• BigMacHole@lemm.ee
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    1 month ago

    Appointing the World’s Richest Man to a NEW Taxpayer Funded Government Department that oversees Regulations that, if Eliminated, would make him a TRILLIONAIRE is called DRAINING THE SWAMP!

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      1 month ago

      It’s not part of the government. It will have no power or influence. It’s a set piece, just part of the show. The point is to pretend to be focused on government waste and to bring in smart outsiders to do it. The point is to get liberals pissed off so Republicans can tell voters Democrats are so out of touch, they get mad at anything Trump does, even cutting government waste. It won’t end up even issuing recommendations or doing anything, we’ll all just forget about it in two weeks. Trump gets the headline, the reaction from libs who just love government waste, further eating into our negative perception among voters, and we’ll all move on to the next outrage in the Trump show.

      Learn the lesson now. Don’t react to every dumb thing Trump does. He’s a showman, there will always be a next act to keep the masses entertained, we don’t have to play a supporting role all the time. Roll your eyes, demand he follow through and show results, ridicule him for failure when nothing comes of it. Save the outrage for when people are getting hurt.

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        1 month ago

        The point is to pretend to be focused on government waste

        Just like every republican president since Nixon