Paul Krugman

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Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

One likely answer: scream about Chinese betrayal and go all in on trade war. It probably wouldn't work — the public has never been behind Trump here (see below). But when you're way down, you go for the Hail Mary pass 7/ https://t.co/IJoxTvOKrG — PolitiTweet.org

Posted June 23, 2020

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But the political calculus will, I suspect, change as the election gets closer. It will become impossible to deny that the deal was a bust; also, the chance for China to do him an electoral favor will evaporate. What if he goes into October still way down in the polls? 6/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted June 23, 2020

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Again, the likelihood of an intensified trade war is far from the worst of what I expect to be multiple attempts to generate an October surprise. But it will probably be one of them 8/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted June 23, 2020