War on Ivies is Smokescreen
Most of Donald Trump's threats against Ivy League colleges are an attempt to divert attention away from an economy heading into crisis.
The trade war is producing economic and foreign policy nightmares. Despite the issues, budget deficits are projected to rise further under Republican rule.
The stock market is traumatized, with investors starting to bail out of the U.S. Recession and possibly stagflation are both forecast. Even Trump's beloved oil drillers are suffering, with the stock of a fracking company once run by Energy Secretary Chris Wright falling 43% this year.
Trump has chosen a target associated with elitism, which his MAGA base resents, to shift focus from the economic crisis.
already had "energy dominance" under Joe Biden
Author's summary: Trump's Ivy League threats divert attention from economic crisis.
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