The bubble is seeking out a pin, and the presidential pindick is pointing up. Stock market futures are a leading indicator of trouble ahead due to Trump’s escalating overt threats to democracy.
Futures initially opened Wednesday evening in the green, but comments from President Donald Trump that he would not commit to a peaceful transfer of power should he lose the election appeared to hit sentiment.
(www.cnbc.com/...)
Prompted by his realization that he might have dangled his authoritarian boner too far, Trump stormed out of his press conference.
President Donald Trump refused Wednesday to commit to a peaceful transition of power if he loses the 2020 election to Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
“Well, we’ll have to see what happens. You know that. I’ve been complaining very strongly about the ballots. And the ballots are a disaster,” Trump said at a news conference at the White House. It appeared Trump was referring to mail-in ballots, which he has repeatedly condemned, without evidence, as susceptible to massive fraud.
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Minutes later, the president abruptly left the briefing room, telling the press, “I have to leave to take an emergency phone call.”
(www.cnbc.com/...)
Stay tuned. Trump treats democracy like he does women in the next seat on plane flights.
It’s like he’s got four extra hands,” Jessica says. “He’s grabbing my breasts. He’s trying to kiss me. I’m trying to get his hands off me. And this struggle”—the very data on the Zoom screen seems to shiver as Jessica recalls the scene—“it’s when he starts putting his hand up my skirt that I get a jolt of strength and manage to wiggle out of the seat. I grab my purse and storm to the back of the plane.”
(www.theatlantic.com/...)
Eventually maybe even Wall Street assholes will start listening to his victims.