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Raw Story: Trump has been 'worse than Covid' after only 75 days: ex-GOP lawmaker
Raw Story - Trump has been 'worse than Covid' after only 75 days: ex-GOP lawmaker
Tom Boggioni
April 5, 2025 8:48AM ET
Reacting to the economic chaos Donald Trump has set in motion with his decision to institute sweeping international tariffs that have had a devastating effect on the stock market, a former Republican member of the House compared the president to the Covid pandemic.
Appearing on MSNBC on Saturday morning, ex-Rep Dave Jolly (R-FL) attempted to put into perspective the economic damage the re-elected Trump has already done –– long before he has reached the 100-day mark of his second term.
Speaking with "The Weekend" co-host Michael Steele, the former head of the Republican National Committee, Jolly explained, "Let's start with a snapshot in time, a real statistic measurable by consumer confidence. Donald Trump has had a greater impact on economic uncertainty than Covid -9 did –– think about that? In a matter of 75 days, Donald Trump has proven worse than Covid for economic uncertainty. That's your buddy."
He then added, "That's families across the country. Those are consumers, low income, high income, wherever they are and I think what's fascinating with this issue, that we may not see with others in the same way, I agree with [California Democratic Rep] Robert Garcia, there's a latency to this where it's going to get much worse."
He later added, "I'm not sure Donald Trump realizes that the world economy may not need the United States of America in 2025. In the past, in trade wars, we were the heavyweight where maybe we knew we could win. I'm not sure we win this trade war."
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Tom Boggioni
April 5, 2025 8:48AM ET
Reacting to the economic chaos Donald Trump has set in motion with his decision to institute sweeping international tariffs that have had a devastating effect on the stock market, a former Republican member of the House compared the president to the Covid pandemic.
Appearing on MSNBC on Saturday morning, ex-Rep Dave Jolly (R-FL) attempted to put into perspective the economic damage the re-elected Trump has already done –– long before he has reached the 100-day mark of his second term.
Speaking with "The Weekend" co-host Michael Steele, the former head of the Republican National Committee, Jolly explained, "Let's start with a snapshot in time, a real statistic measurable by consumer confidence. Donald Trump has had a greater impact on economic uncertainty than Covid -9 did –– think about that? In a matter of 75 days, Donald Trump has proven worse than Covid for economic uncertainty. That's your buddy."
He then added, "That's families across the country. Those are consumers, low income, high income, wherever they are and I think what's fascinating with this issue, that we may not see with others in the same way, I agree with [California Democratic Rep] Robert Garcia, there's a latency to this where it's going to get much worse."
He later added, "I'm not sure Donald Trump realizes that the world economy may not need the United States of America in 2025. In the past, in trade wars, we were the heavyweight where maybe we knew we could win. I'm not sure we win this trade war."
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