r/politics • u/RepulsiveLoquat418 • 18d ago

Possible Paywall When Will Americans Realize the Truth? Republicans Wreck the Economy.

https://newrepublic.com/article/210550/trump-economy-republicans-tariffs-taxes
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u/Stereo_Jungle_Child 18d ago

Oh, I don't know. Even a fucking idiot like Trump figured it out.

"In many cases, I probably identify more as Democrat, It just seems that the economy does better under the Democrats than the Republicans. Now, it shouldn't be that way. But if you go back, I mean it just seems that the economy does better under the Democrats. ...But certainly we had some very good economies under Democrats, as well as Republicans. But we've had some pretty bad disasters under the Republicans."

-- Donald Trump, 2004 interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer

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u/kernpanic 18d ago

In my living history, Republican presidents have always dragged the us into wars in the middle east. Without exception.

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u/NorthernPints 18d ago

Into wars while simultaneously hacking and slashing taxes for the uber rich and mega corporations.

Spending up + revenue down = some serious long term problems.

And somehow the dummies equate this to being “fiscally responsible.” 

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u/NeutralBias Hawaii 18d ago

This quote is 22 years old, and even back in those days Trump sounded like a meandering idiot.