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on January 31, 2026, 8:24 am
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/1/30/2366322/-Trump-shill-blames-economic-malaise-on-dormant-mystery-machines
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett is trying to convince Americans that the recent bleak trade deficit report released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis isn’t a big deal, telling CNBC that “people haven’t turned the machines on yet.”
The report shows that President Donald Trump’s tariffs have failed to boost exports of American-made goods—in fact, the opposite has happened.
And while Americans wait for these magical machines to be turned on, it looks like the United States will continue to bleed manufacturing jobs thanks to Trump’s idiotic tariffs.
HASSETT: We have a list of the groundbreakings. It's really quite striking
FABER: Manufacturing job numbers are actually down
HASSETT: That's in part because people haven't turned the machines on yet
Sounds like something Trump’s people would fail to do..
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