In one of a series of tweets that rattled markets, the president posed a question to his more than 60 million followers comparing Xi to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.

“My only question is, who is our bigger enemy, Jay Powell or Chairman Xi?” Trump wrote.

The tweet came shortly after China announced that it will impose 5%-10% tariffs on $75 billion worth of U.S. goods and reinstate duties on American autos. The tariffs will come in two batches, on Sept. 1 and Dec. 15, which are the same days that Trump’s newest round of tariffs on Chinese goods will go into effect.

The S&P 500 index of large publicly traded companies was down about 1.8% Friday morning after briefly going positive. Trump also said Friday that he had “hereby ordered” U.S. firms to seek an “alternative ” to China.

At first blush, Trump’s comment was striking not for its slam on the communist leader, but for the critique of the American central bank chairman whom Trump himself appointed.

But it also suggests that the president’s personal relationship with Xi, which Trump has touted as the best route to completing a major trade deal uniting the world’s two largest economies, is at a low point.

Trump uses a bullhorn to say OUT LOUD what has been an *OPEN secret* in our nation’s capitol For SIX Decades – since 1946. The United States (via members of BOTH parties) have granted ABSOLUTE and Unquestionable loyalty to Israel. I would posit that most of our foreign policies over the years have been developed with Israel’s interest equal to – if not Greater than – America’s interest.

Except for the presidency of Pres. Obama America has been Israel’s servant. That is why Netanyahu and his Zionist cohorts and kinspeople hate Obama.

For readers interested in how much “Aid” we’ve given Israel since 1946 – Congressional Research Service:

Total U.S. Foreign Aid Obligations to Israel: 1946-2019 and the 2020 Request
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/RL33222.pdf

Jewish Virtual Library: https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/total-u-s-foreign-aid-to-israel-1949-present

“Trump Accelerates the Dangerous Politicization of Israel”

Excerpt:
Trump’s prod to get Israel to exclude two duly elected members of the U.S. Congress from visiting was a two-fer. It cemented the image of Netanyahu as Trump’s obedient puppet, thus heightening negative partisanship, and worse, it encouraged Israel to betray its own democratic principles and traditions. Excluding Rashida Tlaib (however horrible her views and associations) was a blow to Israel’s standing as a brave, free nation and a propaganda victory for Tlaib.

Israel enjoys broad support in the U.S. for many reasons — historical, religious, strategic — but undergirding all of those is respect for a fellow democracy. If Israel is perceived as anything less, the damage will be far greater than anything the squad could manage. […] Mona Charin, writer at National Review, 8/23/19

Politico Reader:
The lemmings will buy as much of the propaganda junk as they can get their hands on, handing over as much of their free cash to the Trump machine as possible. They will then demand to be bailed out by the government while whining about government welfare. […]

Politico Reader:
Hail to Emperor Trumpapotomus the Godlike King of Israel. The USA is officially an Idiocracy. […]