Trump is turning America RED, while putting it in the BLACK.
Ironic, since being in the red typically means unprofitable.
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"In the black" is an idiom that means to be profitable, solvent, or not in debt. For example, you might describe a company or a person as being in the black.
The term originated in accounting, when accountants used black ink to record income and red ink to record expenses. When a company had positive earnings, the figure was written in black ink.
A company is in the black if it has positive earnings after accounting for all expenses.
A person is in the black if they have more assets than liabilities and can pay off their debts without difficulty.
A bank account is in the black if it contains money.
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The opposite of "in the black" is "in the red", which is used to describe a business that is unprofitable or in debt.