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(123,112 posts) Thu Nov 14, 2024, 03:52 PM Thursday

What Trump Can (And Probably Can't) Do

What Trump Can (And Probably Can’t) Do

November 14, 2024 at 12:00 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 31 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2024/11/14/what-trump-can-and-probably-cant-do/

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Russell Berman: “Such a slim majority means that the legislation most prized on the right and feared by the left—a national abortion ban, dramatic cuts to federal spending, the repeal of Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act and Joe Biden’s largest domestic-policy achievements—is unlikely to pass Congress.

Said former GOP aide Brendan Buck: “I don’t think they’re even going to try on any of those things.”

“Trump’s biggest opportunity for a legacy-defining law may be extending his 2017 tax cuts, which are due to expire next year and won’t need to overcome a Senate filibuster to pass. He could also find bipartisan support for new immigration restrictions, including funding for his promised southern wall, after an election in which voters rewarded candidates with a more hawkish stance on the border.”

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What Trump Can (And Probably Can't) Do (Original Post) applegrove Thursday OP

Donald, you said your wall is complete. keithbvadu2 Thursday #1

Instead of a single wall, it is a series of walls you see. Shermann Thursday #2

ACA subsidies expire at the end of 2025 unless Congress reauthorizes them Ex Lurker Thursday #3

I assume mostly what he will do is create shell companies Johonny Thursday #4

keithbvadu2

(40,097 posts)

1. Donald, you said your wall is complete.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Nov 14, 2024, 04:22 PM

Thursday

Donald, you said your wall is complete.

You know; the wall that was to keep them from coming in.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/15/politics/fact-check-trump-announcement-speech-2024/index.html

“We built the wall, and now we will add to it. Now, we built the wall – we completed the wall – and then we said let’s do more, and we did a lot more."

Shermann

(8,636 posts)

2. Instead of a single wall, it is a series of walls you see.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Nov 14, 2024, 04:29 PM

Thursday

That way you can keep your campaign promises vague and can't be held to account.

The wall wasn't supposed to be a 2-term project, he originally promised to finish it in the first term. And of course it was supposed to be funded by Mexico.

Ex Lurker

(3,910 posts)

3. ACA subsidies expire at the end of 2025 unless Congress reauthorizes them

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Thu Nov 14, 2024, 05:55 PM

Thursday

They can kill the ACA by simply doing nothing.

Johonny

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4. I assume mostly what he will do is create shell companies

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Nov 14, 2024, 06:03 PM

Thursday

That get awarded government contracts and enrich himself and those around him while stirring the shit with goofy stuff that the media follows like rabid dogs.

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