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Blue_Tires

(57,596 posts)
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 02:39 AM Dec 2024

The ol' bait-and-switch....

President-elect Trump on the campaign trail made grandiose promises to voters to bring down costs quickly, to end the war in Ukraine before he even took office and to use tariffs to bolster the U.S. economy and manufacturing.

Since winning November’s election, Trump has indicated delivering on those promises may not be as simple as advertised. Trump in a recent “Meet the Press” interview said he could not guarantee tariffs would not lead to higher consumer prices.

He acknowledged in a Time magazine interview for his Person of the Year honor that it’s difficult to bring down the cost of groceries once they’ve gone up.

And in his first post-election press conference from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., Trump suggested ending the war in Ukraine would be more difficult than easing tensions in the Middle East...

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5051314-trump-campaign-promises-difficulties/

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The ol' bait-and-switch.... (Original Post) Blue_Tires Dec 2024 OP
Then all of the bloody media should be screaming about his arthritisR_US Dec 2024 #1
Just like after 2016 Blue_Tires Dec 2024 #2

arthritisR_US

(7,793 posts)
1. Then all of the bloody media should be screaming about his
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 02:47 AM
Dec 2024

failures when they occur and should be highlighting the previous administrations’ successes in those very same areas.

 

Blue_Tires

(57,596 posts)
2. Just like after 2016
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 03:04 AM
Dec 2024

It's amazing how fast all the dissatisfaction certain voters supposedly had with the economy instantly vanished the day after Donnie got sworn in...

I've already seen all the outrage and protests over Gaza has disappeared... Dems need to get better at recognizing ops along with starting our own ops....

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