Trump presidency

[Hopalong]

[/I]Getting past halfway between election and inaugeration and maybe a bit clearer where things are going.
Cabinet choices indicate a direction more in keeping with establishment wing of Republican Party and Congress.
More outlandish Trump promises appear unlikely to be kept but expect publicity addict Trump to keep milking them.
On trade and agriculture commodity prices and supports, expect continued policy from past few years as approved by Congress. TPP agreement proposal was developed as a successor to NAFTA and WTO and expect a business friendly administration not to end them entirely.
US farm bill and our own gowing forward programs are coming up for renewal in a couple of years and, in this age of globalization, expect more similarity than difference between us and also with rest of world.
Admit to concern over policy supported by Bernie Sanders wing of Democrat party and similar sentiment in some of our own governments but have to wait and see how Trump performs.

[tweety]

And the discussion is.......

[Hopalong]

See some predictions of conflict between union backed protectionism versus free trade opportunity for agriculture.
Agree with those who say union jobs were more likely lost due to automation than workers in other countries.
Trump unable to satisfy both groups so will be left to Congress like a lot of other things.

[grassfarmer]

I saw this tweet today


and was reminded of this quote
"Stupidity is the barbarian at the gate of our civilization and people like Trump, Levant, and Glenn Beck are leading the hoard that will one day tear it down."

If there was ever a need for the word "unpresidented" it's now, lol

[Oliver88]

Investors seem to be pushing the Dow upward since Trump won the election.

Prior to election, we heard a Hillary win would make it surge and a Trump win would send it downward.

[farmaholic]

Lol...that tweet should have been proof read.

[sawfly1]

certainly it will be interesting times.

maybe there is more to the stock market rise than just infrastructure funding.
, that Trump promised. ( maybe a war economy )
selling arms great for business.

the bush's and clinton's and obama , have done most of the groundwork, Iraq is in ruins,
Syria is in ruins, libya the same .

sounds like Trump will give israel a free hand to finish the job. with the palestinians

a deal with putin to divide the middle east and it's riches.

Putin gets iran and syria and it's old eastern europe states

the US , will , get the rest, and grant the saudi's their protected
little kingdom. they have bought from the US


china , because it holds the US debt , is being froze out and demonised .

i do not think think it would surprise anyone that , Trump would slander
folks he owes and does not want to pay back.

the world against china

[blackpowder]

I would still like a Canadian Trump.
One big issue for The Donald is the emoluments clause in the Constitution. He's not answering to it yet.