How Did Donald Trump Think People Would React to His Asinine “Made in America Week” Idea?

For all those saying Donald Trump would gain on-the-job political experience once he was in office, we have to admit they were right. Apparently, he’s leveled up from “absolutely no experience whatsoever” to “ineffective middle school president,” and has declared a number of “theme weeks” for the country to celebrate. First up: Made In America. (Next week is “American Heroes” and the following week will be themed “American Dream.” Like the American Dream of having access to decent affordable healthcare and not being crushed under the weight of massive medical debt? No, probably not that dream.)

The three-week pageant is thought to be a lead-up to the push to rewrite American tax code. This week, according to The Hill, “Trump will highlight a number of locally made products from all 50 states. He will tour products displayed at the White House and on the South Lawn, and then will speak to the media on his administration’s support of manufacturing companies in America.”

If he’s looking to get Americans engaged and excited about the idea of American manufacturing, well, it’s working. People sure do have a lot of questions. Like, “what were you even thinking with this idea?”

People are excited to invest in the American economy. The general thought, though, seems to be … you first.

Maybe Ivanka can address her Asian sweatshops or those activists who went missing while looking into them?

That’s not very likely, seeing as when asked these questions, the official White House response was “We’ll get back to you on that.”

Happy Made in America Week, everybody.

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