DEATH OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
A LITTLE BIT OF PAIN!!!!
“Remember, all of the people telling you that you can’t have the country you want are the same people telling you that I wouldn’t be standing here tonight,” Trump said when he accepted the Republican nomination to the presidency in 2016. “No longer can we rely on those elites in media and politics who will say anything to keep a rigged system in place.”
While Trump may try to speak to everyday Americans, he doesn’t know how they live — nor do a lot of the people around him. As the government shutdown has persisted, Trump and those in his administration have time and time again demonstrated they don’t understand the pain many Americans are feeling as a result of it, or at least won’t discuss it publicly.
National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow on Thursday described federal workers forced to work without pay as “volunteering.” The president’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, said in an interview this week that the shutdown is “a little bit of pain, but it’s going to be for the future of our country.”
Earlier this month, the president said he can “relate” to workers impacted by the shutdown but “I’m sure the people that are on the receiving end will make adjustments. They always do.” He’s said many of the workers going unpaid agree with him, and as for those who don’t, he has argued that many of them are Democrats anyway.
Donald J. Trump
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@realDonaldTrump
Have the Democrats finally realized that we desperately need Border Security and a Wall on the Southern Border. Need to stop Drugs, Human Trafficking,Gang Members & Criminals from coming into our Country. Do the Dems realize that most of the people not getting paid are Democrats?
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Lack of empathy for everyday Americans doesn’t just show up in Trump’s comments; it also appears in his policies. He signed a tax cut bill in 2017 that reduced taxes for most Americans but overwhelmingly benefited corporations and the wealthy. Under his watch, the number of uninsured Americans has gone up by 7 million, and his administration is in search of new ways to cut Medicaid. The administration has also taken aim at cutting food stamps.
When Trump displays a lack of understanding of what goes on in a grocery store, it may seem comical. But it’s also an attitude that appears in the policies his administration enacts that affect people’s lives before, during, and after the shutdown.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/...t-shutdown
A LITTLE BIT OF PAIN!!!!
“Remember, all of the people telling you that you can’t have the country you want are the same people telling you that I wouldn’t be standing here tonight,” Trump said when he accepted the Republican nomination to the presidency in 2016. “No longer can we rely on those elites in media and politics who will say anything to keep a rigged system in place.”
While Trump may try to speak to everyday Americans, he doesn’t know how they live — nor do a lot of the people around him. As the government shutdown has persisted, Trump and those in his administration have time and time again demonstrated they don’t understand the pain many Americans are feeling as a result of it, or at least won’t discuss it publicly.
National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow on Thursday described federal workers forced to work without pay as “volunteering.” The president’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, said in an interview this week that the shutdown is “a little bit of pain, but it’s going to be for the future of our country.”
Earlier this month, the president said he can “relate” to workers impacted by the shutdown but “I’m sure the people that are on the receiving end will make adjustments. They always do.” He’s said many of the workers going unpaid agree with him, and as for those who don’t, he has argued that many of them are Democrats anyway.
Donald J. Trump
✔
@realDonaldTrump
Have the Democrats finally realized that we desperately need Border Security and a Wall on the Southern Border. Need to stop Drugs, Human Trafficking,Gang Members & Criminals from coming into our Country. Do the Dems realize that most of the people not getting paid are Democrats?
133K
6:06 AM - Dec 27, 2018
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85.4K people are talking about this
Lack of empathy for everyday Americans doesn’t just show up in Trump’s comments; it also appears in his policies. He signed a tax cut bill in 2017 that reduced taxes for most Americans but overwhelmingly benefited corporations and the wealthy. Under his watch, the number of uninsured Americans has gone up by 7 million, and his administration is in search of new ways to cut Medicaid. The administration has also taken aim at cutting food stamps.
When Trump displays a lack of understanding of what goes on in a grocery store, it may seem comical. But it’s also an attitude that appears in the policies his administration enacts that affect people’s lives before, during, and after the shutdown.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/...t-shutdown
