Scarborough Rips GOP ‘Fecklessness’ to ‘Jackal’ Trump: They Do Nothing While Trade War Loses Jobs

On Tuesday, Joe Scarborough led his Morning Joe colleagues in a discussion about Harley Davidson is moving production out of the country because of tariffs from the European Union.

Donald Trump went after the motorcycle manufacturers yesterday because of their decision to launch an overseas operation in order to try and avoid the trade fights over the president’s latest tariffs. As Scarborough called this the latest sign of America’s brewing trade wars on the international market, he slammed the GOP for the fact that their silent obedience to Trump won’t allow them to point out the negative impact this will have on Americans.

“They’re going to start losing jobs now because of the fecklessness of the people like Paul Ryan, because of the fecklessness of people like Mitch McConnell, who will not put votes on the floor to support free trade. It’s because they’re not conservatives, they’re Trumpists…They sat on their hands and are trembling. Now Americans are starting to lose jobs. Great job, fellows, I hope it’s worth it.”

As Scarborough argued that America’s GDP has been going up for decades before Trump took office, he eventually referred to the president as a “jackal.”

“We’ve had more unprecedent economic growth than any country in the history of this planet, but [Trump’s] just going to change things because ‘I feel like it.'”

Trump is continuing the attack on Harley Davidson today, as evidenced by his latest tweets:

Early this year Harley-Davidson said they would move much of their plant operations in Kansas City to Thailand. That was long before Tariffs were announced. Hence, they were just using Tariffs/Trade War as an excuse. Shows how unbalanced & unfair trade is, but we will fix it…..

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 26, 2018

….We are getting other countries to reduce and eliminate tariffs and trade barriers that have been unfairly used for years against our farmers, workers and companies. We are opening up closed markets and expanding our footprint. They must play fair or they will pay tariffs!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 26, 2018

….When I had Harley-Davidson officials over to the White House, I chided them about tariffs in other countries, like India, being too high. Companies are now coming back to America. Harley must know that they won’t be able to sell back into U.S. without paying a big tax!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 26, 2018

….We are finishing our study of Tariffs on cars from the E.U. in that they have long taken advantage of the U.S. in the form of Trade Barriers and Tariffs. In the end it will all even out – and it won’t take very long!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 26, 2018

Watch above, via MSNBC.

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