1/24 This weekend was one of the biggest blizzards of gaslighting & lies from Trump about both his accomplishments & current efforts in his entire tenure.
It began with Trump signing an EO about pre-existing conditions - which Obamacare already covers. axios.com/trump-executiv…
It began with Trump signing an EO about pre-existing conditions - which Obamacare already covers. axios.com/trump-executiv…
2/24 Trump weighing executive order to force insurers to cover pre-existing conditions, something Obamacare does
usatoday.com/story/news/pol…
usatoday.com/story/news/pol…
3/24 The lie signals how both Trump and Republicans are keenly aware that they are vulnerable on health care issues.
It is a poor attempt to re-write history, one that has not worked for them in the past.
politico.com/news/2020/08/1…
It is a poor attempt to re-write history, one that has not worked for them in the past.
politico.com/news/2020/08/1…
4/24 Trump went on to tell a lie he's told over 150 times about the passing of Veterans Choice, a program passed in 2014 under Obama.
When CBS's Paula Reid wouldn't back down and called him on this, he fled a press conference.. to the tune of YMCA.
cnn.com/2020/08/08/pol…
When CBS's Paula Reid wouldn't back down and called him on this, he fled a press conference.. to the tune of YMCA.
cnn.com/2020/08/08/pol…
5/24 Here is actual video of the bizarre encounter:
6/24 This was just the tip of the iceberg, though. Trump went on to "sign four Executive Orders", as his campaign has been claiming far and wide in solicitation e-mails.
Here are two that were in my own e-mail box:
Here are two that were in my own e-mail box:
7/24 Only one of the four was an actual Executive Order... and even it doesn't actually DO anything. It directs the government to "find ways to help Americans facing eviction" without any actual policy because the GOP is balking at dealing with Democrats.
8/24 Dana Bash: This is not a freeze on evictions
CNN's Dana Bash presses White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on the effectiveness of President Trump's request for his Cabinet to study the possibility of halting evictions. cnn.com/videos/politic…
CNN's Dana Bash presses White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on the effectiveness of President Trump's request for his Cabinet to study the possibility of halting evictions. cnn.com/videos/politic…
9/24 CNN's Dana Bash spars with Kudlow on White House unemployment plan: 'We need a bit of a reality check here' thehill.com/homenews/sunda…
10/24 Today’s announcement that Trump was providing economic relief through executive action after Congress failed to pass a coronavirus bill was an attempt to drive a narrative that will give Trump an issue for the upcoming election. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-8-2020
11/24 Trump announces executive actions after stimulus talks break down
Last-ditch negotiations over a new coronavirus relief package failed to yield a deal. politico.com/news/2020/08/0…
Last-ditch negotiations over a new coronavirus relief package failed to yield a deal. politico.com/news/2020/08/0…
12/24 Trump signs executive actions on coronavirus economic relief
Democrats promised last week to file a legal challenge if Trump acted through executive order to circumvent Congress, which has the constitutional authority to determine federal spending. nbcnews.com/politics/congr…
Democrats promised last week to file a legal challenge if Trump acted through executive order to circumvent Congress, which has the constitutional authority to determine federal spending. nbcnews.com/politics/congr…
13/24 Sidestepping Congress, Trump Signs Executive Measures for Pandemic Relief
President Trump signed the directives after two weeks of stalemate with Democrats over a recovery package, using legally dubious measures to try to restore lapsed benefits. nytimes.com/2020/08/08/us/…
President Trump signed the directives after two weeks of stalemate with Democrats over a recovery package, using legally dubious measures to try to restore lapsed benefits. nytimes.com/2020/08/08/us/…
14/24 In Executive Actions, Trump Extends Some Unemployment Benefits, Defers Payroll Taxes
Only, he doesn't. Many of these articles fail to note that Trump's EOs don't actually do anything and in many cases would be illegal if they did. npr.org/2020/08/08/900…
Only, he doesn't. Many of these articles fail to note that Trump's EOs don't actually do anything and in many cases would be illegal if they did. npr.org/2020/08/08/900…
15/24 Nancy Pelosi Slams Trump’s Coronavirus Executive Actions: ‘Absurdly Unconstitutional’
The House speaker, however, stopped short of saying whether Democrats would mount legal challenges against the measures. huffpost.com/entry/nancy-pe…
The House speaker, however, stopped short of saying whether Democrats would mount legal challenges against the measures. huffpost.com/entry/nancy-pe…
16/24 Trump attempts to wrest tax and spending powers from Congress with new executive actions
The actions aim to temporarily extend unemployment aid and eviction protections washingtonpost.com/business/2020/…
The actions aim to temporarily extend unemployment aid and eviction protections washingtonpost.com/business/2020/…
17/24 One of the fake Trump measures offers Americans $400 a month... but would never work, as it would $300 only if states also pay $100, something NO state has the budget to do, not even California.
wsj.com/articles/trump…
wsj.com/articles/trump…
18/24 Trump’s Go-It-Alone Stimulus Won’t Do Much to Lift the Recovery
A series of executive actions will provoke lawsuits but is unlikely to stoke faster growth in an economy that has cooled this summer. nytimes.com/2020/08/08/bus…
A series of executive actions will provoke lawsuits but is unlikely to stoke faster growth in an economy that has cooled this summer. nytimes.com/2020/08/08/bus…
19/24 Another of Trump's memos, which he has promised to make permanent if he wins re-election, would slash the payroll tax.
Half of this is paid by employers, so it would save corporations billions while defunding Medicaid & Social Security, a GOP goal. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Half of this is paid by employers, so it would save corporations billions while defunding Medicaid & Social Security, a GOP goal. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
20/24 Trump promises permanent cut to payroll tax funding Social Security and Medicare if he’s reelected
The president made the pledge after signing a directive postponing payroll tax payments into next year washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020…
The president made the pledge after signing a directive postponing payroll tax payments into next year washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020…
21/24 A close read of the actual text of executive actions Trump signed Saturday suggests that even if they are deemed constitutional, they will not quickly deliver the aid Trump promised. They may not deliver much at all. cnn.com/2020/08/09/pol…
22/24 Trump’s Orders on Coronavirus Relief Create Confusion
Businesses and the unemployed faced uncertainty as administration officials defended the president’s directives and Democrats criticized them. nytimes.com/2020/08/09/us/…
Businesses and the unemployed faced uncertainty as administration officials defended the president’s directives and Democrats criticized them. nytimes.com/2020/08/09/us/…
23/24 Here’s what is actually in Trump’s four executive orders
The details on payroll taxes, unemployment and evictions are not as generous as he made them sound. washingtonpost.com/business/2020/…
The details on payroll taxes, unemployment and evictions are not as generous as he made them sound. washingtonpost.com/business/2020/…
24/24 It's all a smokescreen to distract from the fact that Trump & Republicans don't WANT to take the steps needed to help Americans, & Democrats wisely won't agree to half-measures, knowing that if they do, the GOP will refuse to meet further. nytimes.com/2020/08/08/us/…
The second half of this Daily Show video is about Trump's botching of the coronavirus pandemic aid.
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