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applegrove

(133,112 posts)
Mon Aug 18, 2025, 04:33 PM Aug 2025

Trump Is Destroying America's Competitive Advantage

Trump Is Destroying America’s Competitive Advantage

August 18, 2025 at 12:30 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 102 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2025/08/18/trump-is-destroying-americas-competitive-advantage/


Seth Masket: “Again, the Smithsonian is one of the world’s great repositories of art and culture, in large part because of its political independence. U.S. economic data is considered a highly reliable account of the world’s largest economy and is vital for decisionmaking by businesses and governments. America’s higher education system has long been the envy of the world, with students coming from everywhere, at great expense, to learn the U.S. model and to bring its lessons back home with them.”

“Trump is working very aggressively to end all these advantages. And like most things, this will be easier to smash than to rebuild.”
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Trump Is Destroying America's Competitive Advantage (Original Post) applegrove Aug 2025 OP
trump will remove anything he does not like and..... Paper Roses Aug 2025 #1
He's a wrecking ball who leaves a trail of destruction in his wake wherever he goes. tanyev Aug 2025 #2

Paper Roses

(7,634 posts)
1. trump will remove anything he does not like and.....
Mon Aug 18, 2025, 05:03 PM
Aug 2025

paint everything gold.
He has no business(or knowledge) to tour the buildings of the Smithsonian. Mind your business trump...if you can remember what it is you should be doing.
This tour serves no purpose except give the orange moron more pres time.

tanyev

(49,690 posts)
2. He's a wrecking ball who leaves a trail of destruction in his wake wherever he goes.
Mon Aug 18, 2025, 05:59 PM
Aug 2025

The presidency has exponentially increased the amount of damage he can do.


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