File 032518
Email From Landon Thomas Jr. About Small Business Optimism and Trump (File 032518)
Email from New York Times financial reporter Landon Thomas Jr. to Jeffrey Epstein discussing small business sentiment and Trump's appeal to business owners, dated March 9, 2017.
Summary
Landon Thomas Jr., a financial reporter for the New York Times, sends Epstein an email with an NFIB small business optimism index chart showing a jump to 105.8 in December. Thomas discusses his recent reporting trip to Toledo, Ohio, where he found small business owners highly bullish about the economy. He notes that despite Trump's controversial behavior, his presentation as a frustrated small business owner critical of regulations and White House business policies resonated strongly with the small business community in Ohio.
From:Sent:To:Subject:Attachments:Thomas Jr., Landon3/9/2017 3:29:54 PMJeffrey Epstein [jeeyacation@gmail.com]Small biz and Trumpimage.pngImportance: HighIfs getting betterAn index of small-business optimism jumped to 105.8 in December. Indexed to 100 in 19861101009080 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11IllIllIllIll86 2000Source: NFIB Note: Data are seasonally adjusted.Ay,16CNBCI was in Toledo Ohio yesterday drilling down on small business animal spirits: amazing how bullishthey are there -- for all of DJT's craziness, his ability to present himself as a small biz owner pissed offabout regulations/health care/anti-business sentiment in White House was a brilliant stroke. Theyreally dig him down there....Landon Thomas, Jr.Financial ReporterNew York Timeshttp://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/t/landon jr thomas/index.htmlHOUSE OVERSIGHT 032518