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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump Pledges Entitlement Cuts
Trump Pledges Entitlement Cuts
March 5, 2020 at 7:26 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 56 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2020/03/05/trump-pledges-entitlement-cuts/
"SNIP.....
President Trump was asked at a Fox News town hall meeting if hell address entitlement spending to deal with the countrys burgeoning debt.
His response: Oh, well be cutting.
.......SNIP"
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Trump Pledges Entitlement Cuts (Original Post)
applegrove
Mar 2020
OP
...and he denied it as soon as it went public, as he will with this latest remark.
Miles Archer
Mar 2020
#6
Frances
(8,545 posts)1. Someone should suggest this for an ad
madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)3. Bloomberg will be trolling this comment. Fuck tRump!
Roland99
(53,342 posts)2. Video...
tblue37
(65,408 posts)4. Bloomberg should make ads with this clip & spread them far & wide. nt
spanone
(135,844 posts)5. He admitted in Davos he would go after social security, medicare & medicaid
Hobnobbing With Billionaires in Davos,' Trump AdmitsIf ReelectedHe Will Seek to Cut Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare
"It'll be toward the end of the year," Trump said from Davos, Switzerland. "And at the right time, we will take a look at that. You know, that's actually the easiest of all things, if you look, cause it's such a big percentage."
While attending the World Economic Forum's summit of global elites in the Swiss mountaintop retreat of Davos on Wednesday, President Donald Trump openly admitted he wouldif reelected in 2020consider cutting back funding for key social programs including Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare.
While attending the World Economic Forum's summit of global elites in the Swiss mountaintop retreat of Davos on Wednesday, President Donald Trump openly admitted he wouldif reelected in 2020consider cutting back funding for key social programs including Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/01/22/hobnobbing-billionaires-davos-trump-admits-if-reelected-he-will-seek-cut-social
Miles Archer
(18,837 posts)6. ...and he denied it as soon as it went public, as he will with this latest remark.
He'll somehow attribute it to "fake news," even though it's a direct quote.