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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSt. Louis Post-Dispatch Editorial Exposes Trump's 'Colossal' Lie About Obama
Donald Trump has repeatedly blamed former President Barack Obama for his own administrations mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic.
The last administration left us nothing, Trump said last month.
But the St. Louis Post-Dispatch found that Trumps own budget documents show the opposite ― exposing what it called a lie of colossal Trumpian proportions.
The newspapers editorial board said the Trump administration told Congress that the Obama administration left it with everything needed for a pandemic ― and sought big budget cuts from the programs as a result.
Trumps 2020 budget asked Congress to cut the pandemic preparedness budget by $102.9 million, part of $595.5 million in requested cuts to public health preparedness and response outlay.
Obama left office with an unblemished record of building up the nations pandemic preparedness, the newspaper said. Trump systematically sought to dismantle it.
https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/trump-obama-pandemic-budget-cuts-085217775.html
Trump 2016 - only I can fix it
Trump 2020 - I'm not responsible.
Martin Eden
(12,875 posts)The only "fix" he delivers is a daily dose of lies and hatred for the addicted members of his cult.
Rebl2
(13,563 posts)said everything trump touches dies.
MyOwnPeace
(16,939 posts)they must ALWAYS include:
"I don't take any responsibility at all."
EVERY ad - EVERY time!
lunatica
(53,410 posts)SWBTATTReg
(22,171 posts)I think that seniors have finally seen the light, being that we've been made victims of the CV, 'if you get the CV and you're old, go ahead and die for the rest of us'.
No. I don't so. I'm sick and tired of others professing vast intelligence telling seniors what to do.
UpInArms
(51,284 posts)stillcool
(32,626 posts)ProfessorGAC
(65,212 posts)Those pesky facts again.
These pukes are such terrible liars!
They didn't realize the appropriations tables are public record?
NBachers
(17,146 posts)crickets
(25,983 posts)The editorial was concise and more informative than most news articles. Well worth the read and bookmark. Journalists should aspire to do as well in getting the point across with straightforward facts.
Beartracks
(12,821 posts)Xipe Totec
(43,890 posts)Mr. Ected
(9,670 posts)If anyone, anywhere, anytime takes Donald J. Trump at his word, they are the absolute worst judge of character in the world and we needn't discuss them any longer.
KS Toronado
(17,344 posts)IronLionZion
(45,540 posts)It takes time to rebuild a completely destroyed economy during a great recession...oh wait.
malaise
(269,187 posts)i hope Rachel and Lawrence cover this
SCantiGOP
(13,874 posts)I didn't think it was possible for anyone to be more corrupt than Nixon and dumber than Bush, but trump soared to #1 on both counts.
LymphocyteLover
(5,654 posts)I am beyond disgusted with this psychopathic evil administration and this utter piece of shit POTUS
AllaN01Bear
(18,443 posts)governors stepped up and he is upset? there has been no leadershio since 2016.
barbtries
(28,811 posts)is redundant.
world wide wally
(21,755 posts)Grins
(7,234 posts)Better:
another colossal lie of colossal Trumpian proportions.
czarjak
(11,296 posts)certainot
(9,090 posts)that trump team was considering the recent 2019 congo ebola event similarly, maybe ramp it up with some budget cuts. when that got under control they may have been stupid enough to think they could use covid similarly, and that may explain the delay in acting.
Blue Owl
(50,514 posts)Lying sack of shit who would step on his own mother to get ahead
Johnnie Mae
(35 posts)Thanks 4 that factual link. Here we are all hating on a sick, demonic moron. Maybe he enjoys it. I don't know. So many good minds & intelligent folks are on our side of the fence. But that will have little impact on those electoral college voters. Anydody read "Hiding in Plain Sight" by Sarah Kendzior? She is often on MSNBC. She warned of Trump's presidency ten yrs ago. It explains a lot. Sarah warns us, if we want to get out of this mess we have a huge job ahead of us. I sincerely hope we can get it done.
Lock him up.
(6,941 posts)Whatever he whines, cries, tweets dement conspiracy theories all day won't give him any power over how the States will manage the votes.
The way it's going, the 2018's Historic Blue Wave will turn into a Historic Blue Tsunami. Most voters are getting sick and tired of the constant chaos, the daily avalanche of lies and temper tantrums, the inject-disinfectant-and-shine-UV-light-in-the-ass absolute irresponsible crazyness, the carelessness for the preventable 100,000 deads while going golfing and costing over $113M, the endless corruption.
Granted, no complacency allowed. We all saw what happened 3.5 years ago.
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-general/
https://electoral-vote.com/