With the stock market correcting in response to the uncertainty over tariffs (I’ve been against), we all feel distracted. The markets hit an air pocket in the last five days. When the markets went down under the Dems, the media accepted their explanation that the stock market doesn’t look so bad if you hold the chart upside down.
This correction is either in response to the magnitude of inflationary tariffs, or an aging bull market which was due for a correction.
With all this financial commotion, we have lost sight of the horrific war in Ukraine. By many estimates, more than one million people have died. Trump is trying to end it as he promised, but Putin has not been as responsive as he anticipated.
Putin is about as honest as any leader in his part of the world. This notion that honesty and nobility lie only with Ukraine and Zelenskyy is foolish. All politicians are power hungry, dishonest and self-serving, and Trump knows that.
I got to sort of meet Putin in 2015 when he last visited the United States. A board I sat on had a reception with him. He gave off a vibe that felt both creepy and likable. I sensed we hit it off. When he departed, he leaned over and said he liked me and would kill me last. He’s a hard read, that Putin.