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CatWoman

(79,302 posts)
Mon Mar 9, 2020, 10:45 AM Mar 2020

Jim Cramer Hits Trump for Leisure Time Amid Dow Bloodbath: More leadership; less golfing

CNBC’s Jim Cramer Hits Trump for Leisure Time Amid Dow Bloodbath: ‘We All Want More Leadership… We Don’t Want Golfing’

As the Dow Jones continues its historic plunge, CNBC’s Jim Cramer wants President Donald Trump to get off the golf course and do something about it.

Speaking just before the market open on CNBC, the prominent financial commentator hit the president for golfing with several players from the Washington Nationals on Sunday in Florida.

“I think we all want more leadership,” Cramer said. “I think that we all want more test kits, if we’re going to just talk about health care. We all want the treasury secretary to come out and say ‘small businesses, we’ve got no-interest loans.’ We want to be able to take advantage of the curve … and be able to be ready. We don’t want golfing.”

Cramer went on to put it right on the line for Trump — essentially saying that if he wants to win reelection, he needs to figure out a way to halt this market collapse.

“It would be great if the president came out and said, ‘whatever it takes,'” Cramer said. “Whatever it takes. Now, I am not saying that he should panic. I’m saying that if he wants to be the president come January, it’s a ‘whatever it takes’ moment.”

A CNBC colleague pointed out that the administration appears to be opting against that stance, with Trump advisor Larry Kudlow saying that the impact from the virus has been “contained.”

“That may be an ill-advised position,” Cramer said.

https://www.mediaite.com/news/cnbcs-jim-cramer-hits-trump-for-leisure-time-amid-dow-bloodbath-we-all-want-more-leadership-we-dont-want-golfing/

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Jim Cramer Hits Trump for Leisure Time Amid Dow Bloodbath: More leadership; less golfing (Original Post) CatWoman Mar 2020 OP
In theory he's right, but everything Trump touches turns to shit, The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #1
Keep Trump out of sight! True Blue American Mar 2020 #3
Strange True Blue American Mar 2020 #2
Suck it Jim. ......... nt Hotler Mar 2020 #4
Can't give what you don't have. Trump doesn't have any leadership in him... Wounded Bear Mar 2020 #5
He May Be Right ProfessorGAC Mar 2020 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author democratisphere Mar 2020 #7
Who in their right mind.... dawnie51 Mar 2020 #8
Does Jim Cramer expect "leadership" from Trump to have a positive effect? Martin Eden Mar 2020 #9

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,874 posts)
1. In theory he's right, but everything Trump touches turns to shit,
Mon Mar 9, 2020, 10:49 AM
Mar 2020

so maybe we're better off if His Lardship keeps golfing and doesn't try to do anything. He would only make matters worse.

True Blue American

(17,992 posts)
2. Strange
Mon Mar 9, 2020, 10:49 AM
Mar 2020

Jim and Larry used to agree on everything and both were usually wrong. You think Jim had an awakening? He was telling everyone in 2008 that things were just fine.

Wounded Bear

(58,725 posts)
5. Can't give what you don't have. Trump doesn't have any leadership in him...
Mon Mar 9, 2020, 10:51 AM
Mar 2020

We're probably better off with Trump out of the way.

ProfessorGAC

(65,213 posts)
6. He May Be Right
Mon Mar 9, 2020, 10:54 AM
Mar 2020

But, he's still a buffoon.
Notice how Warren Buffett doesn't have TV show about investing?
If Cramer was really good at it, he'd be doing it, not bloviating about it.

Response to CatWoman (Original post)

dawnie51

(959 posts)
8. Who in their right mind....
Mon Mar 9, 2020, 11:02 AM
Mar 2020

thinks this idiot has ANY positive qualities at his command? A con man, an uneducated dope, a raging narcicist. Has he EVER shown any leadership? No. But he was good at bullshit, and that's how he got along. Until now. Cramer was fine with him until now, but it's hitting his wallet, and folks are getting sick. There's no bullshitting his way out of this.

Martin Eden

(12,875 posts)
9. Does Jim Cramer expect "leadership" from Trump to have a positive effect?
Mon Mar 9, 2020, 01:10 PM
Mar 2020

The ostensible "leadership" from this POtuS has been nothing but a shitstorm of lies, whiny victimhood, malignant attacks, and pandering to his base.

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