Submitted by Patrick Buchanan via Buchanan.org,
Since World War II, the two men who have most terrified this city by winning the presidency are Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump.
And they have much in common.
Both came out of the popular culture, Reagan out of Hollywood, Trump out of a successful reality TV show. Both possessed the gifts of showmen — extraordinarily valuable political assets in a television age that deals cruelly with the uncharismatic.
Confirming rumors that leaked yesterday, GM has just announced plans to invest $1 billion in its U.S.
Trump Releases the Dollar Hounds (3 days)
via Vince Lanci and Marketslant. Last night the WSJ published an excerpt from its Friday interview with Donald Trump. The key market drivers were his dollar statements, and his dismissal of Paul Ryan's BAT idea. Both weakened the USD and drove up Gold. Note that until last night Trump was pro a strong dollar and gave indications he was pro the Border Adjustment Tax. On tap are 3 Fed speakers as George Gero reminds us, although so far their rhetoric has been muted on Gold.
Trump on the Strong Dollar
Vietnam veteran and former "Berkeley Black Panther" liberal turned conservative author, Mason Weaver, appeared on Tucker Carlson Tonight with some harsh words for Civil Rights icon Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga), who recently referred to President-elect Trump as illegitimate. Weaver considers Lewis a turncoat who has been "collaborating with the Democrat party to oppress black America."
Weaver begins with a short history lesson [links added for context]:
Just over a year since Iran captured 10 US sailors - and detained them for around 15 hours - for entering Iranian waters "illegally," it appears America's nuclear-deal-partner wants to make sure its citizenry do not forget...
Huge billboard in Tehran commemorates the capture of the US sailors...
h/t @potkazar