God Bless America - it’s Made in China!
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Donald Trump’s God Bless the USA Bible includes a copy of our Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, Constitution, Pledge of Allegiance, and a special bonus: the handwritten chorus to “God Bless The USA” by country singer Lee Greenwood.
It’s yours for only $59.99 (approx. $75 after taxes and shipping, easily double the price of a typical Bible). Or you might want a copy signed by Mr. Trump himself, yours for only $1,000.
Trump has launched a full-blown trade war against China, which he accuses of stealing American jobs and engaging in unfair trade practices. Ironically, more than 110,000 of his Bibles were reportedly made in China. Customs data shows he paid less than $3 per Bible. That’s a 1900-percent markup, putting potential sales revenues at about $7 million.
Tim Wildsmith, a Baptist minister who reviews Bibles on YouTube, says, “I was shocked by how poor the quality of it was. It says to me that it’s more about the love of money than it is the love of our country.”
Stock markets nosedived on Monday following Trump’s “Liberation Day” announcement of massive tariffs against China, the European Union, countries in the Middle East, Asia, Africa, the Balkans, and beyond. Immediate global economic chaos ensued.
On Wednesday, the President backed down, pausing tariffs against most countries… except China.
Stocks rallied sharply on the news.
Yesterday, the president boasted to a group of NASCAR drivers visiting the White House that his friend Charles Schwab made billions in the process.
As Trump bragged and his guests laughed, the stock market nosedived again as his escalating trade war with China increased fears of disrupted supply chains, higher costs for businesses and consumers, and a global economic crisis.
The president has long claimed that his tariffs will bring “jobs and factories roaring back into our country.”
It’s a proposition being widely mocked in culture wars raging on social media, including this AI video lampooning the claim, which has 1,000,000 views and counting.
Along with God Bless the USA Bibles, Trump has marketed an array of Trump-branded merch made in China, including ties, suits, belts, dress shirts, and golf hats.
As I write this, global markets remain in turmoil.
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Resources:
Trump Has Long Blasted China’s Trade Practices. His ‘God Bless The USA’ Bibles Were Printed There ~Associated Press
Artificial Intelligence News ~Facebook
Trump Brags To Nascar Drivers That Friend Charles Schwab Made $2Bn From Stock Market Chaos ~The Independent
Does Trump Have a China Trade Strategy? ~WSJ Editorial Board