pacific Partnership [TPP] between the U.S. and 11 other American and Asian states signed in February 2016,” the Economist Intelligence Unit wrote in its assessment.
“His militaristic tendencies towards the Middle East (and ban on all Muslim travel to the U.S.) would be a potent recruitment tool for jihadi groups, increasing their threat both within the region and beyond,” it added. The publication said it expects Trump, the GOP's presidential front-runner, to lose to Democrat Hillary Clinton in the general election, but noted that a terrorist attack or economic downturn could help put Trump over the top.
“It is worth noting that the innate hostility within the Republican hierarchy towards Mr. Trump, combined with the inevitable virulent Democratic opposition, will see many of his more radical policies blocked in Congress — albeit such internal bickering will also undermine the coherence of domestic and foreign policy making,” the magazine said.
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Wow. Nice tip. Had never seen GRIT before you pointed it out.
Just read some off their website and am subscribing to print veraion today.
We’ve owned a small farm in Calif foothills for many years and finally moved onto the property.
Perfect magazine for my wife and I who both used to read Mother Earth News but are now red neck farmers
Thank you !
I saw it. The complete arrogance of his answer was breath-taking. Distilled down, he basically said, if a candidate doesn't gain via primaries and caucuses enough delegates to win on the first ballot, then it's HIS FAULT that we have a contested convention and HIS FAULT that the delegates can choose to vote any way they want on future ballots. It's not the RNC's fault that they pick somebody other than the person who got the most votes in the primaries/caucuses, it's the person who didn't get 1237's fault. He tap-danced around it, but all but said they're going to go with somebody else, then tried to set the stage to blame Trump for it. Just one more instance that yes, the elites really do believe we are that gullible.
Hey, no pain, no gain. The risk is mainly to the OneWorld global financial cartel.
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