The Trump Administration seems to be flailing. I know, Republicans say it is the best ever, Democrats say it is the worst. I think neither is correct, because it is proving to be largely ineffective. Immigration, slow and expensive. Tariff paying for everything, not happening. Inflation is up. And Trade Deficits are being completely mischaracterized. The only thing DOGE is doing is blowing things up, which is slowing things down. In short: 47 is failing, and it doesn't look like much is going to change.
Show Notes:
On Trump's broken promises, or lies: Trump Is Walking Back His Biggest Campaign Promises Before Taking Office | HuffPost Latest News
Trump blames Ukraine for Russia...invading? Trump blames Ukraine's Zelenskiy for starting war with Russia | Reuters
Cool read on Trade Deficits (Note: show this to Trump if you know him, or make him a 1-page bullet-point summary... in crayon): Ignore the Politicians: Trade Deficits Don’t Really Matter | Cato at Liberty Blog
The two campaign rallies mentioned: Former President Trump Campaigns in Erie, Pennsylvania | C-SPAN.org and Former President Trump Speaks at Turning Point Action Rally in Duluth, Georgia | C-SPAN.org
A source for Trump's early tariff claims: Trump favors huge new tariffs. What are they, and how do they work? | AP News and another one Factbox-All of Donald Trump's tariffs and threatened trade actions
Trump losing his game of tariff chicken with Canada and Mexico: President Donald Trump agrees to pause tariffs on Mexico and Canada | AP News
Author TJ Stiles citation: Fact-Check: Trump’s 1890 Tariff Comments Misleading, Says Historian—GOP Lost House and White House - The Iowa Independent - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos
Deportation effort lower than Biden's last months: Embarrassment for Trump as Mass Deportation Effort Slips Behind Biden Levels
Immigration military plane costs: Trump's Reliance on Military Planes for Deportations Is Costing Taxpayers - Newsweek
Crazy & inhumane deportation fails: U.S. deporting African and Asian migrants to Panama in diplomatic breakthrough - CBS News and ‘Treated like criminals’: S
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