Year: 2017
Lumps of Coal
Healthcare reform just gets more twisted and vicious,
And tax reform looks like a lot of unfinished business.
They’ve all been naughty, not nice,
And after checking his list twice,
Santa Ryan says Congress has to stay in session through Christmas\.
Donald to Sick Middle-Class and Working People: Drop Dead
In front of a bank of cameras and surrounded by right-wing politicians, Donald Trump signed an executive order yesterday that will effectively rescind access to healthcare for millions of middle- and working-class Americans.
Soon afterward, Democratic leaders Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Nancy Pelosi released a statement: “It is a spiteful act of vast, pointless sabotage leveled at working families and the middle class in every corner of America. Make no mistake about it, Trump will try to blame the Affordable Care Act, but this will fall on his back and he will pay the price for it.”
The move came within hours after Donald tweeted similar sentiments about Americans in Puerto Rico.
Axios details the impact of Donald’s demolition of the American healthcare system:
Trump Clearly Doesn’t Understand the First Amendment
“It is frankly disgusting the press is able to write whatever it wants to write.”
— President Trump, quoted by the Washington Post, in an Oval Office appearance with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Most Voters: Trump Unfit for Presidency
55% to 43%
A new Quinnipiac poll finds President Trump with a 38% to 56% approval rate. By a 55% to 43% margin, voter say Trump is not fit to serve as president.
Most Voters Want Tougher Gun Laws
64% to 29%
A new Politico/Morning Consult poll shows that a majority of voters support stricter gun control laws in the wake of last week’s mass murder of 58 concertgoers in Las Vegas, 64% to 29%.
Trump’s Losing Voters AND Friends
“He thinks he has to be loyal to his base. I keep on saying, ‘But who is your base? You don’t have a natural base. Your base now is the world and America, so you have all these constituencies; show them who you really are.’ In my opinion, he’s better than this.”
— Longtime Trump friend Thomas Barrack, quoted by the Washington Post, saying he has been “shocked” and “stunned” by some of the president’s rhetoric.
Donald to Puerto Rico: Drop Dead
"Puerto Rico survived the Hurricanes, now a financial crisis looms largely of their own making." says Sharyl Attkisson. A total lack of…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 12, 2017
…accountability say the Governor. Electric and all infrastructure was disaster before hurricanes. Congress to decide how much to spend….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 12, 2017
Donald’s Approval Rating Has Dropped in All 50 States
Business Insider: “President Donald Trump’s net approval rating has gone down in every state since taking office in January, a new analysis from Morning Consult found Tuesday. Trump’s net approval rating, which is his disapproval rating subtracted from his approval rating, went down by at least 11 points in every state between January and September. The smallest change was in Louisiana, where his net approval dipped by 11.4 points. The largest change took place in Illinois, where his net approval dropped by 30.6 points.”
