Trump gives self-glorifying gifts to individuals while passing policies that hurt millions
A few short weeks ago, the U.S. was on the brink of war with Iran, following the Trump administration’s short-sighted decision to massively escalate tensions by assassinating one of Iran’s top generals. But at the State of the Union, Trump reunited Sgt. 1st Class Townsend Williams of the 82nd Airborne with his family after a seven-month deployment in Afghanistan.
This is Trump’s entire game plan: In the absence of systemic change, it’s an effective political strategy to have a few specific examples of magnanimity you can point to whenever someone makes the case that your policies hurt millions. We have seen this again and again. On Sunday, during the Super Bowl, Trump released an ad touting his attempts at criminal justice reform, exemplified by emotional testimony from families that have benefitted from the First Step Act.
At the Carrier furnace factory, which Trump famously saved in his first year in office, the preservation of jobs quickly turned to despair, as workers remainedfor a more politically expedient moment to shut the facility down. But Trump can and will still claim credit for a Blue Collar Boom, because of targeted instances of goodwill that only serve to enhance his own ego.
In his speech on Tuesday, Trump bragged about the 7 million Americans who have come off of food stamp rolls. As Trump fought for superficial jobs gains in the rust belt, he cut SNAP benefits multiple times,
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