Like he ever really meant it-101 Ways Donald Trump has betrayed his populist agenda

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

as if you didn't already have enough ammunition for arguments with Trumpsters. Here's a list of 101 things Trump has done to betray ordinary Americans. I know it probably will never be enough to convince his supporters, but hey, there's always hope that some of this will sink in. If not, at least reading this list will aggravate you some more. That pounding in my chest always makes me feel so.....alive.

Forgetting the Forgotten: 101 Ways Donald Trump Has Betrayed his Populist Agenda

Last we checked, handing over our government to giant corporations and Republican mega-donors was not part of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. Unfortunately, it has been a defining feature of his administration. Trump has often said he would govern for the benefit of the middle class. In his postelection victory speech and inaugural address nearly one year ago, Trump claimed that “the forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer.”

More recently, Trump blurted out the truth about which interests he actually represents. “You all just got a lot richer,” Trump told friends at a holiday dinner at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, where the initiation fee is $200,000.

Trump was bragging about the giant tax cuts for big corporations and wealthy people he had signed into law that morning. But he could have been referring to any number of deregulatory moves and giveaways his administration has enacted on behalf of the super-rich – from tax breaks for families who send their kids to private school to cutbacks on worker safety protections.

The sad reality is that decision after decision by the Trump administration will benefit ultra-rich elites — at the expense of everyday American families. It’s all a stark betrayal of the populist promises Trump made as a candidate. Much like other populist plutocrats who have come to power around the world, Trump used anti-elite rhetoric to gain office, then performed an about-face to govern for the benefit of the very elites he derided as a candidate.

Read all 101 ways here: https://corporatepresidency.org/forgotten/

[Laxman]

1. This is quite a list.....

let's hope he gets to experience his policies first hand. I especially hope he finds the "hospitality" in a privately run prison to be to his liking.

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
17. Going soft on corporate offenders: Trump’s Justice Department announced a new policy to forgo criminal charges for companies that admit bribing foreign officials. This decision to let corporations off the hook will foster more bribery, more corruption and more stripping of resources from poor countries.

18. Encouraging private corporations to run prisons: Attorney General Jeff Sessions ended an Obama prohibition against for-profit businesses detaining federal prisoners. In May, the Justice Department awarded GEO Group $664 million in federal contracts.

19. Criminalizing poverty: Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded an Obama-era Justice Department letter that advised courts to not hit poor defendants with fines and fees they can’t afford.

20. Proposing to eliminate funding for legal services that assist the poor.
21. Encouraging police to take private property without proof of a crime.