'The guy with all those bankruptcies': Trump's Easter Day swipe at 'businessmen' backfires
David McAfee
April 20, 2025
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U.S. President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up as he returns to the White House from National Harbor following his address to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) annual meeting, on the South Lawn in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 22, 2025. REUTERS/Craig Hudson
Donald Trump on Sunday took a swipe at businessmen who criticize his signature policy, and observers immediately pounced on the purported irony.
Trump over the weekend posted the following statement on Truth Social: "THE BUSINESSMEN WHO CRITICIZE TARIFFS ARE BAD AT BUSINESS, BUT REALLY BAD AT POLITICS."
"THEY DON’T UNDERSTAND OR REALIZE THAT I AM THE GREATEST FRIEND THAT AMERICAN CAPITALISM HAS EVER HAD!" Trump then added.
On social media, experts and notable political observers were quick on the draw.
Gizmodo tech reporter Matt Novak posted a screenshot of Trump's quote and added, "I can't emphasize enough that all of these posts from Trump are real. He's such a f------ idiot."
Actor and producer Jon Cryer responded to Novak's quoting of Trump's new attack on businessmen who he says are bad at business, writing, "BUT I, THE GUY WITH ALL THOSE BANKRUPTCIES AND FRAUD CONVICTIONS, AM REALLY GOOD AT IT."
Republicans against Trump also chimed in, saying, "Ah yes, Mr. Six-Time Bankruptcy is here to lecture actual businesspeople—who correctly understand that tariffs will crush their businesses and raise prices for consumers—that they are the ones bad at business."
HuffPost reporter Yashar Ali also replied:
"So President Trump is saying that Elon Musk, his brother Kimbal Musk, Jamie Dimon, and Bill Ackman are bad at business?"
U.S. President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up as he returns to the White House from National Harbor following his address to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) annual meeting, on the South Lawn in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 22, 2025. REUTERS/Craig Hudson
Donald Trump on Sunday took a swipe at businessmen who criticize his signature policy, and observers immediately pounced on the purported irony.
Trump over the weekend posted the following statement on Truth Social: "THE BUSINESSMEN WHO CRITICIZE TARIFFS ARE BAD AT BUSINESS, BUT REALLY BAD AT POLITICS."
"THEY DON’T UNDERSTAND OR REALIZE THAT I AM THE GREATEST FRIEND THAT AMERICAN CAPITALISM HAS EVER HAD!" Trump then added.
On social media, experts and notable political observers were quick on the draw.
Gizmodo tech reporter Matt Novak posted a screenshot of Trump's quote and added, "I can't emphasize enough that all of these posts from Trump are real. He's such a f------ idiot."
Actor and producer Jon Cryer responded to Novak's quoting of Trump's new attack on businessmen who he says are bad at business, writing, "BUT I, THE GUY WITH ALL THOSE BANKRUPTCIES AND FRAUD CONVICTIONS, AM REALLY GOOD AT IT."
Republicans against Trump also chimed in, saying, "Ah yes, Mr. Six-Time Bankruptcy is here to lecture actual businesspeople—who correctly understand that tariffs will crush their businesses and raise prices for consumers—that they are the ones bad at business."
HuffPost reporter Yashar Ali also replied:
"So President Trump is saying that Elon Musk, his brother Kimbal Musk, Jamie Dimon, and Bill Ackman are bad at business?"
'Bad at business': Trump lashes out at 'businessmen' critics in 'unhinged' Easter comments
David McAfee
April 20, 2025
David McAfee
April 20, 2025
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U.S President Donald Trump gestures as he attends UFC 314 at the Kaseya Center, Miami Florida, U.S, April 12, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
Donald Trump on Easter lectured "businessmen who criticize" his policies.
The President of the United States took to his own social media network -- called Truth Social -- on Easter Sunday, first writing, "HAPPY EASTER. WE WILL, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES."
Minutes later, Trump had a new message for his critics.
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He said, "THE BUSINESSMEN WHO CRITICIZE TARIFFS ARE BAD AT BUSINESS, BUT REALLY BAD AT POLITICS."
"THEY DON’T UNDERSTAND OR REALIZE THAT I AM THE GREATEST FRIEND THAT AMERICAN CAPITALISM HAS EVER HAD!" Trump then added.
Independent journalist Aaron Rupar Sunday called the holiday message "unhinged."
U.S President Donald Trump gestures as he attends UFC 314 at the Kaseya Center, Miami Florida, U.S, April 12, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
Donald Trump on Easter lectured "businessmen who criticize" his policies.
The President of the United States took to his own social media network -- called Truth Social -- on Easter Sunday, first writing, "HAPPY EASTER. WE WILL, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES."
Minutes later, Trump had a new message for his critics.
ALSO READ: 'Dictatorship, not a town hall': Families 'distraught' as MTG disruptors tased and jailed
He said, "THE BUSINESSMEN WHO CRITICIZE TARIFFS ARE BAD AT BUSINESS, BUT REALLY BAD AT POLITICS."
"THEY DON’T UNDERSTAND OR REALIZE THAT I AM THE GREATEST FRIEND THAT AMERICAN CAPITALISM HAS EVER HAD!" Trump then added.
Independent journalist Aaron Rupar Sunday called the holiday message "unhinged."
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