Trump's broken promises Archives

We’ve survived three months of Trump as president,
A quarter of a year indeed without precedent.
Now Trump says he thought it would be easier
To be the Free World’s most powerful leader,
While we never thought it would be so hard just to be a U.S. resident.

Limbaugh Says Trump Caving on Wall

April 26, 2017 Buck Banks

“I’m not happy to have to pass this on. I’m very, very troubled to have to pass this on. And I want to say at the outset that I hope my interpretation is wrong, and I hope this is not the case. But it looks like, from here, right here, right now, it looks like President Trump is caving on his demand for a measly $1 billion in the budget for his wall on the border with Mexico.”

— Rush Limbaugh, on his radio show.

A Taxation Bifurcation

April 18, 2017April 18, 2017 Buck Banks

As millions of Americans scrambled to get their taxes done,
Donald Trump still refuses to show his taxes to anyone.
As Trump and the GOP consider tax reform,
Americans’ response is at best lukewarm.
They suspect any reforms will mainly benefit the Orange One.

Majority: Trump Doesn’t Keep His Promises

April 18, 2017 Buck Banks

45%

A new Gallup poll finds just 45% of Americans say President Trump keeps his promises, down from 62% in February. The public is also less likely to see him as a “strong and decisive leader,” as someone who “can bring about the changes this country needs” or as “honest and trustworthy.”

Trump’s Broken Promises Making It Harder for GOP to Win in Midterms

April 14, 2017 Buck Banks

— New York Times

“Obama’s complaints about Republicans stopping his agenda are BS since he had full control for two years. He can never take responsibility.”

— Donald Trump, on Twitter, Sept. 26, 2012.

“I alone can fix it.”

— Donald Trump, speaking at the Republican national convention in July 2016.

“I’m not going to own it.”

— President Trump, quoted by the AP, after the GOP effort to repeal Obamacare collapsed.

54%

— Rush Limbaugh, on his radio show.

45%

A new Gallup poll finds just 45% of Americans say President Trump keeps his promises, down from 62% in February. The public is also less likely to see him as a “strong and decisive leader,” as someone who “can bring about the changes this country needs” or as “honest and trustworthy.”

“It’s hard to win if you don’t govern. If you make these promises, it’s going to be hard for us to win in the midterms.”

— RNC chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel, quoted by the Washington Examiner.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“The Trump Administration is drowning in corruption — and few Americans seem to care. It’s another sign of a dying Republic.”

— Professor Larry Sabato, quoted by Blue Virginia.

— Democratic strategist Chuck Rocha, quoted by Politico.

“I think we essentially have become a kleptocracy that would make Putin blush. I mean, keep in mind that in the first three months, the Trump family has become $3 billion wealthier, so that’s a billion dollars a month.”

— Business school professor Scott Galloway, quoted by the New Republic.

“Every day is a kind of Watergate at this point.”

— The Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg, speaking at a journalism summit.

— New York Times

Numerati

$1 million

$1,000

“The Trump administration says it is going to pay immigrants in the United States illegally who’ve returned to their home country voluntarily $1,000 as it pushes forward with its mass deportation agenda,” the AP reports.

57th

The new World Press Freedom Index finds the U.S. has fallen to 57th out of 180 countries when it comes to overall freedom of the press.

1,120

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