FunFan said:
Hiku said:
"Can't claim anything" =/= damage.
We can certainly claim that him saying he would drain the swamp of lobbyists, and then inviting lobbyists into his administration after they donated millions to him, is very deceptive. Among many other things.
We'll get to actual damage when it becomes relevant.
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Innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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Saying Trump HAS gone back on his promises would be factually incorrect as, yes, he only became President, and in theory we'd have to wait four years to speak conclusively.
But it would be correct to say that many of Trump's Cabinet picks have a long history that form a direct contradiction to many of Trump's campaign promises, such as his supposed rejection of lobbyists and his claims he would represent the working-class American. Basically for him to fulfill those promises, the people he has staffed in key positions would have to act far differently (in some cases almost opposite) to how they've acted prior to their appointment.
Andrew Puzder is an excellent example. Appointing him as Secretary of Labor is like handing control of the Jedi Council over to Emperor Palpatine. (I don't mean the quiet, sneaky, friendly Palpatine, I mean the black-robbed, messed-up-face, sitting-on-his-chair-in-the-Death-Star-taunting-Luke-Skywalker Palpatine.) Sure, Puzder might have mellowed since the 'No Minimum Wage, No Mandatory Breaks, Wanna Replace My Staff With Robots' days, but if he hasn't, Dear GOD is Trump's administration not going to help the working class.
Technically speaking, it's in Trump's best interests to screw over the rights of the American worker, because by lowering wages and stripping as many pro-worker regulations as possible, Trump will make the country more appealing for companies, and thus bring in new jobs. Sure, the jobs will likely pay less than they used to, safety regulations will end up loosened or removed, and it may become perfectly legal for a company to have their employees work ten straight hours without so much as a thirty-second break, but Trump would be sure that 'MORE JOBS!' would be the only message his Press Secretary is sending.
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