Stefan Edward Jones2d ago

"Trump says it's 'not possible' for the U.S. to pay for Medicaid, Medicare and day care: 'We’re fighting wars'"

Says the president who campaigned on not getting the country into any more wars.

NBC News story: https://buff.ly/AGreM7P

Trump says it's 'not possible' for the U.S. to pay for Medicaid, Medicare and day care: 'We’re fighting wars'

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said it’s “not possible” for the federal government to fund Medicare, Medicaid and child care costs, arguing that it should be up to the states to “take care” of those programs while the federal government focuses on military spending

NBC News
Show threadEd Chivers1d ago
@StefanEJones as an observer from overseas, I have to wonder: if you can't manage to provide those things for your people, what even is the point?
Show threadStefan Edward Jones

@edchivers It is a far-right crank position. The kind of thing that only libertarians and small-government loons ranted about.

A *lot* of Republican pols will appalled by it. Much of Trump's "base" will be flabbergasted.

Note in the article that the White House staff has tried to backpedal on this.

This is pissing on the third rail stuff.

Apr 3 at 10:11pmWeb