Coffee Talk with Tiff

August 5, 2025 1:36 pm EDT Tiff Editorial (Open Thread) Comments Off on Coffee Talk with Tiff
Coffee. Photo by Jonathan Thursfield.

It’s Tuesday…

President Shitshow’s public schedule for…

Tuesday, August 5 2025
9:00 AM
In-Town Pool Call Time
In-Town Pool
4:00 PM
The President signs an Executive Order
South Court Auditorium 
Pre-Credentialed Media

In his latest call-in interview—this time with CNBC’s Squawk Box instead of his usual safe spaces on Fox or Newsmax—President Anything Bad Is “Fake” or “Rigged” delivered a truly unhinged medley of misinformation and megalomania. He falsely claimed the Jobs Report was “rigged” by a Democrat (naturally), announced that the European Union gave him $600 billion he can “do anything I want with” (sure, why not), and casually warned that prescription drug prices are going to jump by 150% to 250%—as if that’s a brag and not an indictment.

But wait, there’s more! He bragged about “winning Texas big” (again) and explained that Republicans are therefore entitled to five extra House seats—apparently that’s how democracy works now. He also tested out a bold new way to express racism (innovator!), and when asked if he planned to run again, he coyly replied, “Nah, but I’d like to,” like a prom king flirting with the idea of a comeback tour no one asked for.

Just another morning on cable news where reality takes a backseat and ego rides shotgun.

“Rigged” jobs reports.

The transcript comes courtesy of YouTube’s famously awful auto-generated captions, pulled from CNBC Television’s channel—because apparently accuracy is optional. I had ChatGPT clean it up and make the shitty transcript readable.

Joe Kernen: Antiquated, no doubt. And certainly not certainly suboptimal, but rigged.
Where do you get the notion that it’s rigged, or do you have any evidence there?

President Anything that’s bad is “Rigged”: It is antiquated, but it’s also very political. And, you know, I had an election recently where I did very well, won every swing state, won the popular vote, won everything all right, won all the counties. I think 87% of the counties were Republican. That’s never happened before. And yet I had to go through hell.

President Anything that’s bad is “Rigged” con’t: And just days before the election, they put out numbers that it was like the country was on fire—it was doing so well. And then they did a revision about two weeks later, and the revision was down by almost 900,000 jobs. You remember that? And I said, man, what would have happened if I lost? Think of it. I would have said they gave phony numbers, and then they revised them a week and a half later.

Joe Kernen: Those were benchmark numbers, though, Mr. President. That happens. They do that. They do that twice a year and it reconciles the monthly figures with the overall numbers. And it was a big number, obviously.

President Anything that’s bad is “Rigged”: The numbers were rigged. The numbers were rigged. Biden wasn’t doing well. He was doing poorly. They announced these phenomenal numbers two days before the election and a little bit before that—always these great numbers. And you knew it wasn’t doing well. You knew prices were through the roof and inflation was terrible. The whole thing was bad.

President Anything that’s bad is “Rigged” con’t: But think of it—then they did the biggest revision, I think, in history of almost 900,000 jobs. And it turned out to be more than that, because later on they did another revision. And so they gave phony numbers in order to win the election. After I won the election, I said: too big to rig. But after I won the…

“That’s never happened before”

Presidency.UCSB.edu.

Former President Ronald Reagan.

But sure, President Sun-downing at Dawn, it’s never happened before.

EU gave him $600 billion to do whatever he wants.

Andrew Ross Sorkin: Mr. President, what kind of teeth are in those investments? Meaning, what would force the EU to actually make those investments? If they don’t, what happens on the other side?

President Anything Bad is “Fake” or “Rigged”: Well—then they pay tariffs of 35%. No, no. They brought down their tariffs. So they paid $600 billion. And because of that, I reduced their tariffs from 30% down to 15%. And a couple of countries came “How come the EU is paying less than us?” And I said, well, because they gave me $600 billion.

President Anything that’s bad is “Rigged” con’t: And that’s a gift. That’s not like, you know, a loan. By the way, that’s not a loan that in three years comes due and we have to pay back. There’s nothing to pay back. They gave us $600 billion that we can invest in anything we want.

Becky Quick: The deal that…

President Anything Bad is “Fake” or “Rigged”: Nobody knows it, Becky. Nobody knows it, because you know—they don’t know that.

Becky Quick: We’ve been trying to figure out the details on that, Mr. President.

President Anything Bad is “Fake” or “Rigged”: Well, there are no details on that. The details are: $600 billion to invest in anything I want. Anything. I can do anything I want with it. And the purpose was—they’ve been, you know, ripping us off for so many years that it’s time they pay up. And they have to pay up.

President Anything that’s bad is “Rigged” con’t: We couldn’t afford to have the deficits. Look, I did something with Switzerland the other day. I spoke to their prime minister. The woman was nice, but she didn’t want to listen. They paid essentially no tariffs.

President Anything that’s bad is “Rigged” con’t: And I said, “We have a $41 billion deficit with you, madam.” I didn’t know her. I just said, “We have a $41 billion deficit. And you want to pay 1% tariffs?” She wanted 1%. I said, “You’re not going to pay 1%.” We lose. Because I view deficits as loss.

Cross talk–me, and the shitty auto transcript can’t under this little section of words.

President Anything Bad is “Fake” or “Rigged”: I think I’ll go into pharmaceuticals. They make a fortune with pharmaceuticals, and they make our pharmaceuticals in China and Ireland and everywhere else.

President Anything that’s bad is “Rigged” con’t: Within the next week or so, we’re going to be announcing tariffs—specifically. This is a separate class from the 15% tariffs on sort of everything. These are excluded classes, I call them. I like to call them excluded—like steel, aluminum, etc.

Beck Quick: Right. The 232.

President Anything Bad is “Fake” or “Rigged”: We’ll be announcing on semiconductors and chips, which is a separate category, because we want them made in the United States. And by the way—they’re being made in the United States. You know, we have…

What the EU says about the $600 billion he thinks he can do whatever he wants with…

On 27 July 2025, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and US President Donald J. Trump agreed a deal on tariffs and trade.

The transatlantic partnership is a key artery of global trade and is the most significant bilateral trade and investment relationship in the world. EU-US trade in goods and services has doubled over the last decade, surpassing €1.6 trillion in 2024, with €867 billion of trade in goods and €817 billion of trade in services. That is over €4.2 billion of goods and services crossing the Atlantic every day. This deep and comprehensive partnership is underpinned by mutual investment. In 2022, EU and US firms invested €5.3 trillion worth in each other’s markets.

This political agreement restores stability and predictability for citizens and businesses on both sides of the Atlantic. The deal secures continued access for EU exports to the US market preserving deeply integrated value chains – many of which rely on SMEs – and effectively safeguarding jobs. It also provides the basis for continued collaboration between the EU and US.

In the political agreement of 27 July 2025, Presidents von der Leyen and Trump agreed on the key parameters of the EU-US trade relationship. It is the first step in a process that will be further expanded over time to cover additional areas and continue to improve market access.

EC.Europa.EU. 07/28/2025.

The key commitments of both sides include: 

  • Establishing a single, all-inclusive US tariff ceiling of 15% for EU goods. As of 1 August, the US will apply this maximum tariff on the vast majority of EU exports. It is an all-inclusive tariff rate and represents a ceiling,including the US most favoured nation (MFN) tariff that was previously stacked on top of additional tariffs the US introduced.
    • The 15% ceiling applies to nearly all EU exports currently subject to reciprocal tariffs (except where the US MFN tariff exceeds 15%, in which case only the MFN tariff applies with no additional tariffs on top).
    • The 15% ceiling applies also to cars and car parts, currently subject to a tariff rate of up to 25% tariff with an additional MFN tariff of 2.5%, providing immediate tariff relief.
    • The 15% ceiling will also apply to any potential future tariffs on pharmaceuticals and semiconductors, including those based on Section 232. Until the US decides on whether to impose additional tariffs on these products pursuant to Section 232, they will remain subject only to US MFN tariffs.
  • Providing special treatment for strategic products. As of 1 August 2025, US tariffs on EU aircraft and aircraft parts, certain chemicals, certain drug generics or natural resources will go back to pre-January levels. This will provide immediate tariff relief for key EU industries, while the EU and US agreed to keep working to add more products to this list.
  • Joining forces to protect the steel, aluminium and copper sectors from unfair and distortive competition. Global overcapacity threatens EU and US industry alike. Together, the EU and the US will establish tariff rate quotas for EU exports at historic levels, cutting the current 50% tariffs, while jointly ensuring fair global competition.
  • Liberalising certain trade that is of mutual interest from the US into the EU. EU importers and consumers will save around €5 billion in duties each year, while core EU industrial and agricultural sensitivities remain protected.
    • Elimination of already low duties on industrial goods. EU MFN tariffs on industrial goods are generally low; the EU will now eliminate these remaining low-level duties on industrial goods from the US.
    • Better access to the EU market for limited quantities of US fishery products. This additional market opening on US products including Alaska pollock, Pacific salmon, and shrimp – all subject to tariff rate quotas (TRQs) – benefits the EU processing industry.
    • Better market access for certain non-sensitive US agriculture exports worth €7.5 billion. Products such as soya bean oil, planting seeds, grains or nuts, as well as processed food stuff such as tomato ketchup, cocoa and biscuits, will have improved access to the EU market – all subject to TRQs -, reducing costs on certain inputs for our farmers and processors while protecting the EU’s agricultural sensitivities.
  • Reducing non-tariff barriers, including via cooperation on car/automotive standards and SPS (sanitary and phytosanitary) measures, and by facilitating mutual recognition of conformity assessments in additional industrial sectors.
  • Strengthening cooperation on economic security. The EU and US will enhance supply chain resilience and address non-market policies and practices. They will also continue to cooperate on investment screening and export controls.
  • Ensuring reliable access to critical energy and future-oriented supplies. The EU intends to procure US liquified natural gas, oil, and nuclear energy products with an expected offtake valued at $750 billion (ca. €700 billion) over the next three years. This will contribute to replacing Russian gas and oil on the EU market. The EU also intends to purchase €40 billion worth of AI chips essential to maintaining the EU’s technological edge.
  • Promoting and facilitating mutual investments on both sides of the Atlantic.  EU companies have expressed interest in investing at least $600 billion (ca. €550 billion) in various sectors in the US by 2029, further boosting the already significant €2.4 trillion in existing investment.

The political agreement reached between President von der Leyen and President Trump serves the EU’s core economic interests in stable and predictable trade and investment relations between the EU and the US. At the same time, it fully respects the EU’s regulatory sovereignty and protects sensitive areas of EU agriculture, such as beef or poultry.

The political agreement of 27 July 2025 is not legally binding. Beyond taking the immediate actions committed, the EU and the US will further negotiate, in line with their relevant internal procedures, to fully implement the political agreement.

EC.Europa.EU. 07/28/2025.

But sure, Jan, they are totally writing him a check to do whatever the hell he wants with it…

Making America Healthy Again by raising prices on pharmaceuticals (it also means insurance premiums will continue to go up!)…

President Anything Bad is “Fake” or “Rigged”: Chips and semiconductors. But on pharmaceuticals, we’ll be putting an initially small tariff on pharmaceuticals. But in one year, one and a half years maximum, it’s going to go to 150%, and then it’s going to go to 250%, because we want pharmaceuticals made in our country. And that’s not the CHIPS Act like Biden did, because he didn’t know what he was doing—where they gave billions of dollars to companies that had more money than they knew what to do with.

Becky Quick: President Trump, can I ask you about…

Nothing screams ‘America First’ like jacking up the price of life-saving meds for Americans—because nothing says patriotism like making insulin a luxury item.

Won big in Texas which entitles Republicans 5 more seats in Congress.

Joe Kernen: How about Texas now? Are we going to do mid-year or mid-term gerrymandering? Is that going to be a quid pro quo or something with blue states?

President Anything Bad is “Fake” or “Rigged”: Well, they did it to us. You know, those blue states—someone gave a good example. In Massachusetts, I got, I think, 41% of the vote. It’s a very blue state. And yet it’s got 100% of Congress—100%. So I got 40, 41% or something, and yet 100% of the congressional delegation is Democrat. No, it shouldn’t be that way. We should have a couple of Congress people, but we have none.

President Anything that’s bad is “Rigged” con’t: And think of this—100% in Illinois, where you have probably the dumbest of all governors. Illinois—that guy is really something. I mean, the business is flowing out of the state. It’s terrible. It’s a terrible thing that Pritzker’s doing. He was the black sheep of the family. They threw him out of the business. But in Illinois, what’s happened is terrible. And you notice they go to Illinois for safety—but that’s all gerrymandered. California’s gerrymandered. We should have many more seats in Congress in California. It’s all gerrymandered.

President Anything that’s bad is “Rigged” con’t: We have an opportunity in Texas to pick up five seats. We have a really good governor, and we have good people in Texas. And I won Texas—I got the highest vote in the history of Texas, as you probably know. And we are entitled to five more seats.

Joe Kernen: I don’t know. I’d have to check on that.

President Anything that’s bad is “Rigged”: Why don’t you check it, Brian? (I didn’t hear him say Brian).

Joe Kernen: You know, the fact-checkers expect us to check everything you say on the spot.

President Anything that’s bad is “Rigged”: I want you to check.

Joe Kernen: For years, those fact-checkers didn’t fact-check anything that was said about me. We don’t need to relitigate that either. But they expect fact-checking immediately.

President Anything that’s bad is “Rigged”: I want you to check. Joe, why don’t you check it. Because I’d like you to. I got the highest vote in the history of Texas. Okay?

New York Times Presidential Election map.

Massachusetts he won by 36 percent not 41 percent.

Texas he won by 56 percent.

270 to Win says about his historic win in Texas:

FYI: Massachusetts has 9 Congressional Reps. Texas has 38. @House.gov.

New Way to be a racist.

President Anything that’s bad is “Rigged”: I want to work with them. And in some cases, we’re sending them (the clips starts here): back to their country with a pass back in legally. And we’re doing things that are very difficult to do and very complex, but it works really well. We’re sending them back, and then they’re schooling, they’re learning, they’re coming in—they’re coming in legally. We have a lot of that going on.

President Anything that’s bad is “Rigged” con’t: But we’re taking care of our farmers. We can’t let our farmers not have anybody. You know, these are people that—you can’t replace them very easily. You know, people that live in the inner city are not doing that work. They’re just not doing that work. And they’ve tried. We’ve tried. Everybody’s tried. They don’t do it. These people do it naturally. Naturally.

President Anything that’s bad is “Rigged” con’t: I said, what happens if they get—said to a farmer the other day—what happens if they get a bad back? He said, “They don’t get a bad back, sir, because if they get a bad back, they die.” I said, that’s interesting, isn’t it? You know, these are very—in many ways—they’re very, very special people.

Inner city peeps don’t usually live near farms.

Hispanic people =’s these people do it naturally. And never get bad back, or else they’d die.

But sure, let’s talk more about Biden being old…

I’d like to…

Tweet text:

TRUMP: I got the highest in the history of Texas, a record that won’t be beat unless I run again

QUICK: Are you going to run again?

TRUMP: No. Probably not. I’d like to. I have the best poll numbers I ever had.

KERNEN: Among Republicans

TRUMP: No. I’m talking about generally.

KERNEN: Your haters cite polls that have you down in the 30s TRUMP: They’re fake polls. You also have me in the 70s.

I’m super late cause of PC issues, so I will not transcribe this tweet.

But I can’t end without including this weird ass shit President Wander did while my PC was frozen…

I have zero idea what’s happening now, he says something about the ballroom.

Here’s more…

He then talks about spending his money for “the country”…

At some point, we are gonna have to talk about the stability of the President…

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