AndreasHG

Maybe a little less than a crash, but still a significant depreciation. This is what happened during Trump's presidency. The dollar was indexed to 100 at the beginning of his presidency. Only the pound of Brexit Britain, which was led in quick succession by Theresa “Brexit means Brexit” May, BoJo “oven ready deal” Johnson, Liz "Lettuce" Truss and, finally, the best of them all Rishi Sunak, did worse.

Today on the "failed" NYT.

This is the dollar performance during the Biden presidency. Not that this makes of him a good president. He wasn't and I am glad he was sent to a retirement house. But good for the dollar he was.

I'm sorry: I'm not so much old to remember those distant times. But I'm glad you made it this far.

There are people who are aware of the times they live in. And then there are those living in Lala Land. To each his own. Today FT first page.

The dollar continues its run to new lows. Just five months into the Trump II administration, the U.S. dollar has already lost against major foreign currencies as much as it lost in four years during the Trump I administration. Fortunately for our American friends living in Thailand, the Thai baht is going through a bit of a weakness. That’s why the dollar’s depreciation against the Thai baht since the start of the Trump II administration is relatively small: just 5.1%. But with 3.5 years left, Trump II is well on his way to achieving his MAPA (Make Americans Poor Again) goal, beating his remarkable first term feat, when the US dollar depreciated 16.8% against the Thai Baht.

LOL. This post did not age well! What Trump's "mistake" highlighted is how China and especially Russia are powerless in face of America's might. Russia literally threw Iran under the bus and then went to hide. If anything good comes out of President Trump's resolve, it will be the end Iran's trust in its "Axis of Upheaval" friends.

The Ayatollah's Iran has violated international law for decades, starting with the taking of American hostages in 1979 and continuing with the creation and financing of Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis responsible for indiscriminate attacks against the Israeli population and commercial traffic in the Red Sea. They have financed the criminal Assad regime in Syria and attempted to destabilize the monarchies in the Gulf by playing on sectarian divisions between Sunnis and Shiites. The time has come to present the bill to that bunch of incompetent, fanatical, ignorant mullahs who have been oppressing the Iranian people for 45 years.

LOL. The Iranian parliament is a rubber-stamp, puppet council devoid of any real power. The only real power holder in Iran is an arteriosclerotic octogenarian mullah who has spent 74 of his 86 years of life chanting "Death to America, Death to Israel", consistency being his only remarkable achievement. His unpopular, criminal, sectarian regime has been circling the drain for a while. It is time for the United States to form a coalition, finish the job, and free the Iranian people from the yoke that oppresses them. I have had the privilege of doing business with Iranians. Wonderful, educated, well-mannered people. They deserve much better than a government of fanatics and illiterate mullahs. Long life to Israel, Long life to Ukraine, Long life to the USA!

It's hard to say who was more stupid: the trillionaire who spent $288 million to get a pedophile elected to the White House, or the president who put a "poor guy" who's gotta a ketamine addiction "problem" in charge of DOGE and of the future of millions of American families. To give such a public display of utter stupidity would be unforgivable in any civilized country, starting from Thailand. It is the demonstration that to Make America Great Again we shall not start from Washington DC but from the American voters. More specifically from the education they have received and still receive in schools, colleges and universities. Third world education produces third world citizen-voters. And the result is for everyone to see.

LOL Accusing Trump to appear in Epstein files a difference in opinions? This is not opinion. This is a damning indictment. Trump accused by Musk of being a pedophile. Is this what an intelligent man does when experiencing a "difference of opinion"? What kind of "intelligent men" are you used to hang out with?

No, thanks, but I'd like to see your face right now... ...start tightening your belt, my friend: that's what happens when an idiot gets elected to the highest office in the land.