Donald Trump was on Capitol Hill yesterday in a desperate attempt to convince enough Republicans in Congress that they should pass his “big beautiful” budget package which would give over $5 trillion in tax cuts to the richest Americans and multinational corporations while slashing federal social programs that provide food assistance for children and the elderly and kick tens millions off Medicaid, meaning more Americans than ever would be without access to affordable medical care.
Before he met with members of the GOP, The Hill notes, Trump told reporters he was optimistic his budget would be approved.
“Trump applied pressure to Capitol Hill Republicans on Tuesday, seeking to push them to vote for the legislative package teetering in the GOP conference. The package has run into a series of hurdles in the House as different factions within the conference clash over priorities. Deficit hawks have advocated for changes to avoid adding to the debt, while moderates have sought an increase in the state and local tax (SALT) deduction.”
“Trump urged moderate Republicans from blue states to give up their fight over the SALT cap, while warning members not to f‑‑‑ with Medicaid’ as some lawmakers eye changes to the program. The House GOP’s narrow majority means Johnson can only afford to lose a handful of votes.”
“’That was love in that room. There was no shouting,’ Trump told reporters after his meeting. ‘I think it was a meeting of love. And there were a couple of things we talked about specifically where some people felt a little bit one way or the other. Not a big deal.‘”
Despite Trump’s conciliatory tone, it was something else he said that caught the attention of many.
“We’re going to make a couple of tweaks. I mean, we don’t want to benefit Democrat governors, although I would do that if it made it better, but they don’t know what they’re doing.”
“We want to help all the states, but we have governors that are from the Democrat [sic] party, let’s say New York, Illinois, big ones, and let’s say Gavin ‘Newscum,’ who’s done a horrible job in California,” Trump added.
“We want to benefit Republicans. They are the ones that are going to make America great again. The Democrats are destroying our country.”
Isn’t a president supposed to be president for the entire country? After all, we’re all in this together, and we all pay taxes. But apparently if you live in a state with a Democratic governor, you can skip paying your federal income tax as long as Trump’s in the White House because he doesn’t think you deserve a damn thing from the government he pretends to lead.
However, Trump’s thesis works both ways. If you live in a blue state, you no longer have to recognize Donald Trump as your president. He hates you, so it’s only fair to repay his hatred with an equal measure of disgust and opprobrium.
Trump is a hateful, malignant sack of excrement. And he’s sure as hell not a person who deserves any respect.
