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Make Mexico pay for a border wall. Cut middle-class taxes by 35%. Bring jobs back from overseas. Trump has repeatedly failed to deliver on promises.
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Trump will say whatever he has to to make it through the interview or the news cycle. He doesnt know or care about the policy, and his narcissism means he doesnt care about any damage hes doing to others, said Josh Schwerin, senior strategist and communications director at the Democratic super PAC Priorities USA. Trump isnt trying to solve the nations problems. Hes just trying to get through the day. That leads to broken promises and a badly damaged country.
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Of course, before Trump began that long list of promises in that Gettysburg address, he started by promising he would sue every woman who had publicly accused him of sexual assault, harassment and other misconduct. He has not followed through on that, either.
https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5f287a9bc5b68fbfc886bc05?test_ad=taboola_iframe_mw_news
secondwind
(16,903 posts)Or was it 240??
keithbvadu2
(36,724 posts)progree
(10,901 posts)He supported these congressional GOP plans, which are watered-down but more expensive versions of the ACA premium-wise and cost-sharing-wise
This Wikipedia articles covers both the AHCA (American Health Care Act) and the BCRA (Better Care Reconciliation Act)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Health_Care_Act_of_2017
H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017, Cost Estimate, CBO, 5/24/17
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52752
would increase the number of people who are uninsured by 23 million in 2026 relative to current law.
H.R. 1628, Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017, Cost Estimate, CBO, 6/26/17
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52849
A little bit better: leaving 22 million uninsured in 2026 relative to current law.
Both can only be described as acts of American Genocide. We need to call the GOP the American Genocide Party.
It passed the then-Republican-controlled House, but failed by 1 vote in the Senate.