Since everything Donald Trump does seems to trigger the whole of the Left and much of the Right, I thought it might be nice to add a regular feature here at The American Spectator. There will be no shortage of blood pressure escalating reactions to, and maybe even decisions by, Donald Trump. We’ll catalog them here.
So far, the normalcy of this transition has been what’s surprising to me. Not so for the scream police around DC.
Here’s the latest rumor:
Scoop: Trump has offered the post of U.S. ambassador to China to Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, 3 people close to the matter tell me.
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) December 7, 2016
The bigger worry: Trump tweets tanking businesses like Boeing. Trump tweeted his discontent about the cost of the Presidential planes being made by Boeing saying (wrongly, it turns out) that the planes cost $4 billion.
Boeing is building a brand new 747 Air Force One for future presidents, but costs are out of control, more than $4 billion. Cancel order!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 6, 2016
Trump’s tweet cost Boeing shareholders more than $550 million: https://t.co/RlpWodamMY pic.twitter.com/lrtYPrMpzi
— MarketWatch (@MarketWatch) December 6, 2016
So, Boeing responded.
RELEASE: #Boeing statement on #AirForceOne: https://t.co/U4UcrTv1M8
— The Boeing Company (@Boeing) December 6, 2016
For a while, Boeing’s stock sagged. By the end of the day, it had rebounded.
There are data experts already creating algorithms to predict how Trump’s tweets will affect the stock market.
Trump’s twitter feed remains a source of stress for everyone. President Elect Trump has made clear that he’s going to continue to tweet because the media isn’t being fair. The outrage machine should have endless fodder and we’ll report it here.