If President Trump wanted taxpayers to pony up to help people put out of work or kicked out of their homes because of Covid, that would make sense. But his threat today that he'll veto the stimulus bill unless the government pays $2,000 to everyone regardless of employment status or need reeks of DPST* socialism. It was painful watching Rand Paul and Marsha Blackburn on Fox this morning trying to defend Trump. They rightly pointed out that Congress shouldn't be passing bills with lots of pork for things like museums when many Americans are on their knees. But they insisted on dancing around the real reason that Trump's threatening a veto. It's because he's a Democrat. He's working with the same playbook as Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer. The $2000 was originally their idea.
Then there's the defense bill, that Trump actually vetoed today, because it didn't include a provision to repeal a law that shields internet companies from liability for what's posted on their websites by third parties. That's a big make-work handout to the trial lawyers. And who's the great friend of the plaintiffs lawyers? The Democratic Party of course. And Donald Trump's a good friend too. Before he became president he loved to sue people.
Finally there are other considerations from the past. The massive campaign contributions to Democratic Party politicians. Trump's support of a wealth tax and partial birth abortion. His membership in the Democratic Party. And more recently, proposing to increase the top marginal federal tax rate on Americans to 47.8% as a part of his 2017 tax bill.
I don't understand why most of the esteemed left-of-center posters here hate Trump. Donald Trump is a great friend to the Democratic Party, and his latest antics appear to be a ploy to lose the Georgia Senate elections and turn all the levers of the federal government over to Biden, Schumer and Pelosi.
*DPST = Dip Shit / Politician / Shithead / Transvestite