August 18, 2025

The real Trump record

 Hartmann Report -  Trump and his Republican toadies have:

— Fired over 8000 Social Security workers, throwing the agency into chaos so people’s experience working with them will be frustrating (so they’ll accept privatization).
Forced people, starting two months after the 2026 midterm elections, to re-qualify for Medicaid every six months; most people wouldn’t even maintain a driver’s license if every six months they had to go back to the DMV to requalify.
— Destroyed unions across America (most recently, Trump stripped union representation from hundreds of thousands of federal workers) leading to a collapse in wages and benefits.
— Stripped our public schools of funding, reallocating resources to whites-only and religious academies.
— Left America so awash in guns that we’re the only country in the world (other than Gaza) where the leading cause of the death of children is bullets.
Killed off research into mRNA vaccines that were showing great promise to prevent and even cure cancer, among other diseases.
— Ended free and inexpensive college education, making America the only country in the world with over $1.5 trillion in student debt crushing an entire generation.
Ruined America’s “soft power” around the world by shutting down USAID, leading to the deaths of millions, mostly in Africa, while China and Russia pick up our former allies.
— Betrayed our democratic ally Ukraine by withholding new weapons for eight months now while sucking up to Putin and now openly taking the dictator’s side.
Embraced autocratic and dictatorial regimes around the world while dissing our democratic allies in Europe, India, Australia, Asia, and South and Central America.
— Politicized our military, something George Washington warned loudly against and every president since Jefferson has done his best to avoid.
Corrupted our courts and prosecutors by appointing unqualified Fox “News” stars and others, including people credibly accused of sexual assault, taking bribes, and engaging in a coup attempt.
— Established new standards for criminality and self-dealing in office.
— Ignored due process requirements in US law and the Constitution when it comes to brown-skinned immigrants.
Corrupted America’s reputation as a beacon of democracy for the rest of the world.
— Intimidated media, law firms, and corporate leaders into going along with creeping fascism while demanding from them bribes and tribute to the Trump Crime Family.
Frozen money appropriated by Congress for green energy projects that would ameliorate climate change and cancer-causing pollution.
— Pitted Americans against each other while whipping up hysteria around race and religion.
Betrayed Jesus and the founders of the rest of the world’s major religions by embracing corrupt preachers and politicizing churches.
— Put masked, armed thugs on the streets of America to terrorize people and turn our country into a police state.

 

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