Trump promised as much bullshit as anyone.
- He promised to lower taxes, which he did, but largely for the wealthy, while he promised to cut it for the middle class and once said he would keep if for the wealthy or even increase it.
- He promised not to cut medicare/social security (remains to be seen)
- He promised to "rebuild the military" (implies no defense cuts)
- He promised to invest $1.5 trillion in infrastructure (not happening)
- He promised to eliminate US debt within 8 years (short of defaulting simply impossible no matter the policies)
Even if you weaken his last promise, there's an obvious contradiction here. More spending, less taxes, less debt, yeah right. There were also "indirect promises". For example he said he would "drain the swamp", which would imply nominating supreme court justices in favor of repealing Citizens United. He didn't.
Edit: I forgot, Trump's entire "rein in on Wall Street" promise is total bullshit.
Kaiserschmarrn wrote:One of the consistent characteristics of Trump is that he is not an ideologue or purist. Quite to the contrary.
Trump is too dumb to be an ideologue, he's driven by instinct and self interest. He's certainly capable of ignoring advice though.
Kaiserschmarrn wrote:It would almost certainly have happened. It's in the Lisbon Treaty, and as with most other EU projects they were just waiting for an opening to go ahead. It might not have happened at this time without Brexit and Trump - with Brexit probably playing a bigger role - but they were merely a justification for what was planned anyway.
At some point, yes, it probably would have. Either way, my point stands, he failed at "divide-and-conquer" so far, if that was his strategy (the EU's response to his tariffs was swift).
Rancid wrote:Anyway, I am starting to believe Trump will get reelected.
Trump will get reelected for the same reason Dubya was reelected, because Americans are dumb fucks.