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Nevilledog

(50,676 posts)
Sun Aug 9, 2020, 09:17 PM Aug 2020

Swan outlines how easy it will be for Democrats to win Trump's game of chicken on the COVID

Axios reporter outlines how easy it will be for Democrats to win Trump’s game of chicken on the COVID stimulus

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/08/axios-reporter-outlines-how-easy-it-will-be-for-democrats-to-win-trumps-game-of-chicken-on-the-stimulus/


President Donald Trump’s economic adviser Peter Navarro quoted “the Lord” for giving his boss the supreme authority to write whatever laws he sees fit. But it doesn’t seem to have delivered Trump the omnipotence to fix his COVID-19 stimulus problems.

Speaking on an MSNBC Sunday evening, Axios reporter Jonathan Swan explained that Democrats shouldn’t have a difficult time messaging around Trump’s decision to go at it alone and issue a series of executive orders.

“There is a real problem here, which, you know, we’ve sort of talked around a little bit but haven’t addressed directly which is if you actually think about it, it’s not that complicated an argument for Democrats to make,” said Swan. “Their argument is this is a crisis. This is a pandemic and more money is required. We need the $600, you know, extended into next year via unemployment boost and vastly more money to the states, et cetera, et cetera. ”

He noted that Republicans could try and make the argument that it’s fiscally irresponsible, but it’s not likely to be an argument that could work for republicans since they’ve ballooned spending with a tax cut that failed to deliver what the GOP promised.

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Swan outlines how easy it will be for Democrats to win Trump's game of chicken on the COVID (Original Post) Nevilledog Aug 2020 OP
First of all.. FO Navarro.. Secondly.. Excellent point from JS! Cha Aug 2020 #1
many clips of trump bad mouthing EO's esp by obama. dems oughta use them nt msongs Aug 2020 #2
One of the news programs on CNN or MSNBC did just that today or last night. Frustratedlady Aug 2020 #3

Cha

(295,903 posts)
1. First of all.. FO Navarro.. Secondly.. Excellent point from JS!
Sun Aug 9, 2020, 09:26 PM
Aug 2020
President Donald Trump’s economic adviser Peter Navarro quoted “the Lord” for giving his boss the supreme authority to write whatever laws he sees fit. But it doesn’t seem to have delivered Trump the omnipotence to fix his COVID-19 stimulus problems

Since the ridiculous Idiocy needs to be pointed out.

This seems important among so much NEWS coming down the pkie!

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
3. One of the news programs on CNN or MSNBC did just that today or last night.
Mon Aug 10, 2020, 02:30 AM
Aug 2020

There were tons of video snips from 2015 when he was blasting at Obama for EOs.

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