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The Two Faces of “45” – Your Bigotry is Showing

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This is what “45” said about President Obama in October 2012.  So what did “45” do?  He stands in the rain, talking about crowd size, waving a Texan state flag.  Hypocrite and sanctimonious person.

Trump Critizing Obama

The Hill reports:

President Trump praised the size of a crowd gathered Tuesday to see him as he visits Corpus Christi, Texas, in the aftermath Tropical Storm Harvey.

“What a crowd, what a turnout,” Trump said to a crowd of several hundred people surrounding a fire station, according to a White House pool report. …

… Trump received cheers from some in the crowd as he concluded his speech by holding up the Texas flag, but some in the crowd carried banners criticizing Trump.

“Liar, cheat, racist,” one banner read. Another bashed him for his recent pardon of former Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio, saying, “You pardoned Joe, what about Jose?” — a reference to the president’s hardline stance on immigration .

References:

  1. The Hill, August 29, 2017, Josh Delk – Trump praises crowd size while touring Harvey damage
  2. San Antonio Current, August 29, 2017, Lyanne A. Guarecuco – Trump Praises Crowd Size, Fails to Acknowledge Harvey Victims in Texas Visit

The Hypocracy of “45’s” Travel Expenses

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Newsweek writes…

Air Force records obtained by the conservative group Judicial Watch show that just the flights for two trips to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida cost more than $1.2 million.

Through his first 100 days, Trump spent one-quarter of his time in Florida, costing taxpayers some $7 million, according to Judicial Watch. Exact details of Trump’s total travel costs remain somewhat murky until official documents trickle out, but prior rough estimates suggested that in just a few months Trump may have cost taxpayers about one-third of what President Barack Obama cost through eight years in office. [1]

And “45” complains about President Obama in a strange tweet.

Trump Travel Expenses

CNN writes…

Donald Trump’s travel to his private club in Florida has cost over an estimated $20 million in his first 80 days as president, putting the president on pace in his first year of office to surpass former President Barack Obama’s spending on travel for his entire eight years. [2]

References:

  1. Newsweek, June 13, 2017, Tim Marcin
  2. CNN Politics, April 11, 2017, Dan Merica

“45” Pardons Joe Arpaio

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Cover from recent Jewish magazine – August 23, 2017

“45” has changed the Pardoning process for years to come. [1]

  1. Presidents will now use Pardoning for political purposes
  2. Presidents will now undermine judicial authority
  3. The President will now force more cities to become sanctuary cities to protect the Latino community especially when it involves local crime.
  4. Latino voter turnout will increase

 

 

Ruben Gallego, US Congress, writes:

This was a cowardly act to appease the same racists who applauded Trump for defending Neo-Nazis after Charlottesville and for threatening to shutdown the federal government to build a wasteful and pointless border wall.

I’ve been fighting Arpaio for years. He’s the worst of the worst.

For those who don’t know him, here are a few facts:

1. He illegally targeted and harassed Latinos with raids designed to terrorize a community

2. He refused to investigate more than 400 sex crimes, some against children

3. He ran a prison that he described as a “concentration camp”

4. He spent state time and resources investigating President Obama’s birth certificate

5. He once staged an assassination attempt against himself so that he could get more TV coverage

6. After a federal judge confirmed that he had been illegally profiling Latinos, Arpaio hired a private investigator to dig into the life of both that judge and his wife

And you know what’s truly crazy? None of those things are what Arpaio was finally convicted for!!!

The law finally caught up with Arpaio after he lied to a federal judge and disobeyed an order from that judge — that’s how he was convicted of contempt.

I’m angry about this. I’m sad about this. And I’m fearful of what this could mean for the future.

Tom O’Halleran, US Congress writes:
This is more than just Trump giving his campaign supporter a pass, he’s acting on his anti-immigrant agenda.
Arpaio ran a jail that he proudly described as a “concentration camp.” He was found guilty of contempt of court, because he ignored a court order and continued to racially profile latinos. Under his tenure, countless people were mistreated.
References:
  1. Arizona Republic, August 27, 2017

Trump Dossier – Real or Fake?

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You Be The Judge

Donald Trump
45
The Dossier was created by Christopher Steele upon direction from the investigation firm Fusion GPS which was partially founded by Glenn Simpson, a former Wall Street Journal reporter.

References:

  1. Trump Intelligence Allegations (PDF)
    DocumentCloud
  2. Newsweek, August 23, 2017, Jason Le Miere – Trump ‘Pee Tape’ Dossier Researcher Tells Investigators He ‘Stands By’ Explosive Allegations About Russia Links
  3. NPR, August 23, 2017, Ryan Lucas – Researcher Behind Unverified Trump Dossier Meets Senate Investigators

Trump’s Job Approval – First Quarter 14%

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Donald Trump’s first-quarter job approval rating is 41%

Gallup, “Donald Trump averaged 41% job approval during his first quarter as president, 14 percentage points lower than any other president in Gallup’s polling history. Bill Clinton had the previous low mark of 55%. The average first-quarter rating among post-World War II presidents elected to their first term is 61%, with John Kennedy’s 74% the highest.”[1]

References:

  1. Gallup, April 20, 2017, JeffreyM. Jones – Trump’s Job Approval in First Quarter Lowest by 14 Points

GOP Healthcare: Rich Get Tax Cuts, the Poor Get No Healthcare Options

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More Pinocchios for Donald Trump

Forbes, “…the Congressional Budget Office answered those questions, releasing its official scoring of the American Health Care Act, and the results are not pretty. An $883 billion tax cut, $274 billion of it going to the richest 2%. $880 billion stripped from Medicaid. And 24 million fewer insured individuals over the next ten years.”[2]

Trump Has Just Screwed Many of His Supporters

The New York Times, “…the plan provides a $600 billion tax cut over 10 years for wealthy Americans, because they would no longer be subject to the taxes that pay for the health care subsidies. When the tax cuts for the rich and the spending cuts to Medicaid are combined, they would result in deficit reduction of $337 billion by 2026. That’s a small fraction of the national debt in exchange for an enormous amount of human misery. …

Older people would be hard hit. The Republican plan repeals the penalty for not buying insurance. One predictable result of this change is that premiums will rise as younger, healthier people refuse to buy insurance. To hold down the cost of average premiums, the proposal would allow insurers to charge five times more for older enrollees than younger ones, rather than three times, as permitted under Obamacare. The outcome would be reduced premiums for young adults, essentially paid for by charging substantially higher premiums for older people — and higher deductibles and other cost-sharing for everyone.”[1]

References:

  1. The New York Times, March 13, 2017, Editorial Board – Trading Health Care for the Poor for Tax Cuts for the Rich
  2. Forbes, March 13, 2017, Tony Nitti – GOP Health Care Bill Will Result In A Huge Tax Cut For The Rich, 24 Million Without Insurance

David Duke Praises Steve King

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American Progress, “This weekend, Congressman Steve King (R-IA) added his voice to the growing chorus of white nationalists around the world when he tweeted his agreement with Dutch politician and white nationalist Geert Wilders—who wants to ban the Quran and called immigrants “someone else’s babies.” “[1]

The New York Times, “Representative Steve King, a Republican from Iowa who has a history of making inflammatory statements viewed by many as insensitive or outright racist, was roundly criticized on Sunday for his apparent endorsement of white nationalism.”[2]

David Duke, “GOD BLESS STEVE KING!!! …”


References:

  1. Center for American Progress
  2. The New York Times, March 12, 2017, Matthew Haag – Steve King Says Civilization Can’t Be Restored With ‘Somebody Else’s Babies’

Trump’s Support of WikiLeaks

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Business Insider, “A presidential candidate, Donald Trump declared, “I love WikiLeaks!” And he had good reason to display affection to this website run by accused rapist Julian Assange. By releasing reams of emails stolen from the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta, WikiLeaks helped tilt the 2016 election in Trump’s favor.”[1]

References:

  1. Business Insider, March 11, 2017, Max Boot – WikiLeaks has joined the Trump administration