Please Stop Him

A lot going on today, some hopeful, some horrible. This is our world now.

A judge ordered thousands of probationary workers that Trump laid off to be reinstated. His order stemmed from a lawsuit brought by employee unions who challenged the legality of the mass firings.

Judge Alsup concluded that the government’s actions were a “gimmick” designed to expeditiously carry out mass firings. “It is a sad day when our government would fire some good employee and say it was based on performance when they know good and well that’s a lie,” he said.

“It was a sham in order to try to avoid statutory requirements,” he added. BUt he made it clear that other firings that were an effort in “reduction of workforce” were legal.

Here is a chart of Trump’s tariffs. The markets continue to fall hard.

Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick warned countries to not impose harsh tariffs in retaliation. He said, “If you make him unhappy, he responds unhappy,” he said of Trump. He threatened 200% tariffs on European wine if the EU didn’t pull back their threats on American whiskey and other products.