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What’s at Stake in the 2024 Election | 1ggrvp3 | https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/us/politics/whats-at-stake.html | 2024-10-31T23:18:44 | Becauseyouarethebest | politics | 22 | 6 |
What’s at Stake in the 2024 Election - The New York Times
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What’s at Stake in the 2024 Election A 14-day series highlighting our best coverage of the most important issues in this election. Limits of Power Maggie Haberman Senior Political Correspondent We’ve spent two years examining the implications of a second Donald Trump presidency. He wants to radically reshape the federal government and consolidate executive power. He tried to do much of this in his first term but was largely stymied. Now, he’s intent on hiring people less likely to say no. Read the story Donald Trump’s Plan for a Radical Reshaping of American Government
Pace of Change
Erica L. Green White House Correspondent Kamala Harris is not offering sweeping change, even as voters express dissatisfaction about the direction of the country. She’s an institutionalist who wants to preserve democratic ideals, and an incrementalist who believes progress takes time. That means her pragmatic approach could be frustrating to some supporters. Read the story A Harris Win Would Be Historic, but Her Changes Would Come ‘Step-by-Step’ Immigration
Jonathan Swan Political Correspondent Donald Trump’s first-term crackdown on immigration looks mild compared with his new plan. He wants to mobilize law enforcement and the military for what he’s dubbed the largest deportation operation in U.S. history: He’d round up millions of undocumented people and hold them in camps to await expulsion. Read the story Sweeping Raids and Mass Deportations: Inside Trump’s Immigration Plans Rule of Law Emily Bazelon New York Times Magazine Donald Trump says he would use the power of the presidency to order F.B.I. investigations and criminal prosecutions of his political foes. He was largely thwarted in this in his first term. But the Supreme Court has made it easier for him to succeed if he gets a second chance. Read the story Why Legal Experts Are Worried About a Second Trump Presidency Abortion Rights Kate Zernike Domestic Correspondent Donald Trump has boasted that he was able to kill Roe v. Wade, allowing states to ban abortion. He has said he would not sign a national ban if Congress passed one. But his allies in the anti-abortion movement have plans that would let him effectively impose such a ban without Congressional action. Read the story How a Trump Win Could Further Transform Abortion Law Kamala Harris’s Rise Astead Herndon Host of “The Run-Up” Harris’s ascent reflects a changing Democratic Party, one that has reorganized in the Trump era around reproductive rights, racial representation and protecting democracy. She’s kept a distance from the left wing, and united Democrats in a crisis — seeking to recreate the anti-Trump coalition that won victories in 2020 and 2022. Listen to the story The Daily: The Story of Kamala Harris Taxation Andrew Duehren Tax Policy Reporter Donald Trump wants to cut taxes in novel and potentially very expensive ways if he returns to the White House. He would instead impose broad tariffs on imports to fund the government. Taken together, his plans could remake the nation’s tax system, placing a greater burden on low-income Americans.
Read the story Trump Promises New Tax Cuts. Other Republicans Are Wary. Deploying Troops on U.S. Soil Charlie Savage Domestic Correspondent Donald Trump says he’d deploy the U.S. military on domestic soil, including to suppress protests he deems riots, patrol Democratic-run cities he deems crime dens and hunt for undocumented immigrants. The strongman tactics would carry profound implications for individual rights and constraints on federal power. Read the story How Trump Would Use Soldiers Against Riots, Crime and Migrants Climate Lisa Friedman Climate Policy Reporter During his presidency, Donald Trump dissolved more than 100 environmental regulations. If elected again, he would kill any federal effort to study and fight climate change, encourage oil and gas companies to “Drill, Baby, Drill” and restrict the government agency that protects air and water. Read the story A Pivotal Choice: Trump vs. Harris on Climate Change Imagining a Harris Presidency
Robert Draper Domestic Correspondent Kamala Harris is shattering precedents, but it is easier to see her as president in light of her story as a daughter of motivated immigrants and as a longtime prosecutor. She favors facts over ideology. Her guardedness, as an often prejudged woman of color, makes her aware of inequities in policy. Read the story Harris’s Run Comes After a Series of Career Risks Tariffs and Trade Ana Swanson Domestic Correspondent Donald Trump has proposed sweeping tariffs on imports that would raise trade barriers to a level unseen in generations. Those tariffs would protect some U.S. factories but raise costs for American households. They would also probably incite trade wars and shake the alliances the U.S. has worked to construct since World War II. Read the story Trump’s Tariffs Would Rock Global Businesses and Shake Alliances America’s Place in the World David E. Sanger White House and National Security Correspondent Donald Trump claimed his presidency marked an “America First” approach to the world. But to friends, foes and aides, it was chaotic: He tweeted out policy before it could be analyzed, and allies were often punished more harshly than adversaries. And in his current campaign, he has reversed positions he took as president. Read the story Trump’s ‘America First’ Foreign Policy Was a Breakdown in American Policymaking. Trump’s Criminal Trials Alan Feuer Criminal Justice Reporter Donald Trump has a uniquely personal stake in the outcome of this election. If he wins, he may be able to wriggle out of many, if not all, of his four criminal cases. If he loses, he could end up in jail and lose his liberty, too. Read the story With Criminal Cases Looming, Trump Has a Personal Stake in the Election Still More Scandals Peter Baker Chief White House Correspondent Donald Trump has been enveloped in more scandals than any other president. A new term could bring more allegations and retribution. But now he’d have immunity granted by the Supreme Court, a firmer grip on the Justice Department and little fear of impeachment after two failed efforts to remove him. Read the story For Trump, a Lifetime of Scandals Heads Toward a Moment of Judgment
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What’s at Stake in the 2024 Election | 1ggrvp3 | https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/us/politics/whats-at-stake.html | 2024-10-31T23:18:44 | Becauseyouarethebest | politics | 22 | 6 |
What’s at Stake in the 2024 Election - The New York Times
Skip to contentSkip to site indexPoliticsToday’s Paper
What’s at Stake in the 2024 Election A 14-day series highlighting our best coverage of the most important issues in this election. Limits of Power Maggie Haberman Senior Political Correspondent We’ve spent two years examining the implications of a second Donald Trump presidency. He wants to radically reshape the federal government and consolidate executive power. He tried to do much of this in his first term but was largely stymied. Now, he’s intent on hiring people less likely to say no. Read the story Donald Trump’s Plan for a Radical Reshaping of American Government
Pace of Change
Erica L. Green White House Correspondent Kamala Harris is not offering sweeping change, even as voters express dissatisfaction about the direction of the country. She’s an institutionalist who wants to preserve democratic ideals, and an incrementalist who believes progress takes time. That means her pragmatic approach could be frustrating to some supporters. Read the story A Harris Win Would Be Historic, but Her Changes Would Come ‘Step-by-Step’ Immigration
Jonathan Swan Political Correspondent Donald Trump’s first-term crackdown on immigration looks mild compared with his new plan. He wants to mobilize law enforcement and the military for what he’s dubbed the largest deportation operation in U.S. history: He’d round up millions of undocumented people and hold them in camps to await expulsion. Read the story Sweeping Raids and Mass Deportations: Inside Trump’s Immigration Plans Rule of Law Emily Bazelon New York Times Magazine Donald Trump says he would use the power of the presidency to order F.B.I. investigations and criminal prosecutions of his political foes. He was largely thwarted in this in his first term. But the Supreme Court has made it easier for him to succeed if he gets a second chance. Read the story Why Legal Experts Are Worried About a Second Trump Presidency Abortion Rights Kate Zernike Domestic Correspondent Donald Trump has boasted that he was able to kill Roe v. Wade, allowing states to ban abortion. He has said he would not sign a national ban if Congress passed one. But his allies in the anti-abortion movement have plans that would let him effectively impose such a ban without Congressional action. Read the story How a Trump Win Could Further Transform Abortion Law Kamala Harris’s Rise Astead Herndon Host of “The Run-Up” Harris’s ascent reflects a changing Democratic Party, one that has reorganized in the Trump era around reproductive rights, racial representation and protecting democracy. She’s kept a distance from the left wing, and united Democrats in a crisis — seeking to recreate the anti-Trump coalition that won victories in 2020 and 2022. Listen to the story The Daily: The Story of Kamala Harris Taxation Andrew Duehren Tax Policy Reporter Donald Trump wants to cut taxes in novel and potentially very expensive ways if he returns to the White House. He would instead impose broad tariffs on imports to fund the government. Taken together, his plans could remake the nation’s tax system, placing a greater burden on low-income Americans.
Read the story Trump Promises New Tax Cuts. Other Republicans Are Wary. Deploying Troops on U.S. Soil Charlie Savage Domestic Correspondent Donald Trump says he’d deploy the U.S. military on domestic soil, including to suppress protests he deems riots, patrol Democratic-run cities he deems crime dens and hunt for undocumented immigrants. The strongman tactics would carry profound implications for individual rights and constraints on federal power. Read the story How Trump Would Use Soldiers Against Riots, Crime and Migrants Climate Lisa Friedman Climate Policy Reporter During his presidency, Donald Trump dissolved more than 100 environmental regulations. If elected again, he would kill any federal effort to study and fight climate change, encourage oil and gas companies to “Drill, Baby, Drill” and restrict the government agency that protects air and water. Read the story A Pivotal Choice: Trump vs. Harris on Climate Change Imagining a Harris Presidency
Robert Draper Domestic Correspondent Kamala Harris is shattering precedents, but it is easier to see her as president in light of her story as a daughter of motivated immigrants and as a longtime prosecutor. She favors facts over ideology. Her guardedness, as an often prejudged woman of color, makes her aware of inequities in policy. Read the story Harris’s Run Comes After a Series of Career Risks Tariffs and Trade Ana Swanson Domestic Correspondent Donald Trump has proposed sweeping tariffs on imports that would raise trade barriers to a level unseen in generations. Those tariffs would protect some U.S. factories but raise costs for American households. They would also probably incite trade wars and shake the alliances the U.S. has worked to construct since World War II. Read the story Trump’s Tariffs Would Rock Global Businesses and Shake Alliances America’s Place in the World David E. Sanger White House and National Security Correspondent Donald Trump claimed his presidency marked an “America First” approach to the world. But to friends, foes and aides, it was chaotic: He tweeted out policy before it could be analyzed, and allies were often punished more harshly than adversaries. And in his current campaign, he has reversed positions he took as president. Read the story Trump’s ‘America First’ Foreign Policy Was a Breakdown in American Policymaking. Trump’s Criminal Trials Alan Feuer Criminal Justice Reporter Donald Trump has a uniquely personal stake in the outcome of this election. If he wins, he may be able to wriggle out of many, if not all, of his four criminal cases. If he loses, he could end up in jail and lose his liberty, too. Read the story With Criminal Cases Looming, Trump Has a Personal Stake in the Election Still More Scandals Peter Baker Chief White House Correspondent Donald Trump has been enveloped in more scandals than any other president. A new term could bring more allegations and retribution. But now he’d have immunity granted by the Supreme Court, a firmer grip on the Justice Department and little fear of impeachment after two failed efforts to remove him. Read the story For Trump, a Lifetime of Scandals Heads Toward a Moment of Judgment
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NERMEEN SHAIKH: We turn now to the race for the White House. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump continues to escalate his rhetoric on the campaign trail ahead of Election Day.
DONALD TRUMP: And my people told me about four weeks ago — I was saying, “No, I want to protect the people. I want to protect the women of our country. I want to protect the women.” “Sir, please don’t say that.” “Why?” They said, “We think it’s — we think it’s very inappropriate for you to say.” I said, “Why? I’m president. I want to protect the women of our country.” They said — they said, “Sir, I just think it’s inappropriate for you to say.” I pay these guys a lot of money. Can you believe it? I said, “Well, I’m going to do it, whether the women like it or not.” I’ve got to protect them. I’m going to protect them from migrants coming in. I’m going to protect them from foreign countries that want to hit us with missiles and lots of other things.
AMY GOODMAN: That was Donald Trump speaking in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris shared Trump’s comments on X and wrote, quote, “Donald Trump thinks he should get to make decisions about what you do with your body. Whether you like it or not.” Harris also spoke about Trump’s record as president at a campaign rally in Madison, Wisconsin.
VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS: He hand-selected three members of the United States Supreme Court with the intention — with the intention that they would undo the protections of Roe v. Wade. They did as he intended. And now in America, one in three women lives in a state with a Trump abortion ban, many with no exceptions even for rape and incest, which is immoral. Immoral. And look, Donald Trump is not done. He would ban abortion nationwide.
NERMEEN SHAIKH: Constitutional amendments to expand or protect abortion access are on the ballot in 10 states, including the battleground states of Arizona, Nevada and Florida. This week, a group of 82 U.S. Nobel Prize winners signed an open letter endorsing Harris, arguing a Trump presidency would, quote, “jeopardize any advancements in our standards of living, slow the progress of science and technology and impede our responses to climate change.” Also this week, more than a thousand religious leaders endorsed Harris.
AMY GOODMAN: We’re joined now by one of those religious leaders. In Raleigh, North Carolina, Bishop William Barber is the national co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign, president and senior lecturer at Repairers of the Breach, founding director of the Center for Public Theology and Public Policy at Yale Divinity School.
Welcome back to Democracy Now! Thank you so much, Bishop Barber, for joining us. I know that your mom’s health is challenged right now, so thank you again.
BISHOP WILLIAM BARBER II: Thank you.
AMY GOODMAN: I’m wondering if you can start off by talking about your decision in the last few days to endorse Vice President Harris as president of the United States, and talk about the reasons for it, what you think she’s addressed and what you think she hasn’t addressed and needs to.
BISHOP WILLIAM BARBER II: Well, you know, Amy, I’m an — first of all, thank you for having me on, and thank you for your prayers.
I’m an independent. And I’m endorsing in my personal private capacity the law allows, not with any of the organizations that were mentioned. Those were just for defining purposes.
But as a moral leader and a biblicist, the Scriptures are very clear, when there are moments you have to be focused and you cannot in any way be misunderstood. When I look at, for instance, in the Bible, in the Book of Proverbs, Hebrew Bible, Book of Proverbs, verse, chapter 6, and you look at what it says, six things that God hates, even seven. And you read those seven things, and you see a candidate committing them almost every day, that include a lying tongue, a proud look, running to mischief and sowing division among the people. When you go to the Gospels of Jesus, Jesus was clear about nations. He said that every nation will be judged by how we treat the least of these — the poor, the hungry, the sick, the imprisoned and, interestingly, the immigrants. The immigrants. And when you see a campaign that’s not violating that sometimes, but all the time, you have to make a clear moral stand. I’ve been out here for a long time. But when you see a fascist-leaning, lying, constitutional-breaking, rule of law-denying, misogynist, racist, mean spirit, women health-taking and health-stealing, union-busting candidacy, there can be no middle ground, not in this moment. And that’s why I’ve decided and that many other moral leaders, Jews, Muslims and Christians, have decided, as well.
When we look at the campaign, actually, we see Harris trying to unify. No person, even myself — we all have our personal flaws. None of us are perfect. But when we see clearly Harris trying to unify, Trump making more division, when we see Harris trying to say, “I’m going to raise the minimum wage to a living wage,” and Trump saying, “The minimum wage is already too high,” promising more tax cuts to the greedy, saying that $7.25 is too high, when you see Harris saying, “I want to expand healthcare,” and you hear Trump saying he wants to undermine healthcare, and when you see Harris saying, “I want to expand voting rights and voter protections,” but you hear Trump talking about undermining voter rights, undermining the 15th Amendment, and then hear him talking about undermining the 14th Amendment, giving equal protection under the law for all persons that are in this country, those are very dangerous steps, which we have to challenge and which we have to be clear and which we have to have no middle ground.
NERMEEN SHAIKH: And, Bishop Barber, we’re speaking to you in North Carolina. Could you talk about the significance of the state in this election and the fact that in 2016, as well as in 2020, Trump won the state?
BISHOP WILLIAM BARBER II: He did. But one of the things that we’ve pointed out in all of these so-called battleground states, and even in the South, that many of these states are not red or blue as much as they are untapped and unorganized. Trump won by 74,000 votes in the last election. But there were over 1 million poor and low-wage voters that did not vote. In Michigan, he won by some — in 2016, I think, 10,000. Over a million poor and low-wage voters didn’t vote. In Pennsylvania, he won by 40,000. Over 1.3 million poor and low-wage voters didn’t work.
In 2008, Obama won North Carolina, and he only won 33 counties in North Carolina. He lost on Election Day, but he won through same-day registration and early voting, which our movement helped to fight for and put in place. And since that time, extremist Republicans have fought and tried to undermine same-day registration and early voting. We fought them in court and beat them. They were successful in getting a — what we believe is an unconstitutional voter ID on the laws, and we’re still fighting that now.
But this state, if in fact a candidate fully reaches poor and low-wage voters and also campaigns in the east, beyond Raleigh, over in Rocky Mount and Greenville and Pasquotank County and Wilmington, it is a state in which you can build a kind of coalition for more progressive candidates to win. We’ve said that clearly to the campaign. And early on, we challenged them, when we saw them going to Charlotte and Winston-Salem and Greensboro and not going to the east. We said, “You have to go out east. You have to go in what’s called the Black Belt, the Farm Belt, the place, interestingly, where many Black and white people are joined together, particularly around issues of healthcare and issues of living wages. Thirty-nine percent of the North Carolinian workforce doesn’t make a living wage of $15 an hour. So, you have to speak directly to them and let them know, if in fact you win, this is what’s going to happen in their lives.
So we believe, in fact, North Carolina is very much in this race. You’ve had a candidate for governor in the Republican arena who has really imploded and shown that the people that he was so vitriolic against, actually, he himself was doing many of the things he was claiming is wrong. But even before that, his policies were just wrong. He was running for governor. He wanted to put women in jail if they had an abortion. He was not promoting voting rights. He was supporting voter suppression. He was not supporting a living wage. He was not supporting fully funding public education. So, even before the more personal things, his policies were bad.
But we’ve got work to do. We’ve got a lot of work to do. But North Carolina is always in the mix. It’s a strange thing. North Carolina is the only state in the last, say, 30 years or so that elected a Democrat for president, Jimmy Carter and Obama. And it’s the only Southern state that has consistently elected a Democrat for governor and a Democrat for AG, even when we had the fiasco of an extreme Republican takeover in 2012 due to voter suppression.
AMY GOODMAN: Well, Bishop William Barber, we’ll see what happens in the next few days, if in fact it is decided then, both at the local, state and federal level. Bishop William Barber, co-founder of the Poor People’s Campaign, director of the Center for Public Theology and Public Policy at Yale Divinity School, speaking to us from Raleigh, North Carolina.The original content of this program is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. Please attribute legal copies of this work to democracynow.org. Some of the work(s) that this program incorporates, however, may be separately licensed. For further information or additional permissions, contact us.Next story from this daily show“The Racism of MAGA Is as American as Apple Pie”: Nina Turner on Trump & 2024 ElectionNEXT“The Racism of MAGA Is as American as Apple Pie”: Nina Turner on Trump & 2024 ElectionRelatedStoryNov 07, 2024Democrats Abandoned the Working Class: Robin D.G. Kelley on Trump’s Win & Need for Class SolidarityDaily News DigestOur Daily Digest brings Democracy Now! to your inbox each morning.Recent News“I Am Finally Free!”: Indigenous Leader Leonard Peltier Released After Nearly 50 Years ImprisonedFamily Torn Apart as Mother & 2 Children Deported After Arizona Traffic Stop, 2 Other Kids Left BehindGOP Pushes Drastic Cuts to Medicaid & Food Aid While Proposing Tax Cuts for RichTo Fight the Trump/Musk Purge, Federal Workers Hold Nationwide Day of Action to “Save Our Services”“A Victory for Putin”? Jeffrey Sachs & Matt Duss Debate U.S.-Russia Talks to End Ukraine WarHeadlines for February 19WatchReadZelensky Claps Back After Trump Blames Ukraine for Russia’s 2022 InvasionFederal Judge Won’t Order Temporary Injunction Against DOGE’s Mass Firings, Data Access White House Claims Elon Musk Is Not in Charge of DOGESenate Confirms Billionaire Howard Lutnick as Commerce Secretary, Advances Kash Patel for FBI ChiefTop U.S. Prosecutor Resigns over “Politically Driven” Request to Investigate Biden Climate GrantsHead of FDA’s Food Division Resigns to Protest Mass FiringsRFK Jr. Says He’ll “Investigate” Childhood Vaccine Schedule, Contradicting Senate TestimonyWaPo: Trump Administration Reverses Plan to End Free COVID Test ProgramUSDA Seeks to Rehire Fired Staffers Who Worked on H5N1 Avian FluPolitical Prisoner Leonard Peltier Walks Free After Five Decades Behind BarsHamas to Accelerate Release of Israeli Hostages in Bid to Cement Gaza CeasefireIsraeli Minister Calls for Forcible Mass Expulsion of Palestinians from GazaResidents Return to Villages in Southern Lebanon Left Devastated by Israeli BombardmentBrazilian Prosecutors Formally Charge Jair Bolsonaro over Attempted CoupCIA Expands Drone Flights Over MexicoEric Adams to Appear in Federal Court as Judge Weighs DOJ Request to Drop Corruption ChargesKansas Bans Gender-Affirming Care for Youth as GOP Lawmakers Override Governor’s VetoMissouri Restores Abortion Access After Court Blocks Discriminatory Licensure RequirementsView AllView AllMost popular1Elon Musk Was Raised Under Racist Apartheid Laws in South Africa. What Does He Believe Now?2Not My President’s Day: Protests Against Trump to Be Held Today in 50 States3“Frenzy of Warmongering”: Critics of Munich Security Summit Warn of Musk, Rising Fascism in Europe4“The PayPal Mafia”: Meet the South African Oligarchs Surrounding Trump, from Elon Musk to Peter ThielNon-commercial news needs your supportWe rely on contributions from our viewers and listeners to do our work.Please do your part today.Make a donationTopindependent global newsDemocracy Now! is a 501(c)3 non-profit news organization. We do not accept funding from advertising, underwriting or government agencies. We rely on contributions from our viewers and listeners to do our work. Please do your part today.Make a donationNewsHomeDaily ShowsColumnsWeb ExclusivesTopicsDemocracy Now!AboutEventsContactStationsGet InvolvedEducationJobsFor BroadcastersEditionsEnglishEspañolFollowDaily DigestRSS & PodcastsAndroid AppiPhone AppGet Email UpdatesDemocracy Now! is a 501(c)3 non-profit news organization. We do not accept funding from advertising, underwriting or government agencies. We rely on contributions from our viewers and listeners to do our work. Please do your part today.Make a donation | lurz2r1 | Silent-Resort-3076 | t2_w49j7npkb | I hope everyone will agree that this is not about whether or not we are religious or believe in a God, but that Americans, ALL Americans "should" put country over politics.
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“There can be no middle ground, not in this moment.” As the U.S. presidential race draws to a close, Bishop William Barber, the national co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign, founding director of the Center for Public Theology and Public Policy at Yale Divinity School and co-author of *White Poverty: How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy*, explains why he is endorsing Kamala Harris for president in his personal capacity. In contrast to Donald Trump’s divisive rhetoric and policies that will benefit the rich, Barber says “we see clearly Harris trying to unify.” He makes a theological argument for opposing Trump and also discusses voting rights and access in his home state of North Carolina." | null | 19 |
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NERMEEN SHAIKH: We turn now to the race for the White House. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump continues to escalate his rhetoric on the campaign trail ahead of Election Day.
DONALD TRUMP: And my people told me about four weeks ago — I was saying, “No, I want to protect the people. I want to protect the women of our country. I want to protect the women.” “Sir, please don’t say that.” “Why?” They said, “We think it’s — we think it’s very inappropriate for you to say.” I said, “Why? I’m president. I want to protect the women of our country.” They said — they said, “Sir, I just think it’s inappropriate for you to say.” I pay these guys a lot of money. Can you believe it? I said, “Well, I’m going to do it, whether the women like it or not.” I’ve got to protect them. I’m going to protect them from migrants coming in. I’m going to protect them from foreign countries that want to hit us with missiles and lots of other things.
AMY GOODMAN: That was Donald Trump speaking in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris shared Trump’s comments on X and wrote, quote, “Donald Trump thinks he should get to make decisions about what you do with your body. Whether you like it or not.” Harris also spoke about Trump’s record as president at a campaign rally in Madison, Wisconsin.
VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS: He hand-selected three members of the United States Supreme Court with the intention — with the intention that they would undo the protections of Roe v. Wade. They did as he intended. And now in America, one in three women lives in a state with a Trump abortion ban, many with no exceptions even for rape and incest, which is immoral. Immoral. And look, Donald Trump is not done. He would ban abortion nationwide.
NERMEEN SHAIKH: Constitutional amendments to expand or protect abortion access are on the ballot in 10 states, including the battleground states of Arizona, Nevada and Florida. This week, a group of 82 U.S. Nobel Prize winners signed an open letter endorsing Harris, arguing a Trump presidency would, quote, “jeopardize any advancements in our standards of living, slow the progress of science and technology and impede our responses to climate change.” Also this week, more than a thousand religious leaders endorsed Harris.
AMY GOODMAN: We’re joined now by one of those religious leaders. In Raleigh, North Carolina, Bishop William Barber is the national co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign, president and senior lecturer at Repairers of the Breach, founding director of the Center for Public Theology and Public Policy at Yale Divinity School.
Welcome back to Democracy Now! Thank you so much, Bishop Barber, for joining us. I know that your mom’s health is challenged right now, so thank you again.
BISHOP WILLIAM BARBER II: Thank you.
AMY GOODMAN: I’m wondering if you can start off by talking about your decision in the last few days to endorse Vice President Harris as president of the United States, and talk about the reasons for it, what you think she’s addressed and what you think she hasn’t addressed and needs to.
BISHOP WILLIAM BARBER II: Well, you know, Amy, I’m an — first of all, thank you for having me on, and thank you for your prayers.
I’m an independent. And I’m endorsing in my personal private capacity the law allows, not with any of the organizations that were mentioned. Those were just for defining purposes.
But as a moral leader and a biblicist, the Scriptures are very clear, when there are moments you have to be focused and you cannot in any way be misunderstood. When I look at, for instance, in the Bible, in the Book of Proverbs, Hebrew Bible, Book of Proverbs, verse, chapter 6, and you look at what it says, six things that God hates, even seven. And you read those seven things, and you see a candidate committing them almost every day, that include a lying tongue, a proud look, running to mischief and sowing division among the people. When you go to the Gospels of Jesus, Jesus was clear about nations. He said that every nation will be judged by how we treat the least of these — the poor, the hungry, the sick, the imprisoned and, interestingly, the immigrants. The immigrants. And when you see a campaign that’s not violating that sometimes, but all the time, you have to make a clear moral stand. I’ve been out here for a long time. But when you see a fascist-leaning, lying, constitutional-breaking, rule of law-denying, misogynist, racist, mean spirit, women health-taking and health-stealing, union-busting candidacy, there can be no middle ground, not in this moment. And that’s why I’ve decided and that many other moral leaders, Jews, Muslims and Christians, have decided, as well.
When we look at the campaign, actually, we see Harris trying to unify. No person, even myself — we all have our personal flaws. None of us are perfect. But when we see clearly Harris trying to unify, Trump making more division, when we see Harris trying to say, “I’m going to raise the minimum wage to a living wage,” and Trump saying, “The minimum wage is already too high,” promising more tax cuts to the greedy, saying that $7.25 is too high, when you see Harris saying, “I want to expand healthcare,” and you hear Trump saying he wants to undermine healthcare, and when you see Harris saying, “I want to expand voting rights and voter protections,” but you hear Trump talking about undermining voter rights, undermining the 15th Amendment, and then hear him talking about undermining the 14th Amendment, giving equal protection under the law for all persons that are in this country, those are very dangerous steps, which we have to challenge and which we have to be clear and which we have to have no middle ground.
NERMEEN SHAIKH: And, Bishop Barber, we’re speaking to you in North Carolina. Could you talk about the significance of the state in this election and the fact that in 2016, as well as in 2020, Trump won the state?
BISHOP WILLIAM BARBER II: He did. But one of the things that we’ve pointed out in all of these so-called battleground states, and even in the South, that many of these states are not red or blue as much as they are untapped and unorganized. Trump won by 74,000 votes in the last election. But there were over 1 million poor and low-wage voters that did not vote. In Michigan, he won by some — in 2016, I think, 10,000. Over a million poor and low-wage voters didn’t vote. In Pennsylvania, he won by 40,000. Over 1.3 million poor and low-wage voters didn’t work.
In 2008, Obama won North Carolina, and he only won 33 counties in North Carolina. He lost on Election Day, but he won through same-day registration and early voting, which our movement helped to fight for and put in place. And since that time, extremist Republicans have fought and tried to undermine same-day registration and early voting. We fought them in court and beat them. They were successful in getting a — what we believe is an unconstitutional voter ID on the laws, and we’re still fighting that now.
But this state, if in fact a candidate fully reaches poor and low-wage voters and also campaigns in the east, beyond Raleigh, over in Rocky Mount and Greenville and Pasquotank County and Wilmington, it is a state in which you can build a kind of coalition for more progressive candidates to win. We’ve said that clearly to the campaign. And early on, we challenged them, when we saw them going to Charlotte and Winston-Salem and Greensboro and not going to the east. We said, “You have to go out east. You have to go in what’s called the Black Belt, the Farm Belt, the place, interestingly, where many Black and white people are joined together, particularly around issues of healthcare and issues of living wages. Thirty-nine percent of the North Carolinian workforce doesn’t make a living wage of $15 an hour. So, you have to speak directly to them and let them know, if in fact you win, this is what’s going to happen in their lives.
So we believe, in fact, North Carolina is very much in this race. You’ve had a candidate for governor in the Republican arena who has really imploded and shown that the people that he was so vitriolic against, actually, he himself was doing many of the things he was claiming is wrong. But even before that, his policies were just wrong. He was running for governor. He wanted to put women in jail if they had an abortion. He was not promoting voting rights. He was supporting voter suppression. He was not supporting a living wage. He was not supporting fully funding public education. So, even before the more personal things, his policies were bad.
But we’ve got work to do. We’ve got a lot of work to do. But North Carolina is always in the mix. It’s a strange thing. North Carolina is the only state in the last, say, 30 years or so that elected a Democrat for president, Jimmy Carter and Obama. And it’s the only Southern state that has consistently elected a Democrat for governor and a Democrat for AG, even when we had the fiasco of an extreme Republican takeover in 2012 due to voter suppression.
AMY GOODMAN: Well, Bishop William Barber, we’ll see what happens in the next few days, if in fact it is decided then, both at the local, state and federal level. Bishop William Barber, co-founder of the Poor People’s Campaign, director of the Center for Public Theology and Public Policy at Yale Divinity School, speaking to us from Raleigh, North Carolina.The original content of this program is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. Please attribute legal copies of this work to democracynow.org. Some of the work(s) that this program incorporates, however, may be separately licensed. For further information or additional permissions, contact us.Next story from this daily show“The Racism of MAGA Is as American as Apple Pie”: Nina Turner on Trump & 2024 ElectionNEXT“The Racism of MAGA Is as American as Apple Pie”: Nina Turner on Trump & 2024 ElectionRelatedStoryNov 07, 2024Democrats Abandoned the Working Class: Robin D.G. Kelley on Trump’s Win & Need for Class SolidarityDaily News DigestOur Daily Digest brings Democracy Now! to your inbox each morning.Recent News“I Am Finally Free!”: Indigenous Leader Leonard Peltier Released After Nearly 50 Years ImprisonedFamily Torn Apart as Mother & 2 Children Deported After Arizona Traffic Stop, 2 Other Kids Left BehindGOP Pushes Drastic Cuts to Medicaid & Food Aid While Proposing Tax Cuts for RichTo Fight the Trump/Musk Purge, Federal Workers Hold Nationwide Day of Action to “Save Our Services”“A Victory for Putin”? Jeffrey Sachs & Matt Duss Debate U.S.-Russia Talks to End Ukraine WarHeadlines for February 19WatchReadZelensky Claps Back After Trump Blames Ukraine for Russia’s 2022 InvasionFederal Judge Won’t Order Temporary Injunction Against DOGE’s Mass Firings, Data Access White House Claims Elon Musk Is Not in Charge of DOGESenate Confirms Billionaire Howard Lutnick as Commerce Secretary, Advances Kash Patel for FBI ChiefTop U.S. Prosecutor Resigns over “Politically Driven” Request to Investigate Biden Climate GrantsHead of FDA’s Food Division Resigns to Protest Mass FiringsRFK Jr. Says He’ll “Investigate” Childhood Vaccine Schedule, Contradicting Senate TestimonyWaPo: Trump Administration Reverses Plan to End Free COVID Test ProgramUSDA Seeks to Rehire Fired Staffers Who Worked on H5N1 Avian FluPolitical Prisoner Leonard Peltier Walks Free After Five Decades Behind BarsHamas to Accelerate Release of Israeli Hostages in Bid to Cement Gaza CeasefireIsraeli Minister Calls for Forcible Mass Expulsion of Palestinians from GazaResidents Return to Villages in Southern Lebanon Left Devastated by Israeli BombardmentBrazilian Prosecutors Formally Charge Jair Bolsonaro over Attempted CoupCIA Expands Drone Flights Over MexicoEric Adams to Appear in Federal Court as Judge Weighs DOJ Request to Drop Corruption ChargesKansas Bans Gender-Affirming Care for Youth as GOP Lawmakers Override Governor’s VetoMissouri Restores Abortion Access After Court Blocks Discriminatory Licensure RequirementsView AllView AllMost popular1Elon Musk Was Raised Under Racist Apartheid Laws in South Africa. What Does He Believe Now?2Not My President’s Day: Protests Against Trump to Be Held Today in 50 States3“Frenzy of Warmongering”: Critics of Munich Security Summit Warn of Musk, Rising Fascism in Europe4“The PayPal Mafia”: Meet the South African Oligarchs Surrounding Trump, from Elon Musk to Peter ThielNon-commercial news needs your supportWe rely on contributions from our viewers and listeners to do our work.Please do your part today.Make a donationTopindependent global newsDemocracy Now! is a 501(c)3 non-profit news organization. We do not accept funding from advertising, underwriting or government agencies. We rely on contributions from our viewers and listeners to do our work. Please do your part today.Make a donationNewsHomeDaily ShowsColumnsWeb ExclusivesTopicsDemocracy Now!AboutEventsContactStationsGet InvolvedEducationJobsFor BroadcastersEditionsEnglishEspañolFollowDaily DigestRSS & PodcastsAndroid AppiPhone AppGet Email UpdatesDemocracy Now! is a 501(c)3 non-profit news organization. We do not accept funding from advertising, underwriting or government agencies. We rely on contributions from our viewers and listeners to do our work. Please do your part today.Make a donation | lurzf7p | whateveryousaymydear | t2_5axpy15y | tax this church for getting into politics...keep to things of faith and leave earthly things alone | null | -10 |
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NERMEEN SHAIKH: We turn now to the race for the White House. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump continues to escalate his rhetoric on the campaign trail ahead of Election Day.
DONALD TRUMP: And my people told me about four weeks ago — I was saying, “No, I want to protect the people. I want to protect the women of our country. I want to protect the women.” “Sir, please don’t say that.” “Why?” They said, “We think it’s — we think it’s very inappropriate for you to say.” I said, “Why? I’m president. I want to protect the women of our country.” They said — they said, “Sir, I just think it’s inappropriate for you to say.” I pay these guys a lot of money. Can you believe it? I said, “Well, I’m going to do it, whether the women like it or not.” I’ve got to protect them. I’m going to protect them from migrants coming in. I’m going to protect them from foreign countries that want to hit us with missiles and lots of other things.
AMY GOODMAN: That was Donald Trump speaking in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris shared Trump’s comments on X and wrote, quote, “Donald Trump thinks he should get to make decisions about what you do with your body. Whether you like it or not.” Harris also spoke about Trump’s record as president at a campaign rally in Madison, Wisconsin.
VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS: He hand-selected three members of the United States Supreme Court with the intention — with the intention that they would undo the protections of Roe v. Wade. They did as he intended. And now in America, one in three women lives in a state with a Trump abortion ban, many with no exceptions even for rape and incest, which is immoral. Immoral. And look, Donald Trump is not done. He would ban abortion nationwide.
NERMEEN SHAIKH: Constitutional amendments to expand or protect abortion access are on the ballot in 10 states, including the battleground states of Arizona, Nevada and Florida. This week, a group of 82 U.S. Nobel Prize winners signed an open letter endorsing Harris, arguing a Trump presidency would, quote, “jeopardize any advancements in our standards of living, slow the progress of science and technology and impede our responses to climate change.” Also this week, more than a thousand religious leaders endorsed Harris.
AMY GOODMAN: We’re joined now by one of those religious leaders. In Raleigh, North Carolina, Bishop William Barber is the national co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign, president and senior lecturer at Repairers of the Breach, founding director of the Center for Public Theology and Public Policy at Yale Divinity School.
Welcome back to Democracy Now! Thank you so much, Bishop Barber, for joining us. I know that your mom’s health is challenged right now, so thank you again.
BISHOP WILLIAM BARBER II: Thank you.
AMY GOODMAN: I’m wondering if you can start off by talking about your decision in the last few days to endorse Vice President Harris as president of the United States, and talk about the reasons for it, what you think she’s addressed and what you think she hasn’t addressed and needs to.
BISHOP WILLIAM BARBER II: Well, you know, Amy, I’m an — first of all, thank you for having me on, and thank you for your prayers.
I’m an independent. And I’m endorsing in my personal private capacity the law allows, not with any of the organizations that were mentioned. Those were just for defining purposes.
But as a moral leader and a biblicist, the Scriptures are very clear, when there are moments you have to be focused and you cannot in any way be misunderstood. When I look at, for instance, in the Bible, in the Book of Proverbs, Hebrew Bible, Book of Proverbs, verse, chapter 6, and you look at what it says, six things that God hates, even seven. And you read those seven things, and you see a candidate committing them almost every day, that include a lying tongue, a proud look, running to mischief and sowing division among the people. When you go to the Gospels of Jesus, Jesus was clear about nations. He said that every nation will be judged by how we treat the least of these — the poor, the hungry, the sick, the imprisoned and, interestingly, the immigrants. The immigrants. And when you see a campaign that’s not violating that sometimes, but all the time, you have to make a clear moral stand. I’ve been out here for a long time. But when you see a fascist-leaning, lying, constitutional-breaking, rule of law-denying, misogynist, racist, mean spirit, women health-taking and health-stealing, union-busting candidacy, there can be no middle ground, not in this moment. And that’s why I’ve decided and that many other moral leaders, Jews, Muslims and Christians, have decided, as well.
When we look at the campaign, actually, we see Harris trying to unify. No person, even myself — we all have our personal flaws. None of us are perfect. But when we see clearly Harris trying to unify, Trump making more division, when we see Harris trying to say, “I’m going to raise the minimum wage to a living wage,” and Trump saying, “The minimum wage is already too high,” promising more tax cuts to the greedy, saying that $7.25 is too high, when you see Harris saying, “I want to expand healthcare,” and you hear Trump saying he wants to undermine healthcare, and when you see Harris saying, “I want to expand voting rights and voter protections,” but you hear Trump talking about undermining voter rights, undermining the 15th Amendment, and then hear him talking about undermining the 14th Amendment, giving equal protection under the law for all persons that are in this country, those are very dangerous steps, which we have to challenge and which we have to be clear and which we have to have no middle ground.
NERMEEN SHAIKH: And, Bishop Barber, we’re speaking to you in North Carolina. Could you talk about the significance of the state in this election and the fact that in 2016, as well as in 2020, Trump won the state?
BISHOP WILLIAM BARBER II: He did. But one of the things that we’ve pointed out in all of these so-called battleground states, and even in the South, that many of these states are not red or blue as much as they are untapped and unorganized. Trump won by 74,000 votes in the last election. But there were over 1 million poor and low-wage voters that did not vote. In Michigan, he won by some — in 2016, I think, 10,000. Over a million poor and low-wage voters didn’t vote. In Pennsylvania, he won by 40,000. Over 1.3 million poor and low-wage voters didn’t work.
In 2008, Obama won North Carolina, and he only won 33 counties in North Carolina. He lost on Election Day, but he won through same-day registration and early voting, which our movement helped to fight for and put in place. And since that time, extremist Republicans have fought and tried to undermine same-day registration and early voting. We fought them in court and beat them. They were successful in getting a — what we believe is an unconstitutional voter ID on the laws, and we’re still fighting that now.
But this state, if in fact a candidate fully reaches poor and low-wage voters and also campaigns in the east, beyond Raleigh, over in Rocky Mount and Greenville and Pasquotank County and Wilmington, it is a state in which you can build a kind of coalition for more progressive candidates to win. We’ve said that clearly to the campaign. And early on, we challenged them, when we saw them going to Charlotte and Winston-Salem and Greensboro and not going to the east. We said, “You have to go out east. You have to go in what’s called the Black Belt, the Farm Belt, the place, interestingly, where many Black and white people are joined together, particularly around issues of healthcare and issues of living wages. Thirty-nine percent of the North Carolinian workforce doesn’t make a living wage of $15 an hour. So, you have to speak directly to them and let them know, if in fact you win, this is what’s going to happen in their lives.
So we believe, in fact, North Carolina is very much in this race. You’ve had a candidate for governor in the Republican arena who has really imploded and shown that the people that he was so vitriolic against, actually, he himself was doing many of the things he was claiming is wrong. But even before that, his policies were just wrong. He was running for governor. He wanted to put women in jail if they had an abortion. He was not promoting voting rights. He was supporting voter suppression. He was not supporting a living wage. He was not supporting fully funding public education. So, even before the more personal things, his policies were bad.
But we’ve got work to do. We’ve got a lot of work to do. But North Carolina is always in the mix. It’s a strange thing. North Carolina is the only state in the last, say, 30 years or so that elected a Democrat for president, Jimmy Carter and Obama. And it’s the only Southern state that has consistently elected a Democrat for governor and a Democrat for AG, even when we had the fiasco of an extreme Republican takeover in 2012 due to voter suppression.
AMY GOODMAN: Well, Bishop William Barber, we’ll see what happens in the next few days, if in fact it is decided then, both at the local, state and federal level. Bishop William Barber, co-founder of the Poor People’s Campaign, director of the Center for Public Theology and Public Policy at Yale Divinity School, speaking to us from Raleigh, North Carolina.The original content of this program is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. Please attribute legal copies of this work to democracynow.org. Some of the work(s) that this program incorporates, however, may be separately licensed. For further information or additional permissions, contact us.Next story from this daily show“The Racism of MAGA Is as American as Apple Pie”: Nina Turner on Trump & 2024 ElectionNEXT“The Racism of MAGA Is as American as Apple Pie”: Nina Turner on Trump & 2024 ElectionRelatedStoryNov 07, 2024Democrats Abandoned the Working Class: Robin D.G. Kelley on Trump’s Win & Need for Class SolidarityDaily News DigestOur Daily Digest brings Democracy Now! to your inbox each morning.Recent News“I Am Finally Free!”: Indigenous Leader Leonard Peltier Released After Nearly 50 Years ImprisonedFamily Torn Apart as Mother & 2 Children Deported After Arizona Traffic Stop, 2 Other Kids Left BehindGOP Pushes Drastic Cuts to Medicaid & Food Aid While Proposing Tax Cuts for RichTo Fight the Trump/Musk Purge, Federal Workers Hold Nationwide Day of Action to “Save Our Services”“A Victory for Putin”? Jeffrey Sachs & Matt Duss Debate U.S.-Russia Talks to End Ukraine WarHeadlines for February 19WatchReadZelensky Claps Back After Trump Blames Ukraine for Russia’s 2022 InvasionFederal Judge Won’t Order Temporary Injunction Against DOGE’s Mass Firings, Data Access White House Claims Elon Musk Is Not in Charge of DOGESenate Confirms Billionaire Howard Lutnick as Commerce Secretary, Advances Kash Patel for FBI ChiefTop U.S. Prosecutor Resigns over “Politically Driven” Request to Investigate Biden Climate GrantsHead of FDA’s Food Division Resigns to Protest Mass FiringsRFK Jr. Says He’ll “Investigate” Childhood Vaccine Schedule, Contradicting Senate TestimonyWaPo: Trump Administration Reverses Plan to End Free COVID Test ProgramUSDA Seeks to Rehire Fired Staffers Who Worked on H5N1 Avian FluPolitical Prisoner Leonard Peltier Walks Free After Five Decades Behind BarsHamas to Accelerate Release of Israeli Hostages in Bid to Cement Gaza CeasefireIsraeli Minister Calls for Forcible Mass Expulsion of Palestinians from GazaResidents Return to Villages in Southern Lebanon Left Devastated by Israeli BombardmentBrazilian Prosecutors Formally Charge Jair Bolsonaro over Attempted CoupCIA Expands Drone Flights Over MexicoEric Adams to Appear in Federal Court as Judge Weighs DOJ Request to Drop Corruption ChargesKansas Bans Gender-Affirming Care for Youth as GOP Lawmakers Override Governor’s VetoMissouri Restores Abortion Access After Court Blocks Discriminatory Licensure RequirementsView AllView AllMost popular1Elon Musk Was Raised Under Racist Apartheid Laws in South Africa. What Does He Believe Now?2Not My President’s Day: Protests Against Trump to Be Held Today in 50 States3“Frenzy of Warmongering”: Critics of Munich Security Summit Warn of Musk, Rising Fascism in Europe4“The PayPal Mafia”: Meet the South African Oligarchs Surrounding Trump, from Elon Musk to Peter ThielNon-commercial news needs your supportWe rely on contributions from our viewers and listeners to do our work.Please do your part today.Make a donationTopindependent global newsDemocracy Now! is a 501(c)3 non-profit news organization. We do not accept funding from advertising, underwriting or government agencies. We rely on contributions from our viewers and listeners to do our work. Please do your part today.Make a donationNewsHomeDaily ShowsColumnsWeb ExclusivesTopicsDemocracy Now!AboutEventsContactStationsGet InvolvedEducationJobsFor BroadcastersEditionsEnglishEspañolFollowDaily DigestRSS & PodcastsAndroid AppiPhone AppGet Email UpdatesDemocracy Now! is a 501(c)3 non-profit news organization. We do not accept funding from advertising, underwriting or government agencies. We rely on contributions from our viewers and listeners to do our work. Please do your part today.Make a donation | lus0nlc | Excellent_Ability793 | t2_nfegaic74 | The Catholic Church is just as divided as the country lol | null | 1 |
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NERMEEN SHAIKH: We turn now to the race for the White House. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump continues to escalate his rhetoric on the campaign trail ahead of Election Day.
DONALD TRUMP: And my people told me about four weeks ago — I was saying, “No, I want to protect the people. I want to protect the women of our country. I want to protect the women.” “Sir, please don’t say that.” “Why?” They said, “We think it’s — we think it’s very inappropriate for you to say.” I said, “Why? I’m president. I want to protect the women of our country.” They said — they said, “Sir, I just think it’s inappropriate for you to say.” I pay these guys a lot of money. Can you believe it? I said, “Well, I’m going to do it, whether the women like it or not.” I’ve got to protect them. I’m going to protect them from migrants coming in. I’m going to protect them from foreign countries that want to hit us with missiles and lots of other things.
AMY GOODMAN: That was Donald Trump speaking in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris shared Trump’s comments on X and wrote, quote, “Donald Trump thinks he should get to make decisions about what you do with your body. Whether you like it or not.” Harris also spoke about Trump’s record as president at a campaign rally in Madison, Wisconsin.
VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS: He hand-selected three members of the United States Supreme Court with the intention — with the intention that they would undo the protections of Roe v. Wade. They did as he intended. And now in America, one in three women lives in a state with a Trump abortion ban, many with no exceptions even for rape and incest, which is immoral. Immoral. And look, Donald Trump is not done. He would ban abortion nationwide.
NERMEEN SHAIKH: Constitutional amendments to expand or protect abortion access are on the ballot in 10 states, including the battleground states of Arizona, Nevada and Florida. This week, a group of 82 U.S. Nobel Prize winners signed an open letter endorsing Harris, arguing a Trump presidency would, quote, “jeopardize any advancements in our standards of living, slow the progress of science and technology and impede our responses to climate change.” Also this week, more than a thousand religious leaders endorsed Harris.
AMY GOODMAN: We’re joined now by one of those religious leaders. In Raleigh, North Carolina, Bishop William Barber is the national co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign, president and senior lecturer at Repairers of the Breach, founding director of the Center for Public Theology and Public Policy at Yale Divinity School.
Welcome back to Democracy Now! Thank you so much, Bishop Barber, for joining us. I know that your mom’s health is challenged right now, so thank you again.
BISHOP WILLIAM BARBER II: Thank you.
AMY GOODMAN: I’m wondering if you can start off by talking about your decision in the last few days to endorse Vice President Harris as president of the United States, and talk about the reasons for it, what you think she’s addressed and what you think she hasn’t addressed and needs to.
BISHOP WILLIAM BARBER II: Well, you know, Amy, I’m an — first of all, thank you for having me on, and thank you for your prayers.
I’m an independent. And I’m endorsing in my personal private capacity the law allows, not with any of the organizations that were mentioned. Those were just for defining purposes.
But as a moral leader and a biblicist, the Scriptures are very clear, when there are moments you have to be focused and you cannot in any way be misunderstood. When I look at, for instance, in the Bible, in the Book of Proverbs, Hebrew Bible, Book of Proverbs, verse, chapter 6, and you look at what it says, six things that God hates, even seven. And you read those seven things, and you see a candidate committing them almost every day, that include a lying tongue, a proud look, running to mischief and sowing division among the people. When you go to the Gospels of Jesus, Jesus was clear about nations. He said that every nation will be judged by how we treat the least of these — the poor, the hungry, the sick, the imprisoned and, interestingly, the immigrants. The immigrants. And when you see a campaign that’s not violating that sometimes, but all the time, you have to make a clear moral stand. I’ve been out here for a long time. But when you see a fascist-leaning, lying, constitutional-breaking, rule of law-denying, misogynist, racist, mean spirit, women health-taking and health-stealing, union-busting candidacy, there can be no middle ground, not in this moment. And that’s why I’ve decided and that many other moral leaders, Jews, Muslims and Christians, have decided, as well.
When we look at the campaign, actually, we see Harris trying to unify. No person, even myself — we all have our personal flaws. None of us are perfect. But when we see clearly Harris trying to unify, Trump making more division, when we see Harris trying to say, “I’m going to raise the minimum wage to a living wage,” and Trump saying, “The minimum wage is already too high,” promising more tax cuts to the greedy, saying that $7.25 is too high, when you see Harris saying, “I want to expand healthcare,” and you hear Trump saying he wants to undermine healthcare, and when you see Harris saying, “I want to expand voting rights and voter protections,” but you hear Trump talking about undermining voter rights, undermining the 15th Amendment, and then hear him talking about undermining the 14th Amendment, giving equal protection under the law for all persons that are in this country, those are very dangerous steps, which we have to challenge and which we have to be clear and which we have to have no middle ground.
NERMEEN SHAIKH: And, Bishop Barber, we’re speaking to you in North Carolina. Could you talk about the significance of the state in this election and the fact that in 2016, as well as in 2020, Trump won the state?
BISHOP WILLIAM BARBER II: He did. But one of the things that we’ve pointed out in all of these so-called battleground states, and even in the South, that many of these states are not red or blue as much as they are untapped and unorganized. Trump won by 74,000 votes in the last election. But there were over 1 million poor and low-wage voters that did not vote. In Michigan, he won by some — in 2016, I think, 10,000. Over a million poor and low-wage voters didn’t vote. In Pennsylvania, he won by 40,000. Over 1.3 million poor and low-wage voters didn’t work.
In 2008, Obama won North Carolina, and he only won 33 counties in North Carolina. He lost on Election Day, but he won through same-day registration and early voting, which our movement helped to fight for and put in place. And since that time, extremist Republicans have fought and tried to undermine same-day registration and early voting. We fought them in court and beat them. They were successful in getting a — what we believe is an unconstitutional voter ID on the laws, and we’re still fighting that now.
But this state, if in fact a candidate fully reaches poor and low-wage voters and also campaigns in the east, beyond Raleigh, over in Rocky Mount and Greenville and Pasquotank County and Wilmington, it is a state in which you can build a kind of coalition for more progressive candidates to win. We’ve said that clearly to the campaign. And early on, we challenged them, when we saw them going to Charlotte and Winston-Salem and Greensboro and not going to the east. We said, “You have to go out east. You have to go in what’s called the Black Belt, the Farm Belt, the place, interestingly, where many Black and white people are joined together, particularly around issues of healthcare and issues of living wages. Thirty-nine percent of the North Carolinian workforce doesn’t make a living wage of $15 an hour. So, you have to speak directly to them and let them know, if in fact you win, this is what’s going to happen in their lives.
So we believe, in fact, North Carolina is very much in this race. You’ve had a candidate for governor in the Republican arena who has really imploded and shown that the people that he was so vitriolic against, actually, he himself was doing many of the things he was claiming is wrong. But even before that, his policies were just wrong. He was running for governor. He wanted to put women in jail if they had an abortion. He was not promoting voting rights. He was supporting voter suppression. He was not supporting a living wage. He was not supporting fully funding public education. So, even before the more personal things, his policies were bad.
But we’ve got work to do. We’ve got a lot of work to do. But North Carolina is always in the mix. It’s a strange thing. North Carolina is the only state in the last, say, 30 years or so that elected a Democrat for president, Jimmy Carter and Obama. And it’s the only Southern state that has consistently elected a Democrat for governor and a Democrat for AG, even when we had the fiasco of an extreme Republican takeover in 2012 due to voter suppression.
AMY GOODMAN: Well, Bishop William Barber, we’ll see what happens in the next few days, if in fact it is decided then, both at the local, state and federal level. Bishop William Barber, co-founder of the Poor People’s Campaign, director of the Center for Public Theology and Public Policy at Yale Divinity School, speaking to us from Raleigh, North Carolina.The original content of this program is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. Please attribute legal copies of this work to democracynow.org. Some of the work(s) that this program incorporates, however, may be separately licensed. For further information or additional permissions, contact us.Next story from this daily show“The Racism of MAGA Is as American as Apple Pie”: Nina Turner on Trump & 2024 ElectionNEXT“The Racism of MAGA Is as American as Apple Pie”: Nina Turner on Trump & 2024 ElectionRelatedStoryNov 07, 2024Democrats Abandoned the Working Class: Robin D.G. Kelley on Trump’s Win & Need for Class SolidarityDaily News DigestOur Daily Digest brings Democracy Now! to your inbox each morning.Recent News“I Am Finally Free!”: Indigenous Leader Leonard Peltier Released After Nearly 50 Years ImprisonedFamily Torn Apart as Mother & 2 Children Deported After Arizona Traffic Stop, 2 Other Kids Left BehindGOP Pushes Drastic Cuts to Medicaid & Food Aid While Proposing Tax Cuts for RichTo Fight the Trump/Musk Purge, Federal Workers Hold Nationwide Day of Action to “Save Our Services”“A Victory for Putin”? Jeffrey Sachs & Matt Duss Debate U.S.-Russia Talks to End Ukraine WarHeadlines for February 19WatchReadZelensky Claps Back After Trump Blames Ukraine for Russia’s 2022 InvasionFederal Judge Won’t Order Temporary Injunction Against DOGE’s Mass Firings, Data Access White House Claims Elon Musk Is Not in Charge of DOGESenate Confirms Billionaire Howard Lutnick as Commerce Secretary, Advances Kash Patel for FBI ChiefTop U.S. Prosecutor Resigns over “Politically Driven” Request to Investigate Biden Climate GrantsHead of FDA’s Food Division Resigns to Protest Mass FiringsRFK Jr. Says He’ll “Investigate” Childhood Vaccine Schedule, Contradicting Senate TestimonyWaPo: Trump Administration Reverses Plan to End Free COVID Test ProgramUSDA Seeks to Rehire Fired Staffers Who Worked on H5N1 Avian FluPolitical Prisoner Leonard Peltier Walks Free After Five Decades Behind BarsHamas to Accelerate Release of Israeli Hostages in Bid to Cement Gaza CeasefireIsraeli Minister Calls for Forcible Mass Expulsion of Palestinians from GazaResidents Return to Villages in Southern Lebanon Left Devastated by Israeli BombardmentBrazilian Prosecutors Formally Charge Jair Bolsonaro over Attempted CoupCIA Expands Drone Flights Over MexicoEric Adams to Appear in Federal Court as Judge Weighs DOJ Request to Drop Corruption ChargesKansas Bans Gender-Affirming Care for Youth as GOP Lawmakers Override Governor’s VetoMissouri Restores Abortion Access After Court Blocks Discriminatory Licensure RequirementsView AllView AllMost popular1Elon Musk Was Raised Under Racist Apartheid Laws in South Africa. What Does He Believe Now?2Not My President’s Day: Protests Against Trump to Be Held Today in 50 States3“Frenzy of Warmongering”: Critics of Munich Security Summit Warn of Musk, Rising Fascism in Europe4“The PayPal Mafia”: Meet the South African Oligarchs Surrounding Trump, from Elon Musk to Peter ThielNon-commercial news needs your supportWe rely on contributions from our viewers and listeners to do our work.Please do your part today.Make a donationTopindependent global newsDemocracy Now! is a 501(c)3 non-profit news organization. We do not accept funding from advertising, underwriting or government agencies. We rely on contributions from our viewers and listeners to do our work. Please do your part today.Make a donationNewsHomeDaily ShowsColumnsWeb ExclusivesTopicsDemocracy Now!AboutEventsContactStationsGet InvolvedEducationJobsFor BroadcastersEditionsEnglishEspañolFollowDaily DigestRSS & PodcastsAndroid AppiPhone AppGet Email UpdatesDemocracy Now! is a 501(c)3 non-profit news organization. We do not accept funding from advertising, underwriting or government agencies. We rely on contributions from our viewers and listeners to do our work. Please do your part today.Make a donation | lus1hda | Potential-Bee3866 | t2_15xfmrzd5d | This. | null | 9 |
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NERMEEN SHAIKH: We turn now to the race for the White House. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump continues to escalate his rhetoric on the campaign trail ahead of Election Day.
DONALD TRUMP: And my people told me about four weeks ago — I was saying, “No, I want to protect the people. I want to protect the women of our country. I want to protect the women.” “Sir, please don’t say that.” “Why?” They said, “We think it’s — we think it’s very inappropriate for you to say.” I said, “Why? I’m president. I want to protect the women of our country.” They said — they said, “Sir, I just think it’s inappropriate for you to say.” I pay these guys a lot of money. Can you believe it? I said, “Well, I’m going to do it, whether the women like it or not.” I’ve got to protect them. I’m going to protect them from migrants coming in. I’m going to protect them from foreign countries that want to hit us with missiles and lots of other things.
AMY GOODMAN: That was Donald Trump speaking in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris shared Trump’s comments on X and wrote, quote, “Donald Trump thinks he should get to make decisions about what you do with your body. Whether you like it or not.” Harris also spoke about Trump’s record as president at a campaign rally in Madison, Wisconsin.
VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS: He hand-selected three members of the United States Supreme Court with the intention — with the intention that they would undo the protections of Roe v. Wade. They did as he intended. And now in America, one in three women lives in a state with a Trump abortion ban, many with no exceptions even for rape and incest, which is immoral. Immoral. And look, Donald Trump is not done. He would ban abortion nationwide.
NERMEEN SHAIKH: Constitutional amendments to expand or protect abortion access are on the ballot in 10 states, including the battleground states of Arizona, Nevada and Florida. This week, a group of 82 U.S. Nobel Prize winners signed an open letter endorsing Harris, arguing a Trump presidency would, quote, “jeopardize any advancements in our standards of living, slow the progress of science and technology and impede our responses to climate change.” Also this week, more than a thousand religious leaders endorsed Harris.
AMY GOODMAN: We’re joined now by one of those religious leaders. In Raleigh, North Carolina, Bishop William Barber is the national co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign, president and senior lecturer at Repairers of the Breach, founding director of the Center for Public Theology and Public Policy at Yale Divinity School.
Welcome back to Democracy Now! Thank you so much, Bishop Barber, for joining us. I know that your mom’s health is challenged right now, so thank you again.
BISHOP WILLIAM BARBER II: Thank you.
AMY GOODMAN: I’m wondering if you can start off by talking about your decision in the last few days to endorse Vice President Harris as president of the United States, and talk about the reasons for it, what you think she’s addressed and what you think she hasn’t addressed and needs to.
BISHOP WILLIAM BARBER II: Well, you know, Amy, I’m an — first of all, thank you for having me on, and thank you for your prayers.
I’m an independent. And I’m endorsing in my personal private capacity the law allows, not with any of the organizations that were mentioned. Those were just for defining purposes.
But as a moral leader and a biblicist, the Scriptures are very clear, when there are moments you have to be focused and you cannot in any way be misunderstood. When I look at, for instance, in the Bible, in the Book of Proverbs, Hebrew Bible, Book of Proverbs, verse, chapter 6, and you look at what it says, six things that God hates, even seven. And you read those seven things, and you see a candidate committing them almost every day, that include a lying tongue, a proud look, running to mischief and sowing division among the people. When you go to the Gospels of Jesus, Jesus was clear about nations. He said that every nation will be judged by how we treat the least of these — the poor, the hungry, the sick, the imprisoned and, interestingly, the immigrants. The immigrants. And when you see a campaign that’s not violating that sometimes, but all the time, you have to make a clear moral stand. I’ve been out here for a long time. But when you see a fascist-leaning, lying, constitutional-breaking, rule of law-denying, misogynist, racist, mean spirit, women health-taking and health-stealing, union-busting candidacy, there can be no middle ground, not in this moment. And that’s why I’ve decided and that many other moral leaders, Jews, Muslims and Christians, have decided, as well.
When we look at the campaign, actually, we see Harris trying to unify. No person, even myself — we all have our personal flaws. None of us are perfect. But when we see clearly Harris trying to unify, Trump making more division, when we see Harris trying to say, “I’m going to raise the minimum wage to a living wage,” and Trump saying, “The minimum wage is already too high,” promising more tax cuts to the greedy, saying that $7.25 is too high, when you see Harris saying, “I want to expand healthcare,” and you hear Trump saying he wants to undermine healthcare, and when you see Harris saying, “I want to expand voting rights and voter protections,” but you hear Trump talking about undermining voter rights, undermining the 15th Amendment, and then hear him talking about undermining the 14th Amendment, giving equal protection under the law for all persons that are in this country, those are very dangerous steps, which we have to challenge and which we have to be clear and which we have to have no middle ground.
NERMEEN SHAIKH: And, Bishop Barber, we’re speaking to you in North Carolina. Could you talk about the significance of the state in this election and the fact that in 2016, as well as in 2020, Trump won the state?
BISHOP WILLIAM BARBER II: He did. But one of the things that we’ve pointed out in all of these so-called battleground states, and even in the South, that many of these states are not red or blue as much as they are untapped and unorganized. Trump won by 74,000 votes in the last election. But there were over 1 million poor and low-wage voters that did not vote. In Michigan, he won by some — in 2016, I think, 10,000. Over a million poor and low-wage voters didn’t vote. In Pennsylvania, he won by 40,000. Over 1.3 million poor and low-wage voters didn’t work.
In 2008, Obama won North Carolina, and he only won 33 counties in North Carolina. He lost on Election Day, but he won through same-day registration and early voting, which our movement helped to fight for and put in place. And since that time, extremist Republicans have fought and tried to undermine same-day registration and early voting. We fought them in court and beat them. They were successful in getting a — what we believe is an unconstitutional voter ID on the laws, and we’re still fighting that now.
But this state, if in fact a candidate fully reaches poor and low-wage voters and also campaigns in the east, beyond Raleigh, over in Rocky Mount and Greenville and Pasquotank County and Wilmington, it is a state in which you can build a kind of coalition for more progressive candidates to win. We’ve said that clearly to the campaign. And early on, we challenged them, when we saw them going to Charlotte and Winston-Salem and Greensboro and not going to the east. We said, “You have to go out east. You have to go in what’s called the Black Belt, the Farm Belt, the place, interestingly, where many Black and white people are joined together, particularly around issues of healthcare and issues of living wages. Thirty-nine percent of the North Carolinian workforce doesn’t make a living wage of $15 an hour. So, you have to speak directly to them and let them know, if in fact you win, this is what’s going to happen in their lives.
So we believe, in fact, North Carolina is very much in this race. You’ve had a candidate for governor in the Republican arena who has really imploded and shown that the people that he was so vitriolic against, actually, he himself was doing many of the things he was claiming is wrong. But even before that, his policies were just wrong. He was running for governor. He wanted to put women in jail if they had an abortion. He was not promoting voting rights. He was supporting voter suppression. He was not supporting a living wage. He was not supporting fully funding public education. So, even before the more personal things, his policies were bad.
But we’ve got work to do. We’ve got a lot of work to do. But North Carolina is always in the mix. It’s a strange thing. North Carolina is the only state in the last, say, 30 years or so that elected a Democrat for president, Jimmy Carter and Obama. And it’s the only Southern state that has consistently elected a Democrat for governor and a Democrat for AG, even when we had the fiasco of an extreme Republican takeover in 2012 due to voter suppression.
AMY GOODMAN: Well, Bishop William Barber, we’ll see what happens in the next few days, if in fact it is decided then, both at the local, state and federal level. Bishop William Barber, co-founder of the Poor People’s Campaign, director of the Center for Public Theology and Public Policy at Yale Divinity School, speaking to us from Raleigh, North Carolina.The original content of this program is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. Please attribute legal copies of this work to democracynow.org. Some of the work(s) that this program incorporates, however, may be separately licensed. For further information or additional permissions, contact us.Next story from this daily show“The Racism of MAGA Is as American as Apple Pie”: Nina Turner on Trump & 2024 ElectionNEXT“The Racism of MAGA Is as American as Apple Pie”: Nina Turner on Trump & 2024 ElectionRelatedStoryNov 07, 2024Democrats Abandoned the Working Class: Robin D.G. Kelley on Trump’s Win & Need for Class SolidarityDaily News DigestOur Daily Digest brings Democracy Now! to your inbox each morning.Recent News“I Am Finally Free!”: Indigenous Leader Leonard Peltier Released After Nearly 50 Years ImprisonedFamily Torn Apart as Mother & 2 Children Deported After Arizona Traffic Stop, 2 Other Kids Left BehindGOP Pushes Drastic Cuts to Medicaid & Food Aid While Proposing Tax Cuts for RichTo Fight the Trump/Musk Purge, Federal Workers Hold Nationwide Day of Action to “Save Our Services”“A Victory for Putin”? Jeffrey Sachs & Matt Duss Debate U.S.-Russia Talks to End Ukraine WarHeadlines for February 19WatchReadZelensky Claps Back After Trump Blames Ukraine for Russia’s 2022 InvasionFederal Judge Won’t Order Temporary Injunction Against DOGE’s Mass Firings, Data Access White House Claims Elon Musk Is Not in Charge of DOGESenate Confirms Billionaire Howard Lutnick as Commerce Secretary, Advances Kash Patel for FBI ChiefTop U.S. Prosecutor Resigns over “Politically Driven” Request to Investigate Biden Climate GrantsHead of FDA’s Food Division Resigns to Protest Mass FiringsRFK Jr. Says He’ll “Investigate” Childhood Vaccine Schedule, Contradicting Senate TestimonyWaPo: Trump Administration Reverses Plan to End Free COVID Test ProgramUSDA Seeks to Rehire Fired Staffers Who Worked on H5N1 Avian FluPolitical Prisoner Leonard Peltier Walks Free After Five Decades Behind BarsHamas to Accelerate Release of Israeli Hostages in Bid to Cement Gaza CeasefireIsraeli Minister Calls for Forcible Mass Expulsion of Palestinians from GazaResidents Return to Villages in Southern Lebanon Left Devastated by Israeli BombardmentBrazilian Prosecutors Formally Charge Jair Bolsonaro over Attempted CoupCIA Expands Drone Flights Over MexicoEric Adams to Appear in Federal Court as Judge Weighs DOJ Request to Drop Corruption ChargesKansas Bans Gender-Affirming Care for Youth as GOP Lawmakers Override Governor’s VetoMissouri Restores Abortion Access After Court Blocks Discriminatory Licensure RequirementsView AllView AllMost popular1Elon Musk Was Raised Under Racist Apartheid Laws in South Africa. What Does He Believe Now?2Not My President’s Day: Protests Against Trump to Be Held Today in 50 States3“Frenzy of Warmongering”: Critics of Munich Security Summit Warn of Musk, Rising Fascism in Europe4“The PayPal Mafia”: Meet the South African Oligarchs Surrounding Trump, from Elon Musk to Peter ThielNon-commercial news needs your supportWe rely on contributions from our viewers and listeners to do our work.Please do your part today.Make a donationTopindependent global newsDemocracy Now! is a 501(c)3 non-profit news organization. We do not accept funding from advertising, underwriting or government agencies. We rely on contributions from our viewers and listeners to do our work. Please do your part today.Make a donationNewsHomeDaily ShowsColumnsWeb ExclusivesTopicsDemocracy Now!AboutEventsContactStationsGet InvolvedEducationJobsFor BroadcastersEditionsEnglishEspañolFollowDaily DigestRSS & PodcastsAndroid AppiPhone AppGet Email UpdatesDemocracy Now! is a 501(c)3 non-profit news organization. We do not accept funding from advertising, underwriting or government agencies. We rely on contributions from our viewers and listeners to do our work. Please do your part today.Make a donation | lus1j9c | RepulsiveLoquat418 | t2_b8g666wju | more of this please | null | 7 |
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How is it possible that Trump got almost 12 million more votes in 2020 than 2016, given also the COVID situation? | 1ggs4ko | https://edition.cnn.com/election/2020/results/president | 2024-10-31T23:31:06 | Inevitable-Bottle-48 | politics | 0 | 6 | Presidential Election Results and Electoral Map 2020Open MenuSCOTUSCongressFacts First2024 ElectionsAudioLive TVSearch CNNSCOTUSCongressFacts First2024 ElectionsSearchLive TVAudioUSCrime + JusticeEnergy + EnvironmentExtreme WeatherSpace + ScienceWorldAfricaAmericasAsiaAustraliaChinaEuropeMiddle EastIndiaUKPoliticsSCOTUSCongressFacts First2024 ElectionsBusinessMarketsTechMediaSuccessPerspectivesVideoOpinionPolitical Op-EdsSocial CommentaryHealthLife, But BetterFitnessFoodSleepMindfulnessRelationshipsEntertainmentMoviesTelevisionCelebrityTechInnovateGadgetForeseeable FutureMission: AheadUpstartsBusiness EvolvedWork TransformedInnovative CitiesStyleArtsDesignFashionArchitectureLuxuryVideoTravelDestinationsFood & DrinkStayNewsVideosSportsPro FootballCollege FootballBasketballBaseballSoccerOlympicsVideoLive TV CNN MaxDigital StudiosCNN FilmsHLNTV ScheduleTV Shows A-ZCNNVRCouponsCNN Underscored-Explore-Wellness-Gadgets-LifestyleCNN StoreMore…PhotosLongformInvestigationsCNN profilesCNN LeadershipCNN NewslettersWork for CNNFollow CNN PoliticsResultsPresidentSenateHouseGovernorBallot MeasuresExit PollsResults by StateRoad To 270Presidential PollsRace RatingsSenate Race RatingsHouse Race RatingsCandidatesAll CandidatesJoe BidenDonald Trump (Incumbent)Primaries & CaucusesPrimary & Caucus ResultsEntrance/Exit PollsResults by StatePresidentRunoff ElectionsGeorgia: Perdue vs. OssoffGeorgia: Loeffler vs. WarnockLouisiana House 5 RunoffSenateHouseGovernorBallot MeasuresExit PollsResults by StateAlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingPresidential ResultsPresidential ResultsJoe Biden wins election to be the 46th US President00270 to Win000% 0 Not Up For ElectionWhat is this?0% 0 Not Up For ElectionSearchLive TVAudioUSCrime + JusticeEnergy + EnvironmentExtreme WeatherSpace + ScienceWorldAfricaAmericasAsiaAustraliaChinaEuropeMiddle EastIndiaUKPoliticsSCOTUSCongressFacts First2024 ElectionsBusinessMarketsTechMediaSuccessPerspectivesVideoOpinionPolitical Op-EdsSocial CommentaryHealthLife, But BetterFitnessFoodSleepMindfulnessRelationshipsEntertainmentMoviesTelevisionCelebrityTechInnovateGadgetForeseeable FutureMission: AheadUpstartsBusiness EvolvedWork TransformedInnovative CitiesStyleArtsDesignFashionArchitectureLuxuryVideoTravelDestinationsFood & DrinkStayNewsVideosSportsPro FootballCollege FootballBasketballBaseballSoccerOlympicsVideoLive TV CNN MaxDigital StudiosCNN FilmsHLNTV ScheduleTV Shows A-ZCNNVRCouponsCNN Underscored-Explore-Wellness-Gadgets-LifestyleCNN StoreMore…PhotosLongformInvestigationsCNN profilesCNN LeadershipCNN NewslettersWork for CNNAudioLive TVFollow CNN PoliticsTerms of UsePrivacy PolicyAccessibility & CCAd ChoicesAbout usCNN Studio ToursCNN StoreNewslettersTranscriptsLicense FootageCNN Newsource© 2025 Cable News Network.A Warner Bros. Discovery Company.All Rights Reserved.CNN Sans ™ & © 2016 Cable News Network. | lus0cqz | thefugue | t2_3l78q | Population growth. | null | 1 |
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How is it possible that Trump got almost 12 million more votes in 2020 than 2016, given also the COVID situation? | 1ggs4ko | https://edition.cnn.com/election/2020/results/president | 2024-10-31T23:31:06 | Inevitable-Bottle-48 | politics | 0 | 6 | Presidential Election Results and Electoral Map 2020Open MenuSCOTUSCongressFacts First2024 ElectionsAudioLive TVSearch CNNSCOTUSCongressFacts First2024 ElectionsSearchLive TVAudioUSCrime + JusticeEnergy + EnvironmentExtreme WeatherSpace + ScienceWorldAfricaAmericasAsiaAustraliaChinaEuropeMiddle EastIndiaUKPoliticsSCOTUSCongressFacts First2024 ElectionsBusinessMarketsTechMediaSuccessPerspectivesVideoOpinionPolitical Op-EdsSocial CommentaryHealthLife, But BetterFitnessFoodSleepMindfulnessRelationshipsEntertainmentMoviesTelevisionCelebrityTechInnovateGadgetForeseeable FutureMission: AheadUpstartsBusiness EvolvedWork TransformedInnovative CitiesStyleArtsDesignFashionArchitectureLuxuryVideoTravelDestinationsFood & DrinkStayNewsVideosSportsPro FootballCollege FootballBasketballBaseballSoccerOlympicsVideoLive TV CNN MaxDigital StudiosCNN FilmsHLNTV ScheduleTV Shows A-ZCNNVRCouponsCNN Underscored-Explore-Wellness-Gadgets-LifestyleCNN StoreMore…PhotosLongformInvestigationsCNN profilesCNN LeadershipCNN NewslettersWork for CNNFollow CNN PoliticsResultsPresidentSenateHouseGovernorBallot MeasuresExit PollsResults by StateRoad To 270Presidential PollsRace RatingsSenate Race RatingsHouse Race RatingsCandidatesAll CandidatesJoe BidenDonald Trump (Incumbent)Primaries & CaucusesPrimary & Caucus ResultsEntrance/Exit PollsResults by StatePresidentRunoff ElectionsGeorgia: Perdue vs. OssoffGeorgia: Loeffler vs. WarnockLouisiana House 5 RunoffSenateHouseGovernorBallot MeasuresExit PollsResults by StateAlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingPresidential ResultsPresidential ResultsJoe Biden wins election to be the 46th US President00270 to Win000% 0 Not Up For ElectionWhat is this?0% 0 Not Up For ElectionSearchLive TVAudioUSCrime + JusticeEnergy + EnvironmentExtreme WeatherSpace + ScienceWorldAfricaAmericasAsiaAustraliaChinaEuropeMiddle EastIndiaUKPoliticsSCOTUSCongressFacts First2024 ElectionsBusinessMarketsTechMediaSuccessPerspectivesVideoOpinionPolitical Op-EdsSocial CommentaryHealthLife, But BetterFitnessFoodSleepMindfulnessRelationshipsEntertainmentMoviesTelevisionCelebrityTechInnovateGadgetForeseeable FutureMission: AheadUpstartsBusiness EvolvedWork TransformedInnovative CitiesStyleArtsDesignFashionArchitectureLuxuryVideoTravelDestinationsFood & DrinkStayNewsVideosSportsPro FootballCollege FootballBasketballBaseballSoccerOlympicsVideoLive TV CNN MaxDigital StudiosCNN FilmsHLNTV ScheduleTV Shows A-ZCNNVRCouponsCNN Underscored-Explore-Wellness-Gadgets-LifestyleCNN StoreMore…PhotosLongformInvestigationsCNN profilesCNN LeadershipCNN NewslettersWork for CNNAudioLive TVFollow CNN PoliticsTerms of UsePrivacy PolicyAccessibility & CCAd ChoicesAbout usCNN Studio ToursCNN StoreNewslettersTranscriptsLicense FootageCNN Newsource© 2025 Cable News Network.A Warner Bros. Discovery Company.All Rights Reserved.CNN Sans ™ & © 2016 Cable News Network. | lus0fon | NeoSabin | t2_1ls4umd2 | More voters in the pool. | null | 1 |
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How is it possible that Trump got almost 12 million more votes in 2020 than 2016, given also the COVID situation? | 1ggs4ko | https://edition.cnn.com/election/2020/results/president | 2024-10-31T23:31:06 | Inevitable-Bottle-48 | politics | 0 | 6 | Presidential Election Results and Electoral Map 2020Open MenuSCOTUSCongressFacts First2024 ElectionsAudioLive TVSearch CNNSCOTUSCongressFacts First2024 ElectionsSearchLive TVAudioUSCrime + JusticeEnergy + EnvironmentExtreme WeatherSpace + ScienceWorldAfricaAmericasAsiaAustraliaChinaEuropeMiddle EastIndiaUKPoliticsSCOTUSCongressFacts First2024 ElectionsBusinessMarketsTechMediaSuccessPerspectivesVideoOpinionPolitical Op-EdsSocial CommentaryHealthLife, But BetterFitnessFoodSleepMindfulnessRelationshipsEntertainmentMoviesTelevisionCelebrityTechInnovateGadgetForeseeable FutureMission: AheadUpstartsBusiness EvolvedWork TransformedInnovative CitiesStyleArtsDesignFashionArchitectureLuxuryVideoTravelDestinationsFood & DrinkStayNewsVideosSportsPro FootballCollege FootballBasketballBaseballSoccerOlympicsVideoLive TV CNN MaxDigital StudiosCNN FilmsHLNTV ScheduleTV Shows A-ZCNNVRCouponsCNN Underscored-Explore-Wellness-Gadgets-LifestyleCNN StoreMore…PhotosLongformInvestigationsCNN profilesCNN LeadershipCNN NewslettersWork for CNNFollow CNN PoliticsResultsPresidentSenateHouseGovernorBallot MeasuresExit PollsResults by StateRoad To 270Presidential PollsRace RatingsSenate Race RatingsHouse Race RatingsCandidatesAll CandidatesJoe BidenDonald Trump (Incumbent)Primaries & CaucusesPrimary & Caucus ResultsEntrance/Exit PollsResults by StatePresidentRunoff ElectionsGeorgia: Perdue vs. OssoffGeorgia: Loeffler vs. WarnockLouisiana House 5 RunoffSenateHouseGovernorBallot MeasuresExit PollsResults by StateAlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingPresidential ResultsPresidential ResultsJoe Biden wins election to be the 46th US President00270 to Win000% 0 Not Up For ElectionWhat is this?0% 0 Not Up For ElectionSearchLive TVAudioUSCrime + JusticeEnergy + EnvironmentExtreme WeatherSpace + ScienceWorldAfricaAmericasAsiaAustraliaChinaEuropeMiddle EastIndiaUKPoliticsSCOTUSCongressFacts First2024 ElectionsBusinessMarketsTechMediaSuccessPerspectivesVideoOpinionPolitical Op-EdsSocial CommentaryHealthLife, But BetterFitnessFoodSleepMindfulnessRelationshipsEntertainmentMoviesTelevisionCelebrityTechInnovateGadgetForeseeable FutureMission: AheadUpstartsBusiness EvolvedWork TransformedInnovative CitiesStyleArtsDesignFashionArchitectureLuxuryVideoTravelDestinationsFood & DrinkStayNewsVideosSportsPro FootballCollege FootballBasketballBaseballSoccerOlympicsVideoLive TV CNN MaxDigital StudiosCNN FilmsHLNTV ScheduleTV Shows A-ZCNNVRCouponsCNN Underscored-Explore-Wellness-Gadgets-LifestyleCNN StoreMore…PhotosLongformInvestigationsCNN profilesCNN LeadershipCNN NewslettersWork for CNNAudioLive TVFollow CNN PoliticsTerms of UsePrivacy PolicyAccessibility & CCAd ChoicesAbout usCNN Studio ToursCNN StoreNewslettersTranscriptsLicense FootageCNN Newsource© 2025 Cable News Network.A Warner Bros. Discovery Company.All Rights Reserved.CNN Sans ™ & © 2016 Cable News Network. | lus0hva | aahkaye | t2_zgel252y5 | Purposefully impoverished public education...is the reason | null | 1 |
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Republicans are serious about cutting people’s health care | 1ggs5if | https://www.vox.com/health-care/381484/2024-election-donald-trump-health-care-mike-johnson-obamacare | 2024-10-31T23:32:28 | marji80 | politics | 1,204 | 52 | Donald Trump’s election could allow Republicans to make big health care cuts | VoxSkip to main contentThe homepageVoxVox logoExplainersPoliticsCultureAdviceListenAudioWatchVideoMenuThe homepageVoxVox logoNavigation DrawerLogin / Sign UpcloseCloseSearchVideoWatchAudioListenCrosswordPlayExplainersPoliticsCultureAdviceScienceTechnologyClimateHealthMoneyLifeFuture PerfectNewslettersBecome a MemberFacebookInstagramYoutubeRSSTikTokVoxVox logoRepublicans are serious about cutting people’s health careClarity in this chaotic news cycleThere’s an overwhelming amount of news, but not enough context. At Vox, we do things differently. We’re not focused on being the first to break stories — we’re focused on helping you understand what actually matters. We report urgently on the most important issues shaping our world, and dedicate time to the issues that the rest of the media often neglects. But we can’t do it alone.We rely on readers like you to fund our journalism. Will you support our work and become a Vox Member today?Join todayPolitics /2024 ElectionsRepublicans are serious about cutting people’s health careDonald Trump’s election could allow the GOP to gut Medicaid and protections for preexisting conditions.by Dylan ScottUpdated Oct 31, 2024, 7:45 PM UTCFacebookLinkHouse Speaker Mike Johnson said Republicans would pursue “massive” health care reform if Donald Trump is elected president in 2024. Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesDylan Scott is a senior correspondent and editor for Vox’s Future Perfect, covering global health. He has reported on health policy for more than 10 years, writing for Governing magazine, Talking Points Memo, and STAT before joining Vox in 2017.If you’re confused, it’s not an accident.Republicans are trying to have it both ways on health care during the 2024 campaign. They boast that they want to deregulate insurance and massively cut government spending, yet they also claim that they would never do anything to endanger people’s coverage.That two-step keeps getting them into trouble. House Speaker Mike Johnson was recently caught on a tape promising to take “a blow torch to the regulatory state.” Donald Trump, Johnson said, would want to “go big” in his second term because he can’t run for a third one, the speaker told a group of Republican voters in Pennsylvania. And health care, Johnson said, would be “a big part” of the GOP’s agenda.One attendee directly asked Johnson: No Obamacare? “No Obamacare,” Johnson said.“The ACA is so deeply ingrained, we need massive reform to make this work. We’ve got a lot of ideas,” the House speaker added. He wasn’t more specific than that.Kamala Harris’s campaign quickly flagged Johnson’s comments, and Republicans backtracked. The Donald Trump campaign said that was “not President Trump’s policy position” and Trump tried to distance himself further in a social media post.Johnson insisted he had not actually promised to repeal Obamacare by emphasizing his comment that the 2010 law was “ingrained” while ignoring his subsequent promise of “massive reform.” Trump himself has alluded to having only “concepts of a plan” for American health care. That has left other Republicans to fill in the gaps and the party’s specific proposals remain poorly defined. But if there are a lot of details still to be filled in, the theme of the GOP’s health care agenda is clear: cuts. Cutting regulations. Cutting spending.Johnson’s comments were not an isolated incident. Just last month, Trump’s vice presidential nominee, JD Vance, hinted at “a deregulatory agenda so that people can pick a health care plan that fits them.” If you actually parse his words about health insurance risk pools, it would be a return to a world where people could be charged more for coverage if they have preexisting medical conditions, the world before Obamacare.It was the same promise Johnson was making. That is the reality: Should they win control of the White House and Congress this election, Republicans will attempt to cut people’s health care.Republicans still want to make big health care cutsWhen Obamacare repeal died in 2017, it might have been tempting to think that a chapter had come to a close. Instead, the fight over the future of US health care had entered a new era.Make no mistake: Republican leaders still want to slash health care spending and unwind health insurance regulations. And Trump, whatever he might say, has proven before to be malleable to conventional conservative health policy. His people continue to put health care in the crosshairs, sometimes in ways that may not be as obvious. Elon Musk, who sometimes appears to be campaigning to be shadow president of the United States, has pledged to cut $2 trillion from the federal government’s $6.8 trillion budget. He has acknowledged that the cuts would result in “temporary” hardship, but insisted they would be to the long-term benefit of the country.About $1 in every $5 in the federal budget goes to health care. Barring a severe cut to the US military (unlikely), such a plan would require massive cuts to the health care programs. Trump has often said he will protect Medicare, which covers seniors, but he has in the past endorsed enormous cuts to Medicaid, the program for low-income people that insures 73 million Americans, as part of the 2017 ACA repeal-and-replace bills. The main Republican bill to repeal and replace the ACA that nearly passed in 2017 was in fact as much about making massive Medicaid cuts by capping the program’s funding as it was about loosening health insurance regulations or repealing the individual mandate.Republicans could try to pass another Obamacare repeal bill with a comprehensive Medicaid overhaul. Or they could chip away at health care in incremental ways, as we saw during the first Trump term after the Obamacare repeal bill failed. Trump cut funding for enrollment outreach for the ACA markets while rolling back rules for noncomprehensive plans, which resulted in catastrophic results for some patients who didn’t know what they were signing up for. Over Trump’s four years in office, the number of people covered by the ACA fell by more than 1 million, to 11.4 million. Since Joe Biden became president, and Democrats expanded the law’s insurance subsidies as part of the Inflation Reduction Act, the number of people covered by marketplace plans has nearly doubled to 21.4 million.If Trump takes office again, a repeat of that previous sabotage seems likely even if a bigger repeal effort fails to materialize. Republicans could cut outreach funding again. They could make subtler tweaks to the health insurance rules, such as increasing the premiums that older people can be charged compared to younger people or giving insurers more leniency in restricting benefits, networks, and other aspects of a person’s health coverage. They could make more targeted cuts to Medicaid or permit states to set up Medicaid work requirements again, as they did in the first Trump term only to be obstructed by the courts.Why Republicans can’t be honest about their health care planThe failure of Obamacare repeal is the reason Republicans keep insisting that their health care agenda is not what it plainly is whenever they accidentally reveal their intentions too clearly.It’s easy to forget now, but Obamacare was a winning issue for Republicans at first. They stormed to historic congressional wins in the 2010 midterms by rallying voters against the new health care law. They then took dozens of votes to repeal all or parts of it while Barack Obama still held the veto pen. For most of its first decade, the ACA was deeply unpopular.Then Trump won the presidency and the Republicans had to deliver on their promises to repeal and replace the law. GOP leaders did get the new president on board with a pretty conservative plan: It would have left the skeleton of the ACA, but pared back its rules and financial aid, while making those huge cuts to Medicaid.Then something changed. As the repeal plan started to move through Congress, and projections of millions of Americans losing health insurance dominated news coverage, the politics of health care flipped. The law had quietly grown to cover a sizable chunk of people — more than 25 million — and, as importantly, it had started to change Americans’ minds about the government’s role in providing health care. “Preexisting conditions” became a loaded term, and when people understood that the GOP wanted to unwind the ACA’s health insurance rules, they loudly objected. Medicaid also flexed a political salience not seen before, with disability advocates in particular fearful of what cuts to that program would mean for them and drawing widespread coverage for their protests. Senate Republicans from states that expanded Medicaid through the health care law were ultimately responsible for stopping the repeal effort.By the 2018 midterms, Democrats were hammering Republicans over health care and scoring surprising electoral wins. Today, the ACA is as popular as it’s ever been and US voters say they trust Democrats more on health care than the GOP.This series of events has left Republicans in a bind. The relative success of the ACA has expanded the welfare state and influenced Americans’ perceptions of the role of government in ways that are antithetical to conservative economic thinking. They want to claw back some of those progressive wins. But they also have to be mindful of the changed politics of health care. Once in a while, particularly in “safe” conservative spaces, they slip up, admit they want to unwind the ACA, and then have to backtrack. Mike Johnson’s only mistake was being candid.Update, October 31, 3:45 pm ET: This story was originally published earlier on October 31 and has been updated to include Trump’s social media post about the ACA.See More: 2024 ElectionsDonald TrumpHealthHealth CareKamala HarrisPolicyPoliticsPublic HealthMost PopularThe Trump administration told a judge Elon Musk does not head DOGE. Huh?What’s keeping Trump popular?The surprising theory that explains modern American lifeWhat comes after the DEI backlash?Sign up for Vox’s daily newsletterThe RebuildThe lessons liberals should take away from their election defeat — and a closer look at where they should go next. From senior correspondent Eric Levitz.Email (required)Sign UpBy submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice. 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Trump wants to take that away.By Nicole NareaPoliticsJan 17There’s a very popular explanation for Trump’s win. It’s wrong.A Democratic data expert’s autopsy of the 2024 election perpetuates a comforting fiction.By Eric LevitzPoliticsJan 9Are North Carolina Republicans trying to steal a state supreme court seat?Allison Riggs won the seat by 734 votes, but her opponent is trying to invalidate 60,000.By Ellen IoanesVox’s guide to Donald Trump’s 2024 policiesJan 3President Biden blocked the sale of US Steel. Why?How a consolation prize for unions might screw everyone over — them included.By Dylan MatthewsFuture PerfectDec 26, 20249 actually good things that happened in 2024It wasn’t the easiest year, but 2024 was not without its bright spots.By Bryan WalshAdvertiser Content FromThis is the title for the native adVoxVox logoFacebookInstagramYoutubeRSSTikTokAbout usOur staffEthics & GuidelinesHow we make moneyContact usHow to pitch VoxNewslettersPrivacy NoticeTerms of UseCookie PolicyCookie SettingsLicensingAccessibilityPlatform StatusCareers© 2025 Vox Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved | lus0egw | atomsmasher66 | t2_e5qm5 | Oh yeah, we know | null | 25 |
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Republicans are serious about cutting people’s health care | 1ggs5if | https://www.vox.com/health-care/381484/2024-election-donald-trump-health-care-mike-johnson-obamacare | 2024-10-31T23:32:28 | marji80 | politics | 1,204 | 52 | Donald Trump’s election could allow Republicans to make big health care cuts | VoxSkip to main contentThe homepageVoxVox logoExplainersPoliticsCultureAdviceListenAudioWatchVideoMenuThe homepageVoxVox logoNavigation DrawerLogin / Sign UpcloseCloseSearchVideoWatchAudioListenCrosswordPlayExplainersPoliticsCultureAdviceScienceTechnologyClimateHealthMoneyLifeFuture PerfectNewslettersBecome a MemberFacebookInstagramYoutubeRSSTikTokVoxVox logoRepublicans are serious about cutting people’s health careClarity in this chaotic news cycleThere’s an overwhelming amount of news, but not enough context. At Vox, we do things differently. We’re not focused on being the first to break stories — we’re focused on helping you understand what actually matters. We report urgently on the most important issues shaping our world, and dedicate time to the issues that the rest of the media often neglects. But we can’t do it alone.We rely on readers like you to fund our journalism. Will you support our work and become a Vox Member today?Join todayPolitics /2024 ElectionsRepublicans are serious about cutting people’s health careDonald Trump’s election could allow the GOP to gut Medicaid and protections for preexisting conditions.by Dylan ScottUpdated Oct 31, 2024, 7:45 PM UTCFacebookLinkHouse Speaker Mike Johnson said Republicans would pursue “massive” health care reform if Donald Trump is elected president in 2024. Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesDylan Scott is a senior correspondent and editor for Vox’s Future Perfect, covering global health. He has reported on health policy for more than 10 years, writing for Governing magazine, Talking Points Memo, and STAT before joining Vox in 2017.If you’re confused, it’s not an accident.Republicans are trying to have it both ways on health care during the 2024 campaign. They boast that they want to deregulate insurance and massively cut government spending, yet they also claim that they would never do anything to endanger people’s coverage.That two-step keeps getting them into trouble. House Speaker Mike Johnson was recently caught on a tape promising to take “a blow torch to the regulatory state.” Donald Trump, Johnson said, would want to “go big” in his second term because he can’t run for a third one, the speaker told a group of Republican voters in Pennsylvania. And health care, Johnson said, would be “a big part” of the GOP’s agenda.One attendee directly asked Johnson: No Obamacare? “No Obamacare,” Johnson said.“The ACA is so deeply ingrained, we need massive reform to make this work. We’ve got a lot of ideas,” the House speaker added. He wasn’t more specific than that.Kamala Harris’s campaign quickly flagged Johnson’s comments, and Republicans backtracked. The Donald Trump campaign said that was “not President Trump’s policy position” and Trump tried to distance himself further in a social media post.Johnson insisted he had not actually promised to repeal Obamacare by emphasizing his comment that the 2010 law was “ingrained” while ignoring his subsequent promise of “massive reform.” Trump himself has alluded to having only “concepts of a plan” for American health care. That has left other Republicans to fill in the gaps and the party’s specific proposals remain poorly defined. But if there are a lot of details still to be filled in, the theme of the GOP’s health care agenda is clear: cuts. Cutting regulations. Cutting spending.Johnson’s comments were not an isolated incident. Just last month, Trump’s vice presidential nominee, JD Vance, hinted at “a deregulatory agenda so that people can pick a health care plan that fits them.” If you actually parse his words about health insurance risk pools, it would be a return to a world where people could be charged more for coverage if they have preexisting medical conditions, the world before Obamacare.It was the same promise Johnson was making. That is the reality: Should they win control of the White House and Congress this election, Republicans will attempt to cut people’s health care.Republicans still want to make big health care cutsWhen Obamacare repeal died in 2017, it might have been tempting to think that a chapter had come to a close. Instead, the fight over the future of US health care had entered a new era.Make no mistake: Republican leaders still want to slash health care spending and unwind health insurance regulations. And Trump, whatever he might say, has proven before to be malleable to conventional conservative health policy. His people continue to put health care in the crosshairs, sometimes in ways that may not be as obvious. Elon Musk, who sometimes appears to be campaigning to be shadow president of the United States, has pledged to cut $2 trillion from the federal government’s $6.8 trillion budget. He has acknowledged that the cuts would result in “temporary” hardship, but insisted they would be to the long-term benefit of the country.About $1 in every $5 in the federal budget goes to health care. Barring a severe cut to the US military (unlikely), such a plan would require massive cuts to the health care programs. Trump has often said he will protect Medicare, which covers seniors, but he has in the past endorsed enormous cuts to Medicaid, the program for low-income people that insures 73 million Americans, as part of the 2017 ACA repeal-and-replace bills. The main Republican bill to repeal and replace the ACA that nearly passed in 2017 was in fact as much about making massive Medicaid cuts by capping the program’s funding as it was about loosening health insurance regulations or repealing the individual mandate.Republicans could try to pass another Obamacare repeal bill with a comprehensive Medicaid overhaul. Or they could chip away at health care in incremental ways, as we saw during the first Trump term after the Obamacare repeal bill failed. Trump cut funding for enrollment outreach for the ACA markets while rolling back rules for noncomprehensive plans, which resulted in catastrophic results for some patients who didn’t know what they were signing up for. Over Trump’s four years in office, the number of people covered by the ACA fell by more than 1 million, to 11.4 million. Since Joe Biden became president, and Democrats expanded the law’s insurance subsidies as part of the Inflation Reduction Act, the number of people covered by marketplace plans has nearly doubled to 21.4 million.If Trump takes office again, a repeat of that previous sabotage seems likely even if a bigger repeal effort fails to materialize. Republicans could cut outreach funding again. They could make subtler tweaks to the health insurance rules, such as increasing the premiums that older people can be charged compared to younger people or giving insurers more leniency in restricting benefits, networks, and other aspects of a person’s health coverage. They could make more targeted cuts to Medicaid or permit states to set up Medicaid work requirements again, as they did in the first Trump term only to be obstructed by the courts.Why Republicans can’t be honest about their health care planThe failure of Obamacare repeal is the reason Republicans keep insisting that their health care agenda is not what it plainly is whenever they accidentally reveal their intentions too clearly.It’s easy to forget now, but Obamacare was a winning issue for Republicans at first. They stormed to historic congressional wins in the 2010 midterms by rallying voters against the new health care law. They then took dozens of votes to repeal all or parts of it while Barack Obama still held the veto pen. For most of its first decade, the ACA was deeply unpopular.Then Trump won the presidency and the Republicans had to deliver on their promises to repeal and replace the law. GOP leaders did get the new president on board with a pretty conservative plan: It would have left the skeleton of the ACA, but pared back its rules and financial aid, while making those huge cuts to Medicaid.Then something changed. As the repeal plan started to move through Congress, and projections of millions of Americans losing health insurance dominated news coverage, the politics of health care flipped. The law had quietly grown to cover a sizable chunk of people — more than 25 million — and, as importantly, it had started to change Americans’ minds about the government’s role in providing health care. “Preexisting conditions” became a loaded term, and when people understood that the GOP wanted to unwind the ACA’s health insurance rules, they loudly objected. Medicaid also flexed a political salience not seen before, with disability advocates in particular fearful of what cuts to that program would mean for them and drawing widespread coverage for their protests. Senate Republicans from states that expanded Medicaid through the health care law were ultimately responsible for stopping the repeal effort.By the 2018 midterms, Democrats were hammering Republicans over health care and scoring surprising electoral wins. Today, the ACA is as popular as it’s ever been and US voters say they trust Democrats more on health care than the GOP.This series of events has left Republicans in a bind. The relative success of the ACA has expanded the welfare state and influenced Americans’ perceptions of the role of government in ways that are antithetical to conservative economic thinking. They want to claw back some of those progressive wins. But they also have to be mindful of the changed politics of health care. Once in a while, particularly in “safe” conservative spaces, they slip up, admit they want to unwind the ACA, and then have to backtrack. Mike Johnson’s only mistake was being candid.Update, October 31, 3:45 pm ET: This story was originally published earlier on October 31 and has been updated to include Trump’s social media post about the ACA.See More: 2024 ElectionsDonald TrumpHealthHealth CareKamala HarrisPolicyPoliticsPublic HealthMost PopularThe Trump administration told a judge Elon Musk does not head DOGE. Huh?What’s keeping Trump popular?The surprising theory that explains modern American lifeWhat comes after the DEI backlash?Sign up for Vox’s daily newsletterThe RebuildThe lessons liberals should take away from their election defeat — and a closer look at where they should go next. From senior correspondent Eric Levitz.Email (required)Sign UpBy submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.Advertiser Content FromThis is the title for the native adMore in 2024 ElectionsHow Democratic Gen Z activists lost the Gen Z voteThe law is clear on birthright citizenship. Can Trump end it anyway?There’s a very popular explanation for Trump’s win. It’s wrong.Are North Carolina Republicans trying to steal a state supreme court seat?President Biden blocked the sale of US Steel. Why?9 actually good things that happened in 20242024 ElectionsFeb 4How Democratic Gen Z activists lost the Gen Z voteThe organizations dedicated to mobilizing Gen Z got the turnout they wanted, but not the votes. What did they miss?By Christian PazTrump 2.0, explainedJan 20The law is clear on birthright citizenship. Can Trump end it anyway?The Constitution guarantees citizenship to nearly everyone born in the US. Trump wants to take that away.By Nicole NareaPoliticsJan 17There’s a very popular explanation for Trump’s win. It’s wrong.A Democratic data expert’s autopsy of the 2024 election perpetuates a comforting fiction.By Eric LevitzPoliticsJan 9Are North Carolina Republicans trying to steal a state supreme court seat?Allison Riggs won the seat by 734 votes, but her opponent is trying to invalidate 60,000.By Ellen IoanesVox’s guide to Donald Trump’s 2024 policiesJan 3President Biden blocked the sale of US Steel. Why?How a consolation prize for unions might screw everyone over — them included.By Dylan MatthewsFuture PerfectDec 26, 20249 actually good things that happened in 2024It wasn’t the easiest year, but 2024 was not without its bright spots.By Bryan WalshAdvertiser Content FromThis is the title for the native adVoxVox logoFacebookInstagramYoutubeRSSTikTokAbout usOur staffEthics & GuidelinesHow we make moneyContact usHow to pitch VoxNewslettersPrivacy NoticeTerms of UseCookie PolicyCookie SettingsLicensingAccessibilityPlatform StatusCareers© 2025 Vox Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved | lus0g3b | melotron75 | t2_7kijz | So there is a Death Panel. | null | 14 |
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Republicans are serious about cutting people’s health care | 1ggs5if | https://www.vox.com/health-care/381484/2024-election-donald-trump-health-care-mike-johnson-obamacare | 2024-10-31T23:32:28 | marji80 | politics | 1,204 | 52 | Donald Trump’s election could allow Republicans to make big health care cuts | VoxSkip to main contentThe homepageVoxVox logoExplainersPoliticsCultureAdviceListenAudioWatchVideoMenuThe homepageVoxVox logoNavigation DrawerLogin / Sign UpcloseCloseSearchVideoWatchAudioListenCrosswordPlayExplainersPoliticsCultureAdviceScienceTechnologyClimateHealthMoneyLifeFuture PerfectNewslettersBecome a MemberFacebookInstagramYoutubeRSSTikTokVoxVox logoRepublicans are serious about cutting people’s health careClarity in this chaotic news cycleThere’s an overwhelming amount of news, but not enough context. At Vox, we do things differently. We’re not focused on being the first to break stories — we’re focused on helping you understand what actually matters. We report urgently on the most important issues shaping our world, and dedicate time to the issues that the rest of the media often neglects. But we can’t do it alone.We rely on readers like you to fund our journalism. Will you support our work and become a Vox Member today?Join todayPolitics /2024 ElectionsRepublicans are serious about cutting people’s health careDonald Trump’s election could allow the GOP to gut Medicaid and protections for preexisting conditions.by Dylan ScottUpdated Oct 31, 2024, 7:45 PM UTCFacebookLinkHouse Speaker Mike Johnson said Republicans would pursue “massive” health care reform if Donald Trump is elected president in 2024. Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesDylan Scott is a senior correspondent and editor for Vox’s Future Perfect, covering global health. He has reported on health policy for more than 10 years, writing for Governing magazine, Talking Points Memo, and STAT before joining Vox in 2017.If you’re confused, it’s not an accident.Republicans are trying to have it both ways on health care during the 2024 campaign. They boast that they want to deregulate insurance and massively cut government spending, yet they also claim that they would never do anything to endanger people’s coverage.That two-step keeps getting them into trouble. House Speaker Mike Johnson was recently caught on a tape promising to take “a blow torch to the regulatory state.” Donald Trump, Johnson said, would want to “go big” in his second term because he can’t run for a third one, the speaker told a group of Republican voters in Pennsylvania. And health care, Johnson said, would be “a big part” of the GOP’s agenda.One attendee directly asked Johnson: No Obamacare? “No Obamacare,” Johnson said.“The ACA is so deeply ingrained, we need massive reform to make this work. We’ve got a lot of ideas,” the House speaker added. He wasn’t more specific than that.Kamala Harris’s campaign quickly flagged Johnson’s comments, and Republicans backtracked. The Donald Trump campaign said that was “not President Trump’s policy position” and Trump tried to distance himself further in a social media post.Johnson insisted he had not actually promised to repeal Obamacare by emphasizing his comment that the 2010 law was “ingrained” while ignoring his subsequent promise of “massive reform.” Trump himself has alluded to having only “concepts of a plan” for American health care. That has left other Republicans to fill in the gaps and the party’s specific proposals remain poorly defined. But if there are a lot of details still to be filled in, the theme of the GOP’s health care agenda is clear: cuts. Cutting regulations. Cutting spending.Johnson’s comments were not an isolated incident. Just last month, Trump’s vice presidential nominee, JD Vance, hinted at “a deregulatory agenda so that people can pick a health care plan that fits them.” If you actually parse his words about health insurance risk pools, it would be a return to a world where people could be charged more for coverage if they have preexisting medical conditions, the world before Obamacare.It was the same promise Johnson was making. That is the reality: Should they win control of the White House and Congress this election, Republicans will attempt to cut people’s health care.Republicans still want to make big health care cutsWhen Obamacare repeal died in 2017, it might have been tempting to think that a chapter had come to a close. Instead, the fight over the future of US health care had entered a new era.Make no mistake: Republican leaders still want to slash health care spending and unwind health insurance regulations. And Trump, whatever he might say, has proven before to be malleable to conventional conservative health policy. His people continue to put health care in the crosshairs, sometimes in ways that may not be as obvious. Elon Musk, who sometimes appears to be campaigning to be shadow president of the United States, has pledged to cut $2 trillion from the federal government’s $6.8 trillion budget. He has acknowledged that the cuts would result in “temporary” hardship, but insisted they would be to the long-term benefit of the country.About $1 in every $5 in the federal budget goes to health care. Barring a severe cut to the US military (unlikely), such a plan would require massive cuts to the health care programs. Trump has often said he will protect Medicare, which covers seniors, but he has in the past endorsed enormous cuts to Medicaid, the program for low-income people that insures 73 million Americans, as part of the 2017 ACA repeal-and-replace bills. The main Republican bill to repeal and replace the ACA that nearly passed in 2017 was in fact as much about making massive Medicaid cuts by capping the program’s funding as it was about loosening health insurance regulations or repealing the individual mandate.Republicans could try to pass another Obamacare repeal bill with a comprehensive Medicaid overhaul. Or they could chip away at health care in incremental ways, as we saw during the first Trump term after the Obamacare repeal bill failed. Trump cut funding for enrollment outreach for the ACA markets while rolling back rules for noncomprehensive plans, which resulted in catastrophic results for some patients who didn’t know what they were signing up for. Over Trump’s four years in office, the number of people covered by the ACA fell by more than 1 million, to 11.4 million. Since Joe Biden became president, and Democrats expanded the law’s insurance subsidies as part of the Inflation Reduction Act, the number of people covered by marketplace plans has nearly doubled to 21.4 million.If Trump takes office again, a repeat of that previous sabotage seems likely even if a bigger repeal effort fails to materialize. Republicans could cut outreach funding again. They could make subtler tweaks to the health insurance rules, such as increasing the premiums that older people can be charged compared to younger people or giving insurers more leniency in restricting benefits, networks, and other aspects of a person’s health coverage. They could make more targeted cuts to Medicaid or permit states to set up Medicaid work requirements again, as they did in the first Trump term only to be obstructed by the courts.Why Republicans can’t be honest about their health care planThe failure of Obamacare repeal is the reason Republicans keep insisting that their health care agenda is not what it plainly is whenever they accidentally reveal their intentions too clearly.It’s easy to forget now, but Obamacare was a winning issue for Republicans at first. They stormed to historic congressional wins in the 2010 midterms by rallying voters against the new health care law. They then took dozens of votes to repeal all or parts of it while Barack Obama still held the veto pen. For most of its first decade, the ACA was deeply unpopular.Then Trump won the presidency and the Republicans had to deliver on their promises to repeal and replace the law. GOP leaders did get the new president on board with a pretty conservative plan: It would have left the skeleton of the ACA, but pared back its rules and financial aid, while making those huge cuts to Medicaid.Then something changed. As the repeal plan started to move through Congress, and projections of millions of Americans losing health insurance dominated news coverage, the politics of health care flipped. The law had quietly grown to cover a sizable chunk of people — more than 25 million — and, as importantly, it had started to change Americans’ minds about the government’s role in providing health care. “Preexisting conditions” became a loaded term, and when people understood that the GOP wanted to unwind the ACA’s health insurance rules, they loudly objected. Medicaid also flexed a political salience not seen before, with disability advocates in particular fearful of what cuts to that program would mean for them and drawing widespread coverage for their protests. Senate Republicans from states that expanded Medicaid through the health care law were ultimately responsible for stopping the repeal effort.By the 2018 midterms, Democrats were hammering Republicans over health care and scoring surprising electoral wins. Today, the ACA is as popular as it’s ever been and US voters say they trust Democrats more on health care than the GOP.This series of events has left Republicans in a bind. The relative success of the ACA has expanded the welfare state and influenced Americans’ perceptions of the role of government in ways that are antithetical to conservative economic thinking. They want to claw back some of those progressive wins. But they also have to be mindful of the changed politics of health care. Once in a while, particularly in “safe” conservative spaces, they slip up, admit they want to unwind the ACA, and then have to backtrack. Mike Johnson’s only mistake was being candid.Update, October 31, 3:45 pm ET: This story was originally published earlier on October 31 and has been updated to include Trump’s social media post about the ACA.See More: 2024 ElectionsDonald TrumpHealthHealth CareKamala HarrisPolicyPoliticsPublic HealthMost PopularThe Trump administration told a judge Elon Musk does not head DOGE. Huh?What’s keeping Trump popular?The surprising theory that explains modern American lifeWhat comes after the DEI backlash?Sign up for Vox’s daily newsletterThe RebuildThe lessons liberals should take away from their election defeat — and a closer look at where they should go next. From senior correspondent Eric Levitz.Email (required)Sign UpBy submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.Advertiser Content FromThis is the title for the native adMore in 2024 ElectionsHow Democratic Gen Z activists lost the Gen Z voteThe law is clear on birthright citizenship. Can Trump end it anyway?There’s a very popular explanation for Trump’s win. It’s wrong.Are North Carolina Republicans trying to steal a state supreme court seat?President Biden blocked the sale of US Steel. Why?9 actually good things that happened in 20242024 ElectionsFeb 4How Democratic Gen Z activists lost the Gen Z voteThe organizations dedicated to mobilizing Gen Z got the turnout they wanted, but not the votes. What did they miss?By Christian PazTrump 2.0, explainedJan 20The law is clear on birthright citizenship. Can Trump end it anyway?The Constitution guarantees citizenship to nearly everyone born in the US. Trump wants to take that away.By Nicole NareaPoliticsJan 17There’s a very popular explanation for Trump’s win. It’s wrong.A Democratic data expert’s autopsy of the 2024 election perpetuates a comforting fiction.By Eric LevitzPoliticsJan 9Are North Carolina Republicans trying to steal a state supreme court seat?Allison Riggs won the seat by 734 votes, but her opponent is trying to invalidate 60,000.By Ellen IoanesVox’s guide to Donald Trump’s 2024 policiesJan 3President Biden blocked the sale of US Steel. 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Republicans are serious about cutting people’s health care | 1ggs5if | https://www.vox.com/health-care/381484/2024-election-donald-trump-health-care-mike-johnson-obamacare | 2024-10-31T23:32:28 | marji80 | politics | 1,204 | 52 | Donald Trump’s election could allow Republicans to make big health care cuts | VoxSkip to main contentThe homepageVoxVox logoExplainersPoliticsCultureAdviceListenAudioWatchVideoMenuThe homepageVoxVox logoNavigation DrawerLogin / Sign UpcloseCloseSearchVideoWatchAudioListenCrosswordPlayExplainersPoliticsCultureAdviceScienceTechnologyClimateHealthMoneyLifeFuture PerfectNewslettersBecome a MemberFacebookInstagramYoutubeRSSTikTokVoxVox logoRepublicans are serious about cutting people’s health careClarity in this chaotic news cycleThere’s an overwhelming amount of news, but not enough context. At Vox, we do things differently. We’re not focused on being the first to break stories — we’re focused on helping you understand what actually matters. We report urgently on the most important issues shaping our world, and dedicate time to the issues that the rest of the media often neglects. But we can’t do it alone.We rely on readers like you to fund our journalism. Will you support our work and become a Vox Member today?Join todayPolitics /2024 ElectionsRepublicans are serious about cutting people’s health careDonald Trump’s election could allow the GOP to gut Medicaid and protections for preexisting conditions.by Dylan ScottUpdated Oct 31, 2024, 7:45 PM UTCFacebookLinkHouse Speaker Mike Johnson said Republicans would pursue “massive” health care reform if Donald Trump is elected president in 2024. Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesDylan Scott is a senior correspondent and editor for Vox’s Future Perfect, covering global health. He has reported on health policy for more than 10 years, writing for Governing magazine, Talking Points Memo, and STAT before joining Vox in 2017.If you’re confused, it’s not an accident.Republicans are trying to have it both ways on health care during the 2024 campaign. They boast that they want to deregulate insurance and massively cut government spending, yet they also claim that they would never do anything to endanger people’s coverage.That two-step keeps getting them into trouble. House Speaker Mike Johnson was recently caught on a tape promising to take “a blow torch to the regulatory state.” Donald Trump, Johnson said, would want to “go big” in his second term because he can’t run for a third one, the speaker told a group of Republican voters in Pennsylvania. And health care, Johnson said, would be “a big part” of the GOP’s agenda.One attendee directly asked Johnson: No Obamacare? “No Obamacare,” Johnson said.“The ACA is so deeply ingrained, we need massive reform to make this work. We’ve got a lot of ideas,” the House speaker added. He wasn’t more specific than that.Kamala Harris’s campaign quickly flagged Johnson’s comments, and Republicans backtracked. The Donald Trump campaign said that was “not President Trump’s policy position” and Trump tried to distance himself further in a social media post.Johnson insisted he had not actually promised to repeal Obamacare by emphasizing his comment that the 2010 law was “ingrained” while ignoring his subsequent promise of “massive reform.” Trump himself has alluded to having only “concepts of a plan” for American health care. That has left other Republicans to fill in the gaps and the party’s specific proposals remain poorly defined. But if there are a lot of details still to be filled in, the theme of the GOP’s health care agenda is clear: cuts. Cutting regulations. Cutting spending.Johnson’s comments were not an isolated incident. Just last month, Trump’s vice presidential nominee, JD Vance, hinted at “a deregulatory agenda so that people can pick a health care plan that fits them.” If you actually parse his words about health insurance risk pools, it would be a return to a world where people could be charged more for coverage if they have preexisting medical conditions, the world before Obamacare.It was the same promise Johnson was making. That is the reality: Should they win control of the White House and Congress this election, Republicans will attempt to cut people’s health care.Republicans still want to make big health care cutsWhen Obamacare repeal died in 2017, it might have been tempting to think that a chapter had come to a close. Instead, the fight over the future of US health care had entered a new era.Make no mistake: Republican leaders still want to slash health care spending and unwind health insurance regulations. And Trump, whatever he might say, has proven before to be malleable to conventional conservative health policy. His people continue to put health care in the crosshairs, sometimes in ways that may not be as obvious. Elon Musk, who sometimes appears to be campaigning to be shadow president of the United States, has pledged to cut $2 trillion from the federal government’s $6.8 trillion budget. He has acknowledged that the cuts would result in “temporary” hardship, but insisted they would be to the long-term benefit of the country.About $1 in every $5 in the federal budget goes to health care. Barring a severe cut to the US military (unlikely), such a plan would require massive cuts to the health care programs. Trump has often said he will protect Medicare, which covers seniors, but he has in the past endorsed enormous cuts to Medicaid, the program for low-income people that insures 73 million Americans, as part of the 2017 ACA repeal-and-replace bills. The main Republican bill to repeal and replace the ACA that nearly passed in 2017 was in fact as much about making massive Medicaid cuts by capping the program’s funding as it was about loosening health insurance regulations or repealing the individual mandate.Republicans could try to pass another Obamacare repeal bill with a comprehensive Medicaid overhaul. Or they could chip away at health care in incremental ways, as we saw during the first Trump term after the Obamacare repeal bill failed. Trump cut funding for enrollment outreach for the ACA markets while rolling back rules for noncomprehensive plans, which resulted in catastrophic results for some patients who didn’t know what they were signing up for. Over Trump’s four years in office, the number of people covered by the ACA fell by more than 1 million, to 11.4 million. Since Joe Biden became president, and Democrats expanded the law’s insurance subsidies as part of the Inflation Reduction Act, the number of people covered by marketplace plans has nearly doubled to 21.4 million.If Trump takes office again, a repeat of that previous sabotage seems likely even if a bigger repeal effort fails to materialize. Republicans could cut outreach funding again. They could make subtler tweaks to the health insurance rules, such as increasing the premiums that older people can be charged compared to younger people or giving insurers more leniency in restricting benefits, networks, and other aspects of a person’s health coverage. They could make more targeted cuts to Medicaid or permit states to set up Medicaid work requirements again, as they did in the first Trump term only to be obstructed by the courts.Why Republicans can’t be honest about their health care planThe failure of Obamacare repeal is the reason Republicans keep insisting that their health care agenda is not what it plainly is whenever they accidentally reveal their intentions too clearly.It’s easy to forget now, but Obamacare was a winning issue for Republicans at first. They stormed to historic congressional wins in the 2010 midterms by rallying voters against the new health care law. They then took dozens of votes to repeal all or parts of it while Barack Obama still held the veto pen. For most of its first decade, the ACA was deeply unpopular.Then Trump won the presidency and the Republicans had to deliver on their promises to repeal and replace the law. GOP leaders did get the new president on board with a pretty conservative plan: It would have left the skeleton of the ACA, but pared back its rules and financial aid, while making those huge cuts to Medicaid.Then something changed. As the repeal plan started to move through Congress, and projections of millions of Americans losing health insurance dominated news coverage, the politics of health care flipped. The law had quietly grown to cover a sizable chunk of people — more than 25 million — and, as importantly, it had started to change Americans’ minds about the government’s role in providing health care. “Preexisting conditions” became a loaded term, and when people understood that the GOP wanted to unwind the ACA’s health insurance rules, they loudly objected. Medicaid also flexed a political salience not seen before, with disability advocates in particular fearful of what cuts to that program would mean for them and drawing widespread coverage for their protests. Senate Republicans from states that expanded Medicaid through the health care law were ultimately responsible for stopping the repeal effort.By the 2018 midterms, Democrats were hammering Republicans over health care and scoring surprising electoral wins. Today, the ACA is as popular as it’s ever been and US voters say they trust Democrats more on health care than the GOP.This series of events has left Republicans in a bind. The relative success of the ACA has expanded the welfare state and influenced Americans’ perceptions of the role of government in ways that are antithetical to conservative economic thinking. They want to claw back some of those progressive wins. But they also have to be mindful of the changed politics of health care. Once in a while, particularly in “safe” conservative spaces, they slip up, admit they want to unwind the ACA, and then have to backtrack. Mike Johnson’s only mistake was being candid.Update, October 31, 3:45 pm ET: This story was originally published earlier on October 31 and has been updated to include Trump’s social media post about the ACA.See More: 2024 ElectionsDonald TrumpHealthHealth CareKamala HarrisPolicyPoliticsPublic HealthMost PopularThe Trump administration told a judge Elon Musk does not head DOGE. Huh?What’s keeping Trump popular?The surprising theory that explains modern American lifeWhat comes after the DEI backlash?Sign up for Vox’s daily newsletterThe RebuildThe lessons liberals should take away from their election defeat — and a closer look at where they should go next. From senior correspondent Eric Levitz.Email (required)Sign UpBy submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.Advertiser Content FromThis is the title for the native adMore in 2024 ElectionsHow Democratic Gen Z activists lost the Gen Z voteThe law is clear on birthright citizenship. Can Trump end it anyway?There’s a very popular explanation for Trump’s win. It’s wrong.Are North Carolina Republicans trying to steal a state supreme court seat?President Biden blocked the sale of US Steel. Why?9 actually good things that happened in 20242024 ElectionsFeb 4How Democratic Gen Z activists lost the Gen Z voteThe organizations dedicated to mobilizing Gen Z got the turnout they wanted, but not the votes. What did they miss?By Christian PazTrump 2.0, explainedJan 20The law is clear on birthright citizenship. Can Trump end it anyway?The Constitution guarantees citizenship to nearly everyone born in the US. Trump wants to take that away.By Nicole NareaPoliticsJan 17There’s a very popular explanation for Trump’s win. It’s wrong.A Democratic data expert’s autopsy of the 2024 election perpetuates a comforting fiction.By Eric LevitzPoliticsJan 9Are North Carolina Republicans trying to steal a state supreme court seat?Allison Riggs won the seat by 734 votes, but her opponent is trying to invalidate 60,000.By Ellen IoanesVox’s guide to Donald Trump’s 2024 policiesJan 3President Biden blocked the sale of US Steel. Why?How a consolation prize for unions might screw everyone over — them included.By Dylan MatthewsFuture PerfectDec 26, 20249 actually good things that happened in 2024It wasn’t the easiest year, but 2024 was not without its bright spots.By Bryan WalshAdvertiser Content FromThis is the title for the native adVoxVox logoFacebookInstagramYoutubeRSSTikTokAbout usOur staffEthics & GuidelinesHow we make moneyContact usHow to pitch VoxNewslettersPrivacy NoticeTerms of UseCookie PolicyCookie SettingsLicensingAccessibilityPlatform StatusCareers© 2025 Vox Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved | lus0o5k | JubalHarshaw23 | t2_ve0re4yr | 70 Million voters are serious about blaming Democrats when it happens. | null | 30 |
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Republicans are serious about cutting people’s health care | 1ggs5if | https://www.vox.com/health-care/381484/2024-election-donald-trump-health-care-mike-johnson-obamacare | 2024-10-31T23:32:28 | marji80 | politics | 1,204 | 52 | Donald Trump’s election could allow Republicans to make big health care cuts | VoxSkip to main contentThe homepageVoxVox logoExplainersPoliticsCultureAdviceListenAudioWatchVideoMenuThe homepageVoxVox logoNavigation DrawerLogin / Sign UpcloseCloseSearchVideoWatchAudioListenCrosswordPlayExplainersPoliticsCultureAdviceScienceTechnologyClimateHealthMoneyLifeFuture PerfectNewslettersBecome a MemberFacebookInstagramYoutubeRSSTikTokVoxVox logoRepublicans are serious about cutting people’s health careClarity in this chaotic news cycleThere’s an overwhelming amount of news, but not enough context. At Vox, we do things differently. We’re not focused on being the first to break stories — we’re focused on helping you understand what actually matters. We report urgently on the most important issues shaping our world, and dedicate time to the issues that the rest of the media often neglects. But we can’t do it alone.We rely on readers like you to fund our journalism. Will you support our work and become a Vox Member today?Join todayPolitics /2024 ElectionsRepublicans are serious about cutting people’s health careDonald Trump’s election could allow the GOP to gut Medicaid and protections for preexisting conditions.by Dylan ScottUpdated Oct 31, 2024, 7:45 PM UTCFacebookLinkHouse Speaker Mike Johnson said Republicans would pursue “massive” health care reform if Donald Trump is elected president in 2024. Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesDylan Scott is a senior correspondent and editor for Vox’s Future Perfect, covering global health. He has reported on health policy for more than 10 years, writing for Governing magazine, Talking Points Memo, and STAT before joining Vox in 2017.If you’re confused, it’s not an accident.Republicans are trying to have it both ways on health care during the 2024 campaign. They boast that they want to deregulate insurance and massively cut government spending, yet they also claim that they would never do anything to endanger people’s coverage.That two-step keeps getting them into trouble. House Speaker Mike Johnson was recently caught on a tape promising to take “a blow torch to the regulatory state.” Donald Trump, Johnson said, would want to “go big” in his second term because he can’t run for a third one, the speaker told a group of Republican voters in Pennsylvania. And health care, Johnson said, would be “a big part” of the GOP’s agenda.One attendee directly asked Johnson: No Obamacare? “No Obamacare,” Johnson said.“The ACA is so deeply ingrained, we need massive reform to make this work. We’ve got a lot of ideas,” the House speaker added. He wasn’t more specific than that.Kamala Harris’s campaign quickly flagged Johnson’s comments, and Republicans backtracked. The Donald Trump campaign said that was “not President Trump’s policy position” and Trump tried to distance himself further in a social media post.Johnson insisted he had not actually promised to repeal Obamacare by emphasizing his comment that the 2010 law was “ingrained” while ignoring his subsequent promise of “massive reform.” Trump himself has alluded to having only “concepts of a plan” for American health care. That has left other Republicans to fill in the gaps and the party’s specific proposals remain poorly defined. But if there are a lot of details still to be filled in, the theme of the GOP’s health care agenda is clear: cuts. Cutting regulations. Cutting spending.Johnson’s comments were not an isolated incident. Just last month, Trump’s vice presidential nominee, JD Vance, hinted at “a deregulatory agenda so that people can pick a health care plan that fits them.” If you actually parse his words about health insurance risk pools, it would be a return to a world where people could be charged more for coverage if they have preexisting medical conditions, the world before Obamacare.It was the same promise Johnson was making. That is the reality: Should they win control of the White House and Congress this election, Republicans will attempt to cut people’s health care.Republicans still want to make big health care cutsWhen Obamacare repeal died in 2017, it might have been tempting to think that a chapter had come to a close. Instead, the fight over the future of US health care had entered a new era.Make no mistake: Republican leaders still want to slash health care spending and unwind health insurance regulations. And Trump, whatever he might say, has proven before to be malleable to conventional conservative health policy. His people continue to put health care in the crosshairs, sometimes in ways that may not be as obvious. Elon Musk, who sometimes appears to be campaigning to be shadow president of the United States, has pledged to cut $2 trillion from the federal government’s $6.8 trillion budget. He has acknowledged that the cuts would result in “temporary” hardship, but insisted they would be to the long-term benefit of the country.About $1 in every $5 in the federal budget goes to health care. Barring a severe cut to the US military (unlikely), such a plan would require massive cuts to the health care programs. Trump has often said he will protect Medicare, which covers seniors, but he has in the past endorsed enormous cuts to Medicaid, the program for low-income people that insures 73 million Americans, as part of the 2017 ACA repeal-and-replace bills. The main Republican bill to repeal and replace the ACA that nearly passed in 2017 was in fact as much about making massive Medicaid cuts by capping the program’s funding as it was about loosening health insurance regulations or repealing the individual mandate.Republicans could try to pass another Obamacare repeal bill with a comprehensive Medicaid overhaul. Or they could chip away at health care in incremental ways, as we saw during the first Trump term after the Obamacare repeal bill failed. Trump cut funding for enrollment outreach for the ACA markets while rolling back rules for noncomprehensive plans, which resulted in catastrophic results for some patients who didn’t know what they were signing up for. Over Trump’s four years in office, the number of people covered by the ACA fell by more than 1 million, to 11.4 million. Since Joe Biden became president, and Democrats expanded the law’s insurance subsidies as part of the Inflation Reduction Act, the number of people covered by marketplace plans has nearly doubled to 21.4 million.If Trump takes office again, a repeat of that previous sabotage seems likely even if a bigger repeal effort fails to materialize. Republicans could cut outreach funding again. They could make subtler tweaks to the health insurance rules, such as increasing the premiums that older people can be charged compared to younger people or giving insurers more leniency in restricting benefits, networks, and other aspects of a person’s health coverage. They could make more targeted cuts to Medicaid or permit states to set up Medicaid work requirements again, as they did in the first Trump term only to be obstructed by the courts.Why Republicans can’t be honest about their health care planThe failure of Obamacare repeal is the reason Republicans keep insisting that their health care agenda is not what it plainly is whenever they accidentally reveal their intentions too clearly.It’s easy to forget now, but Obamacare was a winning issue for Republicans at first. They stormed to historic congressional wins in the 2010 midterms by rallying voters against the new health care law. They then took dozens of votes to repeal all or parts of it while Barack Obama still held the veto pen. For most of its first decade, the ACA was deeply unpopular.Then Trump won the presidency and the Republicans had to deliver on their promises to repeal and replace the law. GOP leaders did get the new president on board with a pretty conservative plan: It would have left the skeleton of the ACA, but pared back its rules and financial aid, while making those huge cuts to Medicaid.Then something changed. As the repeal plan started to move through Congress, and projections of millions of Americans losing health insurance dominated news coverage, the politics of health care flipped. The law had quietly grown to cover a sizable chunk of people — more than 25 million — and, as importantly, it had started to change Americans’ minds about the government’s role in providing health care. “Preexisting conditions” became a loaded term, and when people understood that the GOP wanted to unwind the ACA’s health insurance rules, they loudly objected. Medicaid also flexed a political salience not seen before, with disability advocates in particular fearful of what cuts to that program would mean for them and drawing widespread coverage for their protests. Senate Republicans from states that expanded Medicaid through the health care law were ultimately responsible for stopping the repeal effort.By the 2018 midterms, Democrats were hammering Republicans over health care and scoring surprising electoral wins. Today, the ACA is as popular as it’s ever been and US voters say they trust Democrats more on health care than the GOP.This series of events has left Republicans in a bind. The relative success of the ACA has expanded the welfare state and influenced Americans’ perceptions of the role of government in ways that are antithetical to conservative economic thinking. They want to claw back some of those progressive wins. But they also have to be mindful of the changed politics of health care. Once in a while, particularly in “safe” conservative spaces, they slip up, admit they want to unwind the ACA, and then have to backtrack. Mike Johnson’s only mistake was being candid.Update, October 31, 3:45 pm ET: This story was originally published earlier on October 31 and has been updated to include Trump’s social media post about the ACA.See More: 2024 ElectionsDonald TrumpHealthHealth CareKamala HarrisPolicyPoliticsPublic HealthMost PopularThe Trump administration told a judge Elon Musk does not head DOGE. Huh?What’s keeping Trump popular?The surprising theory that explains modern American lifeWhat comes after the DEI backlash?Sign up for Vox’s daily newsletterThe RebuildThe lessons liberals should take away from their election defeat — and a closer look at where they should go next. From senior correspondent Eric Levitz.Email (required)Sign UpBy submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.Advertiser Content FromThis is the title for the native adMore in 2024 ElectionsHow Democratic Gen Z activists lost the Gen Z voteThe law is clear on birthright citizenship. Can Trump end it anyway?There’s a very popular explanation for Trump’s win. It’s wrong.Are North Carolina Republicans trying to steal a state supreme court seat?President Biden blocked the sale of US Steel. Why?9 actually good things that happened in 20242024 ElectionsFeb 4How Democratic Gen Z activists lost the Gen Z voteThe organizations dedicated to mobilizing Gen Z got the turnout they wanted, but not the votes. What did they miss?By Christian PazTrump 2.0, explainedJan 20The law is clear on birthright citizenship. Can Trump end it anyway?The Constitution guarantees citizenship to nearly everyone born in the US. Trump wants to take that away.By Nicole NareaPoliticsJan 17There’s a very popular explanation for Trump’s win. It’s wrong.A Democratic data expert’s autopsy of the 2024 election perpetuates a comforting fiction.By Eric LevitzPoliticsJan 9Are North Carolina Republicans trying to steal a state supreme court seat?Allison Riggs won the seat by 734 votes, but her opponent is trying to invalidate 60,000.By Ellen IoanesVox’s guide to Donald Trump’s 2024 policiesJan 3President Biden blocked the sale of US Steel. Why?How a consolation prize for unions might screw everyone over — them included.By Dylan MatthewsFuture PerfectDec 26, 20249 actually good things that happened in 2024It wasn’t the easiest year, but 2024 was not without its bright spots.By Bryan WalshAdvertiser Content FromThis is the title for the native adVoxVox logoFacebookInstagramYoutubeRSSTikTokAbout usOur staffEthics & GuidelinesHow we make moneyContact usHow to pitch VoxNewslettersPrivacy NoticeTerms of UseCookie PolicyCookie SettingsLicensingAccessibilityPlatform StatusCareers© 2025 Vox Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved | lus0y95 | RamonaQ-JunieB | t2_i2czpuny | Does anyone think that they aren’t? | null | 3 |
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Republicans are serious about cutting people’s health care | 1ggs5if | https://www.vox.com/health-care/381484/2024-election-donald-trump-health-care-mike-johnson-obamacare | 2024-10-31T23:32:28 | marji80 | politics | 1,204 | 52 | Donald Trump’s election could allow Republicans to make big health care cuts | VoxSkip to main contentThe homepageVoxVox logoExplainersPoliticsCultureAdviceListenAudioWatchVideoMenuThe homepageVoxVox logoNavigation DrawerLogin / Sign UpcloseCloseSearchVideoWatchAudioListenCrosswordPlayExplainersPoliticsCultureAdviceScienceTechnologyClimateHealthMoneyLifeFuture PerfectNewslettersBecome a MemberFacebookInstagramYoutubeRSSTikTokVoxVox logoRepublicans are serious about cutting people’s health careClarity in this chaotic news cycleThere’s an overwhelming amount of news, but not enough context. At Vox, we do things differently. We’re not focused on being the first to break stories — we’re focused on helping you understand what actually matters. We report urgently on the most important issues shaping our world, and dedicate time to the issues that the rest of the media often neglects. But we can’t do it alone.We rely on readers like you to fund our journalism. Will you support our work and become a Vox Member today?Join todayPolitics /2024 ElectionsRepublicans are serious about cutting people’s health careDonald Trump’s election could allow the GOP to gut Medicaid and protections for preexisting conditions.by Dylan ScottUpdated Oct 31, 2024, 7:45 PM UTCFacebookLinkHouse Speaker Mike Johnson said Republicans would pursue “massive” health care reform if Donald Trump is elected president in 2024. Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesDylan Scott is a senior correspondent and editor for Vox’s Future Perfect, covering global health. He has reported on health policy for more than 10 years, writing for Governing magazine, Talking Points Memo, and STAT before joining Vox in 2017.If you’re confused, it’s not an accident.Republicans are trying to have it both ways on health care during the 2024 campaign. They boast that they want to deregulate insurance and massively cut government spending, yet they also claim that they would never do anything to endanger people’s coverage.That two-step keeps getting them into trouble. House Speaker Mike Johnson was recently caught on a tape promising to take “a blow torch to the regulatory state.” Donald Trump, Johnson said, would want to “go big” in his second term because he can’t run for a third one, the speaker told a group of Republican voters in Pennsylvania. And health care, Johnson said, would be “a big part” of the GOP’s agenda.One attendee directly asked Johnson: No Obamacare? “No Obamacare,” Johnson said.“The ACA is so deeply ingrained, we need massive reform to make this work. We’ve got a lot of ideas,” the House speaker added. He wasn’t more specific than that.Kamala Harris’s campaign quickly flagged Johnson’s comments, and Republicans backtracked. The Donald Trump campaign said that was “not President Trump’s policy position” and Trump tried to distance himself further in a social media post.Johnson insisted he had not actually promised to repeal Obamacare by emphasizing his comment that the 2010 law was “ingrained” while ignoring his subsequent promise of “massive reform.” Trump himself has alluded to having only “concepts of a plan” for American health care. That has left other Republicans to fill in the gaps and the party’s specific proposals remain poorly defined. But if there are a lot of details still to be filled in, the theme of the GOP’s health care agenda is clear: cuts. Cutting regulations. Cutting spending.Johnson’s comments were not an isolated incident. Just last month, Trump’s vice presidential nominee, JD Vance, hinted at “a deregulatory agenda so that people can pick a health care plan that fits them.” If you actually parse his words about health insurance risk pools, it would be a return to a world where people could be charged more for coverage if they have preexisting medical conditions, the world before Obamacare.It was the same promise Johnson was making. That is the reality: Should they win control of the White House and Congress this election, Republicans will attempt to cut people’s health care.Republicans still want to make big health care cutsWhen Obamacare repeal died in 2017, it might have been tempting to think that a chapter had come to a close. Instead, the fight over the future of US health care had entered a new era.Make no mistake: Republican leaders still want to slash health care spending and unwind health insurance regulations. And Trump, whatever he might say, has proven before to be malleable to conventional conservative health policy. His people continue to put health care in the crosshairs, sometimes in ways that may not be as obvious. Elon Musk, who sometimes appears to be campaigning to be shadow president of the United States, has pledged to cut $2 trillion from the federal government’s $6.8 trillion budget. He has acknowledged that the cuts would result in “temporary” hardship, but insisted they would be to the long-term benefit of the country.About $1 in every $5 in the federal budget goes to health care. Barring a severe cut to the US military (unlikely), such a plan would require massive cuts to the health care programs. Trump has often said he will protect Medicare, which covers seniors, but he has in the past endorsed enormous cuts to Medicaid, the program for low-income people that insures 73 million Americans, as part of the 2017 ACA repeal-and-replace bills. The main Republican bill to repeal and replace the ACA that nearly passed in 2017 was in fact as much about making massive Medicaid cuts by capping the program’s funding as it was about loosening health insurance regulations or repealing the individual mandate.Republicans could try to pass another Obamacare repeal bill with a comprehensive Medicaid overhaul. Or they could chip away at health care in incremental ways, as we saw during the first Trump term after the Obamacare repeal bill failed. Trump cut funding for enrollment outreach for the ACA markets while rolling back rules for noncomprehensive plans, which resulted in catastrophic results for some patients who didn’t know what they were signing up for. Over Trump’s four years in office, the number of people covered by the ACA fell by more than 1 million, to 11.4 million. Since Joe Biden became president, and Democrats expanded the law’s insurance subsidies as part of the Inflation Reduction Act, the number of people covered by marketplace plans has nearly doubled to 21.4 million.If Trump takes office again, a repeat of that previous sabotage seems likely even if a bigger repeal effort fails to materialize. Republicans could cut outreach funding again. They could make subtler tweaks to the health insurance rules, such as increasing the premiums that older people can be charged compared to younger people or giving insurers more leniency in restricting benefits, networks, and other aspects of a person’s health coverage. They could make more targeted cuts to Medicaid or permit states to set up Medicaid work requirements again, as they did in the first Trump term only to be obstructed by the courts.Why Republicans can’t be honest about their health care planThe failure of Obamacare repeal is the reason Republicans keep insisting that their health care agenda is not what it plainly is whenever they accidentally reveal their intentions too clearly.It’s easy to forget now, but Obamacare was a winning issue for Republicans at first. They stormed to historic congressional wins in the 2010 midterms by rallying voters against the new health care law. They then took dozens of votes to repeal all or parts of it while Barack Obama still held the veto pen. For most of its first decade, the ACA was deeply unpopular.Then Trump won the presidency and the Republicans had to deliver on their promises to repeal and replace the law. GOP leaders did get the new president on board with a pretty conservative plan: It would have left the skeleton of the ACA, but pared back its rules and financial aid, while making those huge cuts to Medicaid.Then something changed. As the repeal plan started to move through Congress, and projections of millions of Americans losing health insurance dominated news coverage, the politics of health care flipped. The law had quietly grown to cover a sizable chunk of people — more than 25 million — and, as importantly, it had started to change Americans’ minds about the government’s role in providing health care. “Preexisting conditions” became a loaded term, and when people understood that the GOP wanted to unwind the ACA’s health insurance rules, they loudly objected. Medicaid also flexed a political salience not seen before, with disability advocates in particular fearful of what cuts to that program would mean for them and drawing widespread coverage for their protests. Senate Republicans from states that expanded Medicaid through the health care law were ultimately responsible for stopping the repeal effort.By the 2018 midterms, Democrats were hammering Republicans over health care and scoring surprising electoral wins. Today, the ACA is as popular as it’s ever been and US voters say they trust Democrats more on health care than the GOP.This series of events has left Republicans in a bind. The relative success of the ACA has expanded the welfare state and influenced Americans’ perceptions of the role of government in ways that are antithetical to conservative economic thinking. They want to claw back some of those progressive wins. But they also have to be mindful of the changed politics of health care. Once in a while, particularly in “safe” conservative spaces, they slip up, admit they want to unwind the ACA, and then have to backtrack. Mike Johnson’s only mistake was being candid.Update, October 31, 3:45 pm ET: This story was originally published earlier on October 31 and has been updated to include Trump’s social media post about the ACA.See More: 2024 ElectionsDonald TrumpHealthHealth CareKamala HarrisPolicyPoliticsPublic HealthMost PopularThe Trump administration told a judge Elon Musk does not head DOGE. Huh?What’s keeping Trump popular?The surprising theory that explains modern American lifeWhat comes after the DEI backlash?Sign up for Vox’s daily newsletterThe RebuildThe lessons liberals should take away from their election defeat — and a closer look at where they should go next. From senior correspondent Eric Levitz.Email (required)Sign UpBy submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.Advertiser Content FromThis is the title for the native adMore in 2024 ElectionsHow Democratic Gen Z activists lost the Gen Z voteThe law is clear on birthright citizenship. Can Trump end it anyway?There’s a very popular explanation for Trump’s win. It’s wrong.Are North Carolina Republicans trying to steal a state supreme court seat?President Biden blocked the sale of US Steel. Why?9 actually good things that happened in 20242024 ElectionsFeb 4How Democratic Gen Z activists lost the Gen Z voteThe organizations dedicated to mobilizing Gen Z got the turnout they wanted, but not the votes. What did they miss?By Christian PazTrump 2.0, explainedJan 20The law is clear on birthright citizenship. Can Trump end it anyway?The Constitution guarantees citizenship to nearly everyone born in the US. Trump wants to take that away.By Nicole NareaPoliticsJan 17There’s a very popular explanation for Trump’s win. It’s wrong.A Democratic data expert’s autopsy of the 2024 election perpetuates a comforting fiction.By Eric LevitzPoliticsJan 9Are North Carolina Republicans trying to steal a state supreme court seat?Allison Riggs won the seat by 734 votes, but her opponent is trying to invalidate 60,000.By Ellen IoanesVox’s guide to Donald Trump’s 2024 policiesJan 3President Biden blocked the sale of US Steel. Why?How a consolation prize for unions might screw everyone over — them included.By Dylan MatthewsFuture PerfectDec 26, 20249 actually good things that happened in 2024It wasn’t the easiest year, but 2024 was not without its bright spots.By Bryan WalshAdvertiser Content FromThis is the title for the native adVoxVox logoFacebookInstagramYoutubeRSSTikTokAbout usOur staffEthics & GuidelinesHow we make moneyContact usHow to pitch VoxNewslettersPrivacy NoticeTerms of UseCookie PolicyCookie SettingsLicensingAccessibilityPlatform StatusCareers© 2025 Vox Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved | lus1n9r | Brief_Night_9239 | t2_933g7aed | How about the 50 million Americans that benefitted from the Affordable Care Act?? Are they gonna take this laying down? Their families??
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Republicans are serious about cutting people’s health care | 1ggs5if | https://www.vox.com/health-care/381484/2024-election-donald-trump-health-care-mike-johnson-obamacare | 2024-10-31T23:32:28 | marji80 | politics | 1,204 | 52 | Donald Trump’s election could allow Republicans to make big health care cuts | VoxSkip to main contentThe homepageVoxVox logoExplainersPoliticsCultureAdviceListenAudioWatchVideoMenuThe homepageVoxVox logoNavigation DrawerLogin / Sign UpcloseCloseSearchVideoWatchAudioListenCrosswordPlayExplainersPoliticsCultureAdviceScienceTechnologyClimateHealthMoneyLifeFuture PerfectNewslettersBecome a MemberFacebookInstagramYoutubeRSSTikTokVoxVox logoRepublicans are serious about cutting people’s health careClarity in this chaotic news cycleThere’s an overwhelming amount of news, but not enough context. At Vox, we do things differently. We’re not focused on being the first to break stories — we’re focused on helping you understand what actually matters. We report urgently on the most important issues shaping our world, and dedicate time to the issues that the rest of the media often neglects. But we can’t do it alone.We rely on readers like you to fund our journalism. Will you support our work and become a Vox Member today?Join todayPolitics /2024 ElectionsRepublicans are serious about cutting people’s health careDonald Trump’s election could allow the GOP to gut Medicaid and protections for preexisting conditions.by Dylan ScottUpdated Oct 31, 2024, 7:45 PM UTCFacebookLinkHouse Speaker Mike Johnson said Republicans would pursue “massive” health care reform if Donald Trump is elected president in 2024. Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesDylan Scott is a senior correspondent and editor for Vox’s Future Perfect, covering global health. He has reported on health policy for more than 10 years, writing for Governing magazine, Talking Points Memo, and STAT before joining Vox in 2017.If you’re confused, it’s not an accident.Republicans are trying to have it both ways on health care during the 2024 campaign. They boast that they want to deregulate insurance and massively cut government spending, yet they also claim that they would never do anything to endanger people’s coverage.That two-step keeps getting them into trouble. House Speaker Mike Johnson was recently caught on a tape promising to take “a blow torch to the regulatory state.” Donald Trump, Johnson said, would want to “go big” in his second term because he can’t run for a third one, the speaker told a group of Republican voters in Pennsylvania. And health care, Johnson said, would be “a big part” of the GOP’s agenda.One attendee directly asked Johnson: No Obamacare? “No Obamacare,” Johnson said.“The ACA is so deeply ingrained, we need massive reform to make this work. We’ve got a lot of ideas,” the House speaker added. He wasn’t more specific than that.Kamala Harris’s campaign quickly flagged Johnson’s comments, and Republicans backtracked. The Donald Trump campaign said that was “not President Trump’s policy position” and Trump tried to distance himself further in a social media post.Johnson insisted he had not actually promised to repeal Obamacare by emphasizing his comment that the 2010 law was “ingrained” while ignoring his subsequent promise of “massive reform.” Trump himself has alluded to having only “concepts of a plan” for American health care. That has left other Republicans to fill in the gaps and the party’s specific proposals remain poorly defined. But if there are a lot of details still to be filled in, the theme of the GOP’s health care agenda is clear: cuts. Cutting regulations. Cutting spending.Johnson’s comments were not an isolated incident. Just last month, Trump’s vice presidential nominee, JD Vance, hinted at “a deregulatory agenda so that people can pick a health care plan that fits them.” If you actually parse his words about health insurance risk pools, it would be a return to a world where people could be charged more for coverage if they have preexisting medical conditions, the world before Obamacare.It was the same promise Johnson was making. That is the reality: Should they win control of the White House and Congress this election, Republicans will attempt to cut people’s health care.Republicans still want to make big health care cutsWhen Obamacare repeal died in 2017, it might have been tempting to think that a chapter had come to a close. Instead, the fight over the future of US health care had entered a new era.Make no mistake: Republican leaders still want to slash health care spending and unwind health insurance regulations. And Trump, whatever he might say, has proven before to be malleable to conventional conservative health policy. His people continue to put health care in the crosshairs, sometimes in ways that may not be as obvious. Elon Musk, who sometimes appears to be campaigning to be shadow president of the United States, has pledged to cut $2 trillion from the federal government’s $6.8 trillion budget. He has acknowledged that the cuts would result in “temporary” hardship, but insisted they would be to the long-term benefit of the country.About $1 in every $5 in the federal budget goes to health care. Barring a severe cut to the US military (unlikely), such a plan would require massive cuts to the health care programs. Trump has often said he will protect Medicare, which covers seniors, but he has in the past endorsed enormous cuts to Medicaid, the program for low-income people that insures 73 million Americans, as part of the 2017 ACA repeal-and-replace bills. The main Republican bill to repeal and replace the ACA that nearly passed in 2017 was in fact as much about making massive Medicaid cuts by capping the program’s funding as it was about loosening health insurance regulations or repealing the individual mandate.Republicans could try to pass another Obamacare repeal bill with a comprehensive Medicaid overhaul. Or they could chip away at health care in incremental ways, as we saw during the first Trump term after the Obamacare repeal bill failed. Trump cut funding for enrollment outreach for the ACA markets while rolling back rules for noncomprehensive plans, which resulted in catastrophic results for some patients who didn’t know what they were signing up for. Over Trump’s four years in office, the number of people covered by the ACA fell by more than 1 million, to 11.4 million. Since Joe Biden became president, and Democrats expanded the law’s insurance subsidies as part of the Inflation Reduction Act, the number of people covered by marketplace plans has nearly doubled to 21.4 million.If Trump takes office again, a repeat of that previous sabotage seems likely even if a bigger repeal effort fails to materialize. Republicans could cut outreach funding again. They could make subtler tweaks to the health insurance rules, such as increasing the premiums that older people can be charged compared to younger people or giving insurers more leniency in restricting benefits, networks, and other aspects of a person’s health coverage. They could make more targeted cuts to Medicaid or permit states to set up Medicaid work requirements again, as they did in the first Trump term only to be obstructed by the courts.Why Republicans can’t be honest about their health care planThe failure of Obamacare repeal is the reason Republicans keep insisting that their health care agenda is not what it plainly is whenever they accidentally reveal their intentions too clearly.It’s easy to forget now, but Obamacare was a winning issue for Republicans at first. They stormed to historic congressional wins in the 2010 midterms by rallying voters against the new health care law. They then took dozens of votes to repeal all or parts of it while Barack Obama still held the veto pen. For most of its first decade, the ACA was deeply unpopular.Then Trump won the presidency and the Republicans had to deliver on their promises to repeal and replace the law. GOP leaders did get the new president on board with a pretty conservative plan: It would have left the skeleton of the ACA, but pared back its rules and financial aid, while making those huge cuts to Medicaid.Then something changed. As the repeal plan started to move through Congress, and projections of millions of Americans losing health insurance dominated news coverage, the politics of health care flipped. The law had quietly grown to cover a sizable chunk of people — more than 25 million — and, as importantly, it had started to change Americans’ minds about the government’s role in providing health care. “Preexisting conditions” became a loaded term, and when people understood that the GOP wanted to unwind the ACA’s health insurance rules, they loudly objected. Medicaid also flexed a political salience not seen before, with disability advocates in particular fearful of what cuts to that program would mean for them and drawing widespread coverage for their protests. Senate Republicans from states that expanded Medicaid through the health care law were ultimately responsible for stopping the repeal effort.By the 2018 midterms, Democrats were hammering Republicans over health care and scoring surprising electoral wins. Today, the ACA is as popular as it’s ever been and US voters say they trust Democrats more on health care than the GOP.This series of events has left Republicans in a bind. The relative success of the ACA has expanded the welfare state and influenced Americans’ perceptions of the role of government in ways that are antithetical to conservative economic thinking. They want to claw back some of those progressive wins. But they also have to be mindful of the changed politics of health care. Once in a while, particularly in “safe” conservative spaces, they slip up, admit they want to unwind the ACA, and then have to backtrack. Mike Johnson’s only mistake was being candid.Update, October 31, 3:45 pm ET: This story was originally published earlier on October 31 and has been updated to include Trump’s social media post about the ACA.See More: 2024 ElectionsDonald TrumpHealthHealth CareKamala HarrisPolicyPoliticsPublic HealthMost PopularThe Trump administration told a judge Elon Musk does not head DOGE. Huh?What’s keeping Trump popular?The surprising theory that explains modern American lifeWhat comes after the DEI backlash?Sign up for Vox’s daily newsletterThe RebuildThe lessons liberals should take away from their election defeat — and a closer look at where they should go next. From senior correspondent Eric Levitz.Email (required)Sign UpBy submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.Advertiser Content FromThis is the title for the native adMore in 2024 ElectionsHow Democratic Gen Z activists lost the Gen Z voteThe law is clear on birthright citizenship. Can Trump end it anyway?There’s a very popular explanation for Trump’s win. It’s wrong.Are North Carolina Republicans trying to steal a state supreme court seat?President Biden blocked the sale of US Steel. Why?9 actually good things that happened in 20242024 ElectionsFeb 4How Democratic Gen Z activists lost the Gen Z voteThe organizations dedicated to mobilizing Gen Z got the turnout they wanted, but not the votes. What did they miss?By Christian PazTrump 2.0, explainedJan 20The law is clear on birthright citizenship. Can Trump end it anyway?The Constitution guarantees citizenship to nearly everyone born in the US. Trump wants to take that away.By Nicole NareaPoliticsJan 17There’s a very popular explanation for Trump’s win. It’s wrong.A Democratic data expert’s autopsy of the 2024 election perpetuates a comforting fiction.By Eric LevitzPoliticsJan 9Are North Carolina Republicans trying to steal a state supreme court seat?Allison Riggs won the seat by 734 votes, but her opponent is trying to invalidate 60,000.By Ellen IoanesVox’s guide to Donald Trump’s 2024 policiesJan 3President Biden blocked the sale of US Steel. Why?How a consolation prize for unions might screw everyone over — them included.By Dylan MatthewsFuture PerfectDec 26, 20249 actually good things that happened in 2024It wasn’t the easiest year, but 2024 was not without its bright spots.By Bryan WalshAdvertiser Content FromThis is the title for the native adVoxVox logoFacebookInstagramYoutubeRSSTikTokAbout usOur staffEthics & GuidelinesHow we make moneyContact usHow to pitch VoxNewslettersPrivacy NoticeTerms of UseCookie PolicyCookie SettingsLicensingAccessibilityPlatform StatusCareers© 2025 Vox Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved | lus1o46 | NeoSabin | t2_1ls4umd2 | Remember when the justices said they weren't going to turn over Row v Wade?
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Republicans are serious about cutting people’s health care | 1ggs5if | https://www.vox.com/health-care/381484/2024-election-donald-trump-health-care-mike-johnson-obamacare | 2024-10-31T23:32:28 | marji80 | politics | 1,204 | 52 | Donald Trump’s election could allow Republicans to make big health care cuts | VoxSkip to main contentThe homepageVoxVox logoExplainersPoliticsCultureAdviceListenAudioWatchVideoMenuThe homepageVoxVox logoNavigation DrawerLogin / Sign UpcloseCloseSearchVideoWatchAudioListenCrosswordPlayExplainersPoliticsCultureAdviceScienceTechnologyClimateHealthMoneyLifeFuture PerfectNewslettersBecome a MemberFacebookInstagramYoutubeRSSTikTokVoxVox logoRepublicans are serious about cutting people’s health careClarity in this chaotic news cycleThere’s an overwhelming amount of news, but not enough context. At Vox, we do things differently. We’re not focused on being the first to break stories — we’re focused on helping you understand what actually matters. We report urgently on the most important issues shaping our world, and dedicate time to the issues that the rest of the media often neglects. But we can’t do it alone.We rely on readers like you to fund our journalism. Will you support our work and become a Vox Member today?Join todayPolitics /2024 ElectionsRepublicans are serious about cutting people’s health careDonald Trump’s election could allow the GOP to gut Medicaid and protections for preexisting conditions.by Dylan ScottUpdated Oct 31, 2024, 7:45 PM UTCFacebookLinkHouse Speaker Mike Johnson said Republicans would pursue “massive” health care reform if Donald Trump is elected president in 2024. Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesDylan Scott is a senior correspondent and editor for Vox’s Future Perfect, covering global health. He has reported on health policy for more than 10 years, writing for Governing magazine, Talking Points Memo, and STAT before joining Vox in 2017.If you’re confused, it’s not an accident.Republicans are trying to have it both ways on health care during the 2024 campaign. They boast that they want to deregulate insurance and massively cut government spending, yet they also claim that they would never do anything to endanger people’s coverage.That two-step keeps getting them into trouble. House Speaker Mike Johnson was recently caught on a tape promising to take “a blow torch to the regulatory state.” Donald Trump, Johnson said, would want to “go big” in his second term because he can’t run for a third one, the speaker told a group of Republican voters in Pennsylvania. And health care, Johnson said, would be “a big part” of the GOP’s agenda.One attendee directly asked Johnson: No Obamacare? “No Obamacare,” Johnson said.“The ACA is so deeply ingrained, we need massive reform to make this work. We’ve got a lot of ideas,” the House speaker added. He wasn’t more specific than that.Kamala Harris’s campaign quickly flagged Johnson’s comments, and Republicans backtracked. The Donald Trump campaign said that was “not President Trump’s policy position” and Trump tried to distance himself further in a social media post.Johnson insisted he had not actually promised to repeal Obamacare by emphasizing his comment that the 2010 law was “ingrained” while ignoring his subsequent promise of “massive reform.” Trump himself has alluded to having only “concepts of a plan” for American health care. That has left other Republicans to fill in the gaps and the party’s specific proposals remain poorly defined. But if there are a lot of details still to be filled in, the theme of the GOP’s health care agenda is clear: cuts. Cutting regulations. Cutting spending.Johnson’s comments were not an isolated incident. Just last month, Trump’s vice presidential nominee, JD Vance, hinted at “a deregulatory agenda so that people can pick a health care plan that fits them.” If you actually parse his words about health insurance risk pools, it would be a return to a world where people could be charged more for coverage if they have preexisting medical conditions, the world before Obamacare.It was the same promise Johnson was making. That is the reality: Should they win control of the White House and Congress this election, Republicans will attempt to cut people’s health care.Republicans still want to make big health care cutsWhen Obamacare repeal died in 2017, it might have been tempting to think that a chapter had come to a close. Instead, the fight over the future of US health care had entered a new era.Make no mistake: Republican leaders still want to slash health care spending and unwind health insurance regulations. And Trump, whatever he might say, has proven before to be malleable to conventional conservative health policy. His people continue to put health care in the crosshairs, sometimes in ways that may not be as obvious. Elon Musk, who sometimes appears to be campaigning to be shadow president of the United States, has pledged to cut $2 trillion from the federal government’s $6.8 trillion budget. He has acknowledged that the cuts would result in “temporary” hardship, but insisted they would be to the long-term benefit of the country.About $1 in every $5 in the federal budget goes to health care. Barring a severe cut to the US military (unlikely), such a plan would require massive cuts to the health care programs. Trump has often said he will protect Medicare, which covers seniors, but he has in the past endorsed enormous cuts to Medicaid, the program for low-income people that insures 73 million Americans, as part of the 2017 ACA repeal-and-replace bills. The main Republican bill to repeal and replace the ACA that nearly passed in 2017 was in fact as much about making massive Medicaid cuts by capping the program’s funding as it was about loosening health insurance regulations or repealing the individual mandate.Republicans could try to pass another Obamacare repeal bill with a comprehensive Medicaid overhaul. Or they could chip away at health care in incremental ways, as we saw during the first Trump term after the Obamacare repeal bill failed. Trump cut funding for enrollment outreach for the ACA markets while rolling back rules for noncomprehensive plans, which resulted in catastrophic results for some patients who didn’t know what they were signing up for. Over Trump’s four years in office, the number of people covered by the ACA fell by more than 1 million, to 11.4 million. Since Joe Biden became president, and Democrats expanded the law’s insurance subsidies as part of the Inflation Reduction Act, the number of people covered by marketplace plans has nearly doubled to 21.4 million.If Trump takes office again, a repeat of that previous sabotage seems likely even if a bigger repeal effort fails to materialize. Republicans could cut outreach funding again. They could make subtler tweaks to the health insurance rules, such as increasing the premiums that older people can be charged compared to younger people or giving insurers more leniency in restricting benefits, networks, and other aspects of a person’s health coverage. They could make more targeted cuts to Medicaid or permit states to set up Medicaid work requirements again, as they did in the first Trump term only to be obstructed by the courts.Why Republicans can’t be honest about their health care planThe failure of Obamacare repeal is the reason Republicans keep insisting that their health care agenda is not what it plainly is whenever they accidentally reveal their intentions too clearly.It’s easy to forget now, but Obamacare was a winning issue for Republicans at first. They stormed to historic congressional wins in the 2010 midterms by rallying voters against the new health care law. They then took dozens of votes to repeal all or parts of it while Barack Obama still held the veto pen. For most of its first decade, the ACA was deeply unpopular.Then Trump won the presidency and the Republicans had to deliver on their promises to repeal and replace the law. GOP leaders did get the new president on board with a pretty conservative plan: It would have left the skeleton of the ACA, but pared back its rules and financial aid, while making those huge cuts to Medicaid.Then something changed. As the repeal plan started to move through Congress, and projections of millions of Americans losing health insurance dominated news coverage, the politics of health care flipped. The law had quietly grown to cover a sizable chunk of people — more than 25 million — and, as importantly, it had started to change Americans’ minds about the government’s role in providing health care. “Preexisting conditions” became a loaded term, and when people understood that the GOP wanted to unwind the ACA’s health insurance rules, they loudly objected. Medicaid also flexed a political salience not seen before, with disability advocates in particular fearful of what cuts to that program would mean for them and drawing widespread coverage for their protests. Senate Republicans from states that expanded Medicaid through the health care law were ultimately responsible for stopping the repeal effort.By the 2018 midterms, Democrats were hammering Republicans over health care and scoring surprising electoral wins. Today, the ACA is as popular as it’s ever been and US voters say they trust Democrats more on health care than the GOP.This series of events has left Republicans in a bind. The relative success of the ACA has expanded the welfare state and influenced Americans’ perceptions of the role of government in ways that are antithetical to conservative economic thinking. They want to claw back some of those progressive wins. But they also have to be mindful of the changed politics of health care. Once in a while, particularly in “safe” conservative spaces, they slip up, admit they want to unwind the ACA, and then have to backtrack. Mike Johnson’s only mistake was being candid.Update, October 31, 3:45 pm ET: This story was originally published earlier on October 31 and has been updated to include Trump’s social media post about the ACA.See More: 2024 ElectionsDonald TrumpHealthHealth CareKamala HarrisPolicyPoliticsPublic HealthMost PopularThe Trump administration told a judge Elon Musk does not head DOGE. Huh?What’s keeping Trump popular?The surprising theory that explains modern American lifeWhat comes after the DEI backlash?Sign up for Vox’s daily newsletterThe RebuildThe lessons liberals should take away from their election defeat — and a closer look at where they should go next. From senior correspondent Eric Levitz.Email (required)Sign UpBy submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.Advertiser Content FromThis is the title for the native adMore in 2024 ElectionsHow Democratic Gen Z activists lost the Gen Z voteThe law is clear on birthright citizenship. Can Trump end it anyway?There’s a very popular explanation for Trump’s win. It’s wrong.Are North Carolina Republicans trying to steal a state supreme court seat?President Biden blocked the sale of US Steel. Why?9 actually good things that happened in 20242024 ElectionsFeb 4How Democratic Gen Z activists lost the Gen Z voteThe organizations dedicated to mobilizing Gen Z got the turnout they wanted, but not the votes. What did they miss?By Christian PazTrump 2.0, explainedJan 20The law is clear on birthright citizenship. Can Trump end it anyway?The Constitution guarantees citizenship to nearly everyone born in the US. Trump wants to take that away.By Nicole NareaPoliticsJan 17There’s a very popular explanation for Trump’s win. It’s wrong.A Democratic data expert’s autopsy of the 2024 election perpetuates a comforting fiction.By Eric LevitzPoliticsJan 9Are North Carolina Republicans trying to steal a state supreme court seat?Allison Riggs won the seat by 734 votes, but her opponent is trying to invalidate 60,000.By Ellen IoanesVox’s guide to Donald Trump’s 2024 policiesJan 3President Biden blocked the sale of US Steel. Why?How a consolation prize for unions might screw everyone over — them included.By Dylan MatthewsFuture PerfectDec 26, 20249 actually good things that happened in 2024It wasn’t the easiest year, but 2024 was not without its bright spots.By Bryan WalshAdvertiser Content FromThis is the title for the native adVoxVox logoFacebookInstagramYoutubeRSSTikTokAbout usOur staffEthics & GuidelinesHow we make moneyContact usHow to pitch VoxNewslettersPrivacy NoticeTerms of UseCookie PolicyCookie SettingsLicensingAccessibilityPlatform StatusCareers© 2025 Vox Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved | lus25fx | Highthere_90 | t2_kqhiaxft7 | They always have been | null | 1 |
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Republicans are serious about cutting people’s health care | 1ggs5if | https://www.vox.com/health-care/381484/2024-election-donald-trump-health-care-mike-johnson-obamacare | 2024-10-31T23:32:28 | marji80 | politics | 1,204 | 52 | Donald Trump’s election could allow Republicans to make big health care cuts | VoxSkip to main contentThe homepageVoxVox logoExplainersPoliticsCultureAdviceListenAudioWatchVideoMenuThe homepageVoxVox logoNavigation DrawerLogin / Sign UpcloseCloseSearchVideoWatchAudioListenCrosswordPlayExplainersPoliticsCultureAdviceScienceTechnologyClimateHealthMoneyLifeFuture PerfectNewslettersBecome a MemberFacebookInstagramYoutubeRSSTikTokVoxVox logoRepublicans are serious about cutting people’s health careClarity in this chaotic news cycleThere’s an overwhelming amount of news, but not enough context. At Vox, we do things differently. We’re not focused on being the first to break stories — we’re focused on helping you understand what actually matters. We report urgently on the most important issues shaping our world, and dedicate time to the issues that the rest of the media often neglects. But we can’t do it alone.We rely on readers like you to fund our journalism. Will you support our work and become a Vox Member today?Join todayPolitics /2024 ElectionsRepublicans are serious about cutting people’s health careDonald Trump’s election could allow the GOP to gut Medicaid and protections for preexisting conditions.by Dylan ScottUpdated Oct 31, 2024, 7:45 PM UTCFacebookLinkHouse Speaker Mike Johnson said Republicans would pursue “massive” health care reform if Donald Trump is elected president in 2024. Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesDylan Scott is a senior correspondent and editor for Vox’s Future Perfect, covering global health. He has reported on health policy for more than 10 years, writing for Governing magazine, Talking Points Memo, and STAT before joining Vox in 2017.If you’re confused, it’s not an accident.Republicans are trying to have it both ways on health care during the 2024 campaign. They boast that they want to deregulate insurance and massively cut government spending, yet they also claim that they would never do anything to endanger people’s coverage.That two-step keeps getting them into trouble. House Speaker Mike Johnson was recently caught on a tape promising to take “a blow torch to the regulatory state.” Donald Trump, Johnson said, would want to “go big” in his second term because he can’t run for a third one, the speaker told a group of Republican voters in Pennsylvania. And health care, Johnson said, would be “a big part” of the GOP’s agenda.One attendee directly asked Johnson: No Obamacare? “No Obamacare,” Johnson said.“The ACA is so deeply ingrained, we need massive reform to make this work. We’ve got a lot of ideas,” the House speaker added. He wasn’t more specific than that.Kamala Harris’s campaign quickly flagged Johnson’s comments, and Republicans backtracked. The Donald Trump campaign said that was “not President Trump’s policy position” and Trump tried to distance himself further in a social media post.Johnson insisted he had not actually promised to repeal Obamacare by emphasizing his comment that the 2010 law was “ingrained” while ignoring his subsequent promise of “massive reform.” Trump himself has alluded to having only “concepts of a plan” for American health care. That has left other Republicans to fill in the gaps and the party’s specific proposals remain poorly defined. But if there are a lot of details still to be filled in, the theme of the GOP’s health care agenda is clear: cuts. Cutting regulations. Cutting spending.Johnson’s comments were not an isolated incident. Just last month, Trump’s vice presidential nominee, JD Vance, hinted at “a deregulatory agenda so that people can pick a health care plan that fits them.” If you actually parse his words about health insurance risk pools, it would be a return to a world where people could be charged more for coverage if they have preexisting medical conditions, the world before Obamacare.It was the same promise Johnson was making. That is the reality: Should they win control of the White House and Congress this election, Republicans will attempt to cut people’s health care.Republicans still want to make big health care cutsWhen Obamacare repeal died in 2017, it might have been tempting to think that a chapter had come to a close. Instead, the fight over the future of US health care had entered a new era.Make no mistake: Republican leaders still want to slash health care spending and unwind health insurance regulations. And Trump, whatever he might say, has proven before to be malleable to conventional conservative health policy. His people continue to put health care in the crosshairs, sometimes in ways that may not be as obvious. Elon Musk, who sometimes appears to be campaigning to be shadow president of the United States, has pledged to cut $2 trillion from the federal government’s $6.8 trillion budget. He has acknowledged that the cuts would result in “temporary” hardship, but insisted they would be to the long-term benefit of the country.About $1 in every $5 in the federal budget goes to health care. Barring a severe cut to the US military (unlikely), such a plan would require massive cuts to the health care programs. Trump has often said he will protect Medicare, which covers seniors, but he has in the past endorsed enormous cuts to Medicaid, the program for low-income people that insures 73 million Americans, as part of the 2017 ACA repeal-and-replace bills. The main Republican bill to repeal and replace the ACA that nearly passed in 2017 was in fact as much about making massive Medicaid cuts by capping the program’s funding as it was about loosening health insurance regulations or repealing the individual mandate.Republicans could try to pass another Obamacare repeal bill with a comprehensive Medicaid overhaul. Or they could chip away at health care in incremental ways, as we saw during the first Trump term after the Obamacare repeal bill failed. Trump cut funding for enrollment outreach for the ACA markets while rolling back rules for noncomprehensive plans, which resulted in catastrophic results for some patients who didn’t know what they were signing up for. Over Trump’s four years in office, the number of people covered by the ACA fell by more than 1 million, to 11.4 million. Since Joe Biden became president, and Democrats expanded the law’s insurance subsidies as part of the Inflation Reduction Act, the number of people covered by marketplace plans has nearly doubled to 21.4 million.If Trump takes office again, a repeat of that previous sabotage seems likely even if a bigger repeal effort fails to materialize. Republicans could cut outreach funding again. They could make subtler tweaks to the health insurance rules, such as increasing the premiums that older people can be charged compared to younger people or giving insurers more leniency in restricting benefits, networks, and other aspects of a person’s health coverage. They could make more targeted cuts to Medicaid or permit states to set up Medicaid work requirements again, as they did in the first Trump term only to be obstructed by the courts.Why Republicans can’t be honest about their health care planThe failure of Obamacare repeal is the reason Republicans keep insisting that their health care agenda is not what it plainly is whenever they accidentally reveal their intentions too clearly.It’s easy to forget now, but Obamacare was a winning issue for Republicans at first. They stormed to historic congressional wins in the 2010 midterms by rallying voters against the new health care law. They then took dozens of votes to repeal all or parts of it while Barack Obama still held the veto pen. For most of its first decade, the ACA was deeply unpopular.Then Trump won the presidency and the Republicans had to deliver on their promises to repeal and replace the law. GOP leaders did get the new president on board with a pretty conservative plan: It would have left the skeleton of the ACA, but pared back its rules and financial aid, while making those huge cuts to Medicaid.Then something changed. As the repeal plan started to move through Congress, and projections of millions of Americans losing health insurance dominated news coverage, the politics of health care flipped. The law had quietly grown to cover a sizable chunk of people — more than 25 million — and, as importantly, it had started to change Americans’ minds about the government’s role in providing health care. “Preexisting conditions” became a loaded term, and when people understood that the GOP wanted to unwind the ACA’s health insurance rules, they loudly objected. Medicaid also flexed a political salience not seen before, with disability advocates in particular fearful of what cuts to that program would mean for them and drawing widespread coverage for their protests. 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He has reported on health policy for more than 10 years, writing for Governing magazine, Talking Points Memo, and STAT before joining Vox in 2017.If you’re confused, it’s not an accident.Republicans are trying to have it both ways on health care during the 2024 campaign. They boast that they want to deregulate insurance and massively cut government spending, yet they also claim that they would never do anything to endanger people’s coverage.That two-step keeps getting them into trouble. House Speaker Mike Johnson was recently caught on a tape promising to take “a blow torch to the regulatory state.” Donald Trump, Johnson said, would want to “go big” in his second term because he can’t run for a third one, the speaker told a group of Republican voters in Pennsylvania. And health care, Johnson said, would be “a big part” of the GOP’s agenda.One attendee directly asked Johnson: No Obamacare? “No Obamacare,” Johnson said.“The ACA is so deeply ingrained, we need massive reform to make this work. We’ve got a lot of ideas,” the House speaker added. He wasn’t more specific than that.Kamala Harris’s campaign quickly flagged Johnson’s comments, and Republicans backtracked. The Donald Trump campaign said that was “not President Trump’s policy position” and Trump tried to distance himself further in a social media post.Johnson insisted he had not actually promised to repeal Obamacare by emphasizing his comment that the 2010 law was “ingrained” while ignoring his subsequent promise of “massive reform.” Trump himself has alluded to having only “concepts of a plan” for American health care. That has left other Republicans to fill in the gaps and the party’s specific proposals remain poorly defined. But if there are a lot of details still to be filled in, the theme of the GOP’s health care agenda is clear: cuts. Cutting regulations. Cutting spending.Johnson’s comments were not an isolated incident. Just last month, Trump’s vice presidential nominee, JD Vance, hinted at “a deregulatory agenda so that people can pick a health care plan that fits them.” If you actually parse his words about health insurance risk pools, it would be a return to a world where people could be charged more for coverage if they have preexisting medical conditions, the world before Obamacare.It was the same promise Johnson was making. That is the reality: Should they win control of the White House and Congress this election, Republicans will attempt to cut people’s health care.Republicans still want to make big health care cutsWhen Obamacare repeal died in 2017, it might have been tempting to think that a chapter had come to a close. Instead, the fight over the future of US health care had entered a new era.Make no mistake: Republican leaders still want to slash health care spending and unwind health insurance regulations. And Trump, whatever he might say, has proven before to be malleable to conventional conservative health policy. His people continue to put health care in the crosshairs, sometimes in ways that may not be as obvious. Elon Musk, who sometimes appears to be campaigning to be shadow president of the United States, has pledged to cut $2 trillion from the federal government’s $6.8 trillion budget. He has acknowledged that the cuts would result in “temporary” hardship, but insisted they would be to the long-term benefit of the country.About $1 in every $5 in the federal budget goes to health care. Barring a severe cut to the US military (unlikely), such a plan would require massive cuts to the health care programs. Trump has often said he will protect Medicare, which covers seniors, but he has in the past endorsed enormous cuts to Medicaid, the program for low-income people that insures 73 million Americans, as part of the 2017 ACA repeal-and-replace bills. The main Republican bill to repeal and replace the ACA that nearly passed in 2017 was in fact as much about making massive Medicaid cuts by capping the program’s funding as it was about loosening health insurance regulations or repealing the individual mandate.Republicans could try to pass another Obamacare repeal bill with a comprehensive Medicaid overhaul. Or they could chip away at health care in incremental ways, as we saw during the first Trump term after the Obamacare repeal bill failed. Trump cut funding for enrollment outreach for the ACA markets while rolling back rules for noncomprehensive plans, which resulted in catastrophic results for some patients who didn’t know what they were signing up for. Over Trump’s four years in office, the number of people covered by the ACA fell by more than 1 million, to 11.4 million. Since Joe Biden became president, and Democrats expanded the law’s insurance subsidies as part of the Inflation Reduction Act, the number of people covered by marketplace plans has nearly doubled to 21.4 million.If Trump takes office again, a repeat of that previous sabotage seems likely even if a bigger repeal effort fails to materialize. Republicans could cut outreach funding again. They could make subtler tweaks to the health insurance rules, such as increasing the premiums that older people can be charged compared to younger people or giving insurers more leniency in restricting benefits, networks, and other aspects of a person’s health coverage. They could make more targeted cuts to Medicaid or permit states to set up Medicaid work requirements again, as they did in the first Trump term only to be obstructed by the courts.Why Republicans can’t be honest about their health care planThe failure of Obamacare repeal is the reason Republicans keep insisting that their health care agenda is not what it plainly is whenever they accidentally reveal their intentions too clearly.It’s easy to forget now, but Obamacare was a winning issue for Republicans at first. They stormed to historic congressional wins in the 2010 midterms by rallying voters against the new health care law. They then took dozens of votes to repeal all or parts of it while Barack Obama still held the veto pen. For most of its first decade, the ACA was deeply unpopular.Then Trump won the presidency and the Republicans had to deliver on their promises to repeal and replace the law. GOP leaders did get the new president on board with a pretty conservative plan: It would have left the skeleton of the ACA, but pared back its rules and financial aid, while making those huge cuts to Medicaid.Then something changed. As the repeal plan started to move through Congress, and projections of millions of Americans losing health insurance dominated news coverage, the politics of health care flipped. The law had quietly grown to cover a sizable chunk of people — more than 25 million — and, as importantly, it had started to change Americans’ minds about the government’s role in providing health care. “Preexisting conditions” became a loaded term, and when people understood that the GOP wanted to unwind the ACA’s health insurance rules, they loudly objected. Medicaid also flexed a political salience not seen before, with disability advocates in particular fearful of what cuts to that program would mean for them and drawing widespread coverage for their protests. Senate Republicans from states that expanded Medicaid through the health care law were ultimately responsible for stopping the repeal effort.By the 2018 midterms, Democrats were hammering Republicans over health care and scoring surprising electoral wins. Today, the ACA is as popular as it’s ever been and US voters say they trust Democrats more on health care than the GOP.This series of events has left Republicans in a bind. The relative success of the ACA has expanded the welfare state and influenced Americans’ perceptions of the role of government in ways that are antithetical to conservative economic thinking. They want to claw back some of those progressive wins. But they also have to be mindful of the changed politics of health care. Once in a while, particularly in “safe” conservative spaces, they slip up, admit they want to unwind the ACA, and then have to backtrack. 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Trump wants to take that away.By Nicole NareaPoliticsJan 17There’s a very popular explanation for Trump’s win. It’s wrong.A Democratic data expert’s autopsy of the 2024 election perpetuates a comforting fiction.By Eric LevitzPoliticsJan 9Are North Carolina Republicans trying to steal a state supreme court seat?Allison Riggs won the seat by 734 votes, but her opponent is trying to invalidate 60,000.By Ellen IoanesVox’s guide to Donald Trump’s 2024 policiesJan 3President Biden blocked the sale of US Steel. 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Justice Alito’s Royalist Cosplay
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Nina Burleigh,
an investigative journalist and documentary producer.
She is also the author of seven books, including “The Trump Women: Part of the Deal.”
Wearing his Supreme Court–justice costume.
Photo: Fred Schilling/Supreme Court of the United States/Reuters
Even when it’s not Halloween, a certain breed of religious traditionalist longs for the days when men donned capes and cloaks decorated with symbolic sashes and ribbons, got knighted, laid holy swords in caskets lined with red velvet, and pledged oaths to monarchs and popes. Conservative lobbyist and court-packer Leonard Leo belongs to the Sovereign Military Order of the Knights of Malta, a Catholic lay order that dates to the Crusades. The Opus Dei organization, best known for its super-kinky corporal-mortification rules, sent a priest wearing a spiked garter under his cassock to convert a swath of Republicans in Washington — a project that has proved quite successful.
It turns out the last time Donald Trump was president, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, author of the Dobbs decision setting women’s health care back a few centuries, added a knighthood to his own résumé, pledging an oath to the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George. The knighthood, bestowed in 2017, wasn’t widely reported at the time, but the order’s website was updated in July with Alito’s investiture on the front page.
Alito has long had vaguely medieval-cosplay tendencies. The New York Times reported recently on how, last month, he listed Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis in his delayed financial disclosure for giving him concert tickets worth $900. (According to the Times, the princess wants to get to know Justice Thomas better, too.) Princess Gloria was a wild child, dubbed “Princess TNT” by Vanity Fair back in her hard-partying days with Mick Jagger. In her 60s now, she has morphed to the right and become a Catholic crusader. When she’s not appearing at transatlantic anti-abortion events and other venues frequented by hard-right crusaders and their aristocratic admirers, she lives in a 500-room 12th-century palace that her pal Steve Bannon reportedly wanted to use for his gladiator school.
The Constantinian Order was founded in the 16th century but claims its origins to the conversion of the Roman emperor Constantine and the beginning of the Christianization of pagan Rome. It is recognized by the Vatican, but the knighthoods are administered privately by the Bourbon–Two Sicilies family, descendants of the kings who ruled Southern Italy in the 18th and 19th centuries. (Princess TNT’s son, Albert, is a knight in another branch of the order.)
Alito, who referenced a 17th-century witch-hunter’s legal reasoning in his Dobbs decision, accepted the Knight Grand Cross of Merit, the highest rank available to non-nobles in the order, at a mass in St. Matthews Cathedral in Washington, D.C., in 2017. He pledged the requisite oath: “We declare and promise to Almighty God, to Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord, with the assistance of the Holy Spirit, the maternal protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the powerful intercession of Saint George the Martyr, to observe as true soldiers of Christ everything that is asked and recommended of us.” He then added a Savoy-blue wool cape (made by the pope’s tailor and retailing for a starting price of 940 euros) and a large blingy jeweled cross insignia (retail 322 euros) to his wardrobe of black vestments.
The order’s grand prefect, Her Royal Highness Princess Béatrice of Bourbon–Two Sicilies, attended the ceremony. Béatrice is divorced from a Napoléon, and their son happens to be pretender to the imperial throne of France.
Members of the Constantinian Order’s American delegation were also at the investiture. They are Trumpy. The U.S. delegate is John Viola, then-president of the National Italian American Foundation. Viola is the son of billionaire Vincent (“Vinnie”) Viola, a Constantinian knight and the owner of the 2024 Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers. The elder Viola was Trump’s initial nominee for secretary of the Army, but he withdrew rather than submit to Pentagon rules about his business practices (he also was discovered to have punched a concessions worker in the face at a horse auction).
Other American members of the order include Michael La Civita, vice-president of the Catholic Media Association and brother of Trump’s campaign manager Chris LaCivita, and Anita McBride, Laura Bush’s former chief of staff, who was invested as a dame of the Constantinian Order at the same ceremony where Alito got his cape.
Prince Carlo of Bourbon–Two Sicilies, grand master of the Constantinian Order, is a founding patron of the Dignitatis Humanae Institute, a Vatican-connected think tank that Bannon tried to turn into an “Academy for the Judeo-Christian West” in a former Carthusian monastery outside Rome.
Bourbon–Two Sicilies followers in Southern Italy have formed a “neo-Bourbon” movement, advocating for the family to regain power over its ancestral kingdom. These modern-day monarchists advocate the return of Naples and Sicily to the Kingdom of Two Sicilies, the monarchy overthrown when Italy was unified in the 1800s.
On this side of the Atlantic, American neo-Bourbonists advocate for this cause on a badly edited blog, Il Regno (“the kingdom”). “For those of us who are traditionally minded, the Bourbons of Naples are anything but a footnote in history, they are a symbol of authority, sovereignty and justice,” one of them wrote on Il Regno in 2019. “They represent a possible future in the face of the present crises that threatens [sic] the remnants of our moribund civilization. A return to traditional religious and aristocratic principles, embodied by There [sic] Sicilian Majesties, will be our foundation to confront globalism and the unholy secular worldview currently plaguing our society with wanton materialism and widespread apathy.”
The Bourbon–Two Sicilies are not exactly leaders in the fight against wanton materialism. They hobnob with celebrities and hereditary aristocrats at all the fleshpots of Europe and flash their lifestyle on Instagram posts from Monaco, Paris, Rome, and St. Tropez.
The family has also been embroiled in a variety of tabloid-attracting scandals involving cash, art, and weapons. They have been photographed with Trump and with Syria’s Bashar al-Assad. They have been defending themselves in court in the Bailiwick of Jersey, a British tax-shelter island, over moneys and art allegedly stashed offshore. Prince Carlo knighted the president of the island of Mauritius around the time the Jersey court publicly accused the family of trying to transfer the trust dispute to the Mauritius courts. Another tropical recipient of Bourbon–Two Sicilies knighthood is Roosevelt Skerrit, the longtime prime minister of Dominica, who has denied accusations of corruption involving passport selling and slush funds.
The list of Constantinian knights and dames includes cardinals and bishops, rightist politicians like Brexiteer Ann Widdecombe and Italian Alberto Lembo, and dozens of obscure European aristocrats such as Princess Philomena, Countess of Paris; Jean-Christophe, Prince Napoléon; Jean, Count of Paris (head of the House of Orléans); Princess Marie-Therese von Hohenberg, great-granddaughter of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary; and Prince Laurent of Belgium.
Prince Carlo’s wife, Camilla, president of Influencer Awards Monaco, among other philanthropic and society positions, was embroiled in a long-running inheritance feud with her family. Her father, Camillo Crociani, was president of the Italian weapons-manufacturing giant Finmeccanica but fled an arrest warrant to Mexico in the 1970s under investigation in a Lockheed bribery case. He managed to maintain control of a different weapons company, which Camilla and her mother inherited and recently sold for $200 million to the now-renamed weapons company her father once ran.
During this family feud, Camilla of Bourbon–Two Sicilies and her mother were accused of moving seven pieces from the family’s art collection to a storage facility in Miami. The artwork was shipped in November 2017 — a few weeks after Alito was knighted. A Jersey court later held them in contempt for concealing assets. While in Miami, the Bourbon–Two Sicilies family paid a visit to then-President Trump at Mar-a-Lago.
In 2020, Camilla “narrowly avoided” jail in Jersey after a court ruled she had hidden a $66 million Gauguin and fined her $2 million euros. In September, she put a Van Gogh up for auction in Hong Kong at a price that shattered previous records for western art in Asia.
Bourbon–Two Sicilies supporters are monarchists with a history of links to the American right going back to the Confederacy. Some of their supporters even fought for the South in the Civil War, finding common cause with the slavers whose way of life the North was destroying. The alliance is so strong that some neo-Bourbons fly the Confederate flag, sharing with the American South the grievance of having lost to the northern powers. One of the movement leaders wears a Confederate-flag pin on his lapel alongside the Bourbon–Two Sicilies flag.
The Constantinian Order and its knights are tied politically to this neo-Bourbon monarchist movement in Southern Italy, according to historian Enrico Dal Lago, because it is headed by the current heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Two Sicilies. “The Bourbonist movement is doing some extreme revisionism about what happened at the time of Italian unification,” Dal Lago said. “It claims Italy was unified against not just the will of the Naples kings but of the Catholic Church, and that unification robbed the pope and the southern kings.”
The Constantinian order and its religio-politics have an “enormous influence” on people of Southern Italian ancestry living in the United States, Dal Lago said. Alito’s father was from Calabria, and his grandparents were from Basilicata, two regions with a strong legacy of pro-Bourbonism. Dal Lago speculated that the familial connection “was probably an unofficial reason for him being selected” for the knighthood.
Some legal experts think the knighthood may violate the U.S. Constitution’s emoluments clause, which forbids federal officeholders from accepting foreign gifts, money, or titles without congressional approval. “A Supreme Court justice should not accept a knighthood, let alone from a far-right, monarchical, foreign religious-military order,” said Alex Aronson, executive director of Court Accountability. “The fact that Samuel Alito accepted such a knighthood, which very well might violate the Constitution’s foreign emoluments clause, is further evidence of his contempt for the American people and our Constitution.”
Justice Alito did not respond to emails or calls for comment.
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Log InGo Ad-FreeNEWSPOLITICSENTERTAINMENTLIFEPERSONALVOICESSHOPPINGGAMESU.S. EditionOpen editions submenuPoliticsDonald Trump2024 electionsNew MexicoTrump Tells New Mexico Crowd He's There For 'Simple Reason' — To Pander To LatinosThe former president also told attendees he doesn’t want to “waste a whole damn half a day” in the state.By Sara BoboltzReporter, HuffPostOct 31, 2024, 04:35 PM EDTLEAVE A COMMENTLOADINGERROR LOADINGFormer President Donald Trump admitted to a crowd of supporters that he was only there in Albuquerque, New Mexico, because he thought it would improve his image among Hispanic and Latino voters.Trump’s popularity among voters in the demographic took a steep dive on Sunday, when a comedian called Puerto Rico an “island of garbage” at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. The former president has refused to offer a personal apology. Advertisement
“New Mexico, look, don’t make me waste a whole damn half a day here, OK?” Trump told the crowd on Thursday.“First of all, Hispanics love Trump, they do. True. I like them. They’re smart. They’re a lot smarter than the person running for president on the Democrat side,” he said, once again taking a shot at Vice President Kamala Harris’ abilities.“So I’m here for one simple reason,” Trump said. “I like you very much, and it’s good for my credentials with the Hispanic or Latino community.”Advertisement
He continued on, saying, “You know on the East Coast, they like being called Hispanics, you know this? On the West Coast, they like being called Latinos.” Trump said he got in an argument with an adviser over which term to use in Albuquerque, saying he wanted to use Hispanic. He then took a couple of informal polls of the crowd, asking them to cheer for the term they preferred best (Hispanic) and asking them whether they have cast a ballot yet (a mix).Go Ad-Free — And Protect The Free PressThe next four years will change America forever. But HuffPost won't back down when it comes to providing free and impartial journalism.For the first time, we're offering an ad-free experience to qualifying contributors who support our fearless newsroom. We hope you'll join us.You've supported HuffPost before, and we'll be honest — we could use your help again. We won't back down from our mission of providing free, fair news during this critical moment. But we can't do it without you.For the first time, we're offering an ad-free experience. to qualifying contributors who support our fearless journalism. We hope you'll join us.You've supported HuffPost before, and we'll be honest — we could use your help again. We won't back down from our mission of providing free, fair news during this critical moment. But we can't do it without you.For the first time, we're offering an ad-free experience. to qualifying contributors who support our fearless journalism. We hope you'll join us.Support HuffPostAlready contributed? Log in to hide these messages.“I should’ve done this trip about a week earlier. It’s all right, these are minor mistakes,” he said. “It’s good to be with you. I don’t give a damn. I don’t give a damn.”Advertisement
Trump’s campaign issued a statement in response to the Puerto Rico controversy to say that the “island of garbage” remark “does not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign.” Trump himself has claimed not to know the comedian, Tony Hinchcliffe, even though he was opening for the former president at “the world’s most famous arena.”But the comment sparked a tidal wave of criticism from Democrats, Republicans and celebrities with Puerto Rican heritage — some of whom took the opportunity to endorse Harris.RelatedDonald Trump2024 electionsNew Mexicolatino votersHarris Makes Closing Arguments, Trump Calls Racism-Filled Rally A 'Lovefest': Latest Updates'I Wanna Smack Him': Ex-GOP Governor Slams 1 Recent Trump CommentNew Law Makes Dueling Trump, Harris Presidential Transitions PossibleTrump’s Madison Square Garden Rally Was Even Worse Than You Think Go to HomepageLEAVE A COMMENTSuggest a correction|Submit a tipAdvertisement
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Log InGo Ad-FreeNEWSPOLITICSENTERTAINMENTLIFEPERSONALVOICESSHOPPINGGAMESU.S. EditionOpen editions submenuPoliticsDonald Trump2024 electionsNew MexicoTrump Tells New Mexico Crowd He's There For 'Simple Reason' — To Pander To LatinosThe former president also told attendees he doesn’t want to “waste a whole damn half a day” in the state.By Sara BoboltzReporter, HuffPostOct 31, 2024, 04:35 PM EDTLEAVE A COMMENTLOADINGERROR LOADINGFormer President Donald Trump admitted to a crowd of supporters that he was only there in Albuquerque, New Mexico, because he thought it would improve his image among Hispanic and Latino voters.Trump’s popularity among voters in the demographic took a steep dive on Sunday, when a comedian called Puerto Rico an “island of garbage” at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. The former president has refused to offer a personal apology. Advertisement
“New Mexico, look, don’t make me waste a whole damn half a day here, OK?” Trump told the crowd on Thursday.“First of all, Hispanics love Trump, they do. True. I like them. They’re smart. They’re a lot smarter than the person running for president on the Democrat side,” he said, once again taking a shot at Vice President Kamala Harris’ abilities.“So I’m here for one simple reason,” Trump said. “I like you very much, and it’s good for my credentials with the Hispanic or Latino community.”Advertisement
He continued on, saying, “You know on the East Coast, they like being called Hispanics, you know this? On the West Coast, they like being called Latinos.” Trump said he got in an argument with an adviser over which term to use in Albuquerque, saying he wanted to use Hispanic. He then took a couple of informal polls of the crowd, asking them to cheer for the term they preferred best (Hispanic) and asking them whether they have cast a ballot yet (a mix).Go Ad-Free — And Protect The Free PressThe next four years will change America forever. But HuffPost won't back down when it comes to providing free and impartial journalism.For the first time, we're offering an ad-free experience to qualifying contributors who support our fearless newsroom. We hope you'll join us.You've supported HuffPost before, and we'll be honest — we could use your help again. We won't back down from our mission of providing free, fair news during this critical moment. But we can't do it without you.For the first time, we're offering an ad-free experience. to qualifying contributors who support our fearless journalism. We hope you'll join us.You've supported HuffPost before, and we'll be honest — we could use your help again. We won't back down from our mission of providing free, fair news during this critical moment. But we can't do it without you.For the first time, we're offering an ad-free experience. to qualifying contributors who support our fearless journalism. We hope you'll join us.Support HuffPostAlready contributed? Log in to hide these messages.“I should’ve done this trip about a week earlier. It’s all right, these are minor mistakes,” he said. “It’s good to be with you. I don’t give a damn. I don’t give a damn.”Advertisement
Trump’s campaign issued a statement in response to the Puerto Rico controversy to say that the “island of garbage” remark “does not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign.” Trump himself has claimed not to know the comedian, Tony Hinchcliffe, even though he was opening for the former president at “the world’s most famous arena.”But the comment sparked a tidal wave of criticism from Democrats, Republicans and celebrities with Puerto Rican heritage — some of whom took the opportunity to endorse Harris.RelatedDonald Trump2024 electionsNew Mexicolatino votersHarris Makes Closing Arguments, Trump Calls Racism-Filled Rally A 'Lovefest': Latest Updates'I Wanna Smack Him': Ex-GOP Governor Slams 1 Recent Trump CommentNew Law Makes Dueling Trump, Harris Presidential Transitions PossibleTrump’s Madison Square Garden Rally Was Even Worse Than You Think Go to HomepageLEAVE A COMMENTSuggest a correction|Submit a tipAdvertisement
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Log InGo Ad-FreeNEWSPOLITICSENTERTAINMENTLIFEPERSONALVOICESSHOPPINGGAMESU.S. EditionOpen editions submenuPoliticsDonald Trump2024 electionsNew MexicoTrump Tells New Mexico Crowd He's There For 'Simple Reason' — To Pander To LatinosThe former president also told attendees he doesn’t want to “waste a whole damn half a day” in the state.By Sara BoboltzReporter, HuffPostOct 31, 2024, 04:35 PM EDTLEAVE A COMMENTLOADINGERROR LOADINGFormer President Donald Trump admitted to a crowd of supporters that he was only there in Albuquerque, New Mexico, because he thought it would improve his image among Hispanic and Latino voters.Trump’s popularity among voters in the demographic took a steep dive on Sunday, when a comedian called Puerto Rico an “island of garbage” at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. The former president has refused to offer a personal apology. Advertisement
“New Mexico, look, don’t make me waste a whole damn half a day here, OK?” Trump told the crowd on Thursday.“First of all, Hispanics love Trump, they do. True. I like them. They’re smart. They’re a lot smarter than the person running for president on the Democrat side,” he said, once again taking a shot at Vice President Kamala Harris’ abilities.“So I’m here for one simple reason,” Trump said. “I like you very much, and it’s good for my credentials with the Hispanic or Latino community.”Advertisement
He continued on, saying, “You know on the East Coast, they like being called Hispanics, you know this? On the West Coast, they like being called Latinos.” Trump said he got in an argument with an adviser over which term to use in Albuquerque, saying he wanted to use Hispanic. He then took a couple of informal polls of the crowd, asking them to cheer for the term they preferred best (Hispanic) and asking them whether they have cast a ballot yet (a mix).Go Ad-Free — And Protect The Free PressThe next four years will change America forever. But HuffPost won't back down when it comes to providing free and impartial journalism.For the first time, we're offering an ad-free experience to qualifying contributors who support our fearless newsroom. We hope you'll join us.You've supported HuffPost before, and we'll be honest — we could use your help again. We won't back down from our mission of providing free, fair news during this critical moment. But we can't do it without you.For the first time, we're offering an ad-free experience. to qualifying contributors who support our fearless journalism. We hope you'll join us.You've supported HuffPost before, and we'll be honest — we could use your help again. We won't back down from our mission of providing free, fair news during this critical moment. But we can't do it without you.For the first time, we're offering an ad-free experience. to qualifying contributors who support our fearless journalism. We hope you'll join us.Support HuffPostAlready contributed? Log in to hide these messages.“I should’ve done this trip about a week earlier. It’s all right, these are minor mistakes,” he said. “It’s good to be with you. I don’t give a damn. I don’t give a damn.”Advertisement
Trump’s campaign issued a statement in response to the Puerto Rico controversy to say that the “island of garbage” remark “does not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign.” Trump himself has claimed not to know the comedian, Tony Hinchcliffe, even though he was opening for the former president at “the world’s most famous arena.”But the comment sparked a tidal wave of criticism from Democrats, Republicans and celebrities with Puerto Rican heritage — some of whom took the opportunity to endorse Harris.RelatedDonald Trump2024 electionsNew Mexicolatino votersHarris Makes Closing Arguments, Trump Calls Racism-Filled Rally A 'Lovefest': Latest Updates'I Wanna Smack Him': Ex-GOP Governor Slams 1 Recent Trump CommentNew Law Makes Dueling Trump, Harris Presidential Transitions PossibleTrump’s Madison Square Garden Rally Was Even Worse Than You Think Go to HomepageLEAVE A COMMENTSuggest a correction|Submit a tipAdvertisement
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Log InGo Ad-FreeNEWSPOLITICSENTERTAINMENTLIFEPERSONALVOICESSHOPPINGGAMESU.S. EditionOpen editions submenuPoliticsDonald Trump2024 electionsNew MexicoTrump Tells New Mexico Crowd He's There For 'Simple Reason' — To Pander To LatinosThe former president also told attendees he doesn’t want to “waste a whole damn half a day” in the state.By Sara BoboltzReporter, HuffPostOct 31, 2024, 04:35 PM EDTLEAVE A COMMENTLOADINGERROR LOADINGFormer President Donald Trump admitted to a crowd of supporters that he was only there in Albuquerque, New Mexico, because he thought it would improve his image among Hispanic and Latino voters.Trump’s popularity among voters in the demographic took a steep dive on Sunday, when a comedian called Puerto Rico an “island of garbage” at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. The former president has refused to offer a personal apology. Advertisement
“New Mexico, look, don’t make me waste a whole damn half a day here, OK?” Trump told the crowd on Thursday.“First of all, Hispanics love Trump, they do. True. I like them. They’re smart. They’re a lot smarter than the person running for president on the Democrat side,” he said, once again taking a shot at Vice President Kamala Harris’ abilities.“So I’m here for one simple reason,” Trump said. “I like you very much, and it’s good for my credentials with the Hispanic or Latino community.”Advertisement
He continued on, saying, “You know on the East Coast, they like being called Hispanics, you know this? On the West Coast, they like being called Latinos.” Trump said he got in an argument with an adviser over which term to use in Albuquerque, saying he wanted to use Hispanic. He then took a couple of informal polls of the crowd, asking them to cheer for the term they preferred best (Hispanic) and asking them whether they have cast a ballot yet (a mix).Go Ad-Free — And Protect The Free PressThe next four years will change America forever. But HuffPost won't back down when it comes to providing free and impartial journalism.For the first time, we're offering an ad-free experience to qualifying contributors who support our fearless newsroom. We hope you'll join us.You've supported HuffPost before, and we'll be honest — we could use your help again. We won't back down from our mission of providing free, fair news during this critical moment. But we can't do it without you.For the first time, we're offering an ad-free experience. to qualifying contributors who support our fearless journalism. We hope you'll join us.You've supported HuffPost before, and we'll be honest — we could use your help again. We won't back down from our mission of providing free, fair news during this critical moment. But we can't do it without you.For the first time, we're offering an ad-free experience. to qualifying contributors who support our fearless journalism. We hope you'll join us.Support HuffPostAlready contributed? Log in to hide these messages.“I should’ve done this trip about a week earlier. It’s all right, these are minor mistakes,” he said. “It’s good to be with you. I don’t give a damn. I don’t give a damn.”Advertisement
Trump’s campaign issued a statement in response to the Puerto Rico controversy to say that the “island of garbage” remark “does not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign.” Trump himself has claimed not to know the comedian, Tony Hinchcliffe, even though he was opening for the former president at “the world’s most famous arena.”But the comment sparked a tidal wave of criticism from Democrats, Republicans and celebrities with Puerto Rican heritage — some of whom took the opportunity to endorse Harris.RelatedDonald Trump2024 electionsNew Mexicolatino votersHarris Makes Closing Arguments, Trump Calls Racism-Filled Rally A 'Lovefest': Latest Updates'I Wanna Smack Him': Ex-GOP Governor Slams 1 Recent Trump CommentNew Law Makes Dueling Trump, Harris Presidential Transitions PossibleTrump’s Madison Square Garden Rally Was Even Worse Than You Think Go to HomepageLEAVE A COMMENTSuggest a correction|Submit a tipAdvertisement
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Log InGo Ad-FreeNEWSPOLITICSENTERTAINMENTLIFEPERSONALVOICESSHOPPINGGAMESU.S. EditionOpen editions submenuPoliticsDonald Trump2024 electionsNew MexicoTrump Tells New Mexico Crowd He's There For 'Simple Reason' — To Pander To LatinosThe former president also told attendees he doesn’t want to “waste a whole damn half a day” in the state.By Sara BoboltzReporter, HuffPostOct 31, 2024, 04:35 PM EDTLEAVE A COMMENTLOADINGERROR LOADINGFormer President Donald Trump admitted to a crowd of supporters that he was only there in Albuquerque, New Mexico, because he thought it would improve his image among Hispanic and Latino voters.Trump’s popularity among voters in the demographic took a steep dive on Sunday, when a comedian called Puerto Rico an “island of garbage” at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. The former president has refused to offer a personal apology. Advertisement
“New Mexico, look, don’t make me waste a whole damn half a day here, OK?” Trump told the crowd on Thursday.“First of all, Hispanics love Trump, they do. True. I like them. They’re smart. They’re a lot smarter than the person running for president on the Democrat side,” he said, once again taking a shot at Vice President Kamala Harris’ abilities.“So I’m here for one simple reason,” Trump said. “I like you very much, and it’s good for my credentials with the Hispanic or Latino community.”Advertisement
He continued on, saying, “You know on the East Coast, they like being called Hispanics, you know this? On the West Coast, they like being called Latinos.” Trump said he got in an argument with an adviser over which term to use in Albuquerque, saying he wanted to use Hispanic. He then took a couple of informal polls of the crowd, asking them to cheer for the term they preferred best (Hispanic) and asking them whether they have cast a ballot yet (a mix).Go Ad-Free — And Protect The Free PressThe next four years will change America forever. But HuffPost won't back down when it comes to providing free and impartial journalism.For the first time, we're offering an ad-free experience to qualifying contributors who support our fearless newsroom. We hope you'll join us.You've supported HuffPost before, and we'll be honest — we could use your help again. We won't back down from our mission of providing free, fair news during this critical moment. But we can't do it without you.For the first time, we're offering an ad-free experience. to qualifying contributors who support our fearless journalism. We hope you'll join us.You've supported HuffPost before, and we'll be honest — we could use your help again. We won't back down from our mission of providing free, fair news during this critical moment. But we can't do it without you.For the first time, we're offering an ad-free experience. to qualifying contributors who support our fearless journalism. We hope you'll join us.Support HuffPostAlready contributed? Log in to hide these messages.“I should’ve done this trip about a week earlier. It’s all right, these are minor mistakes,” he said. “It’s good to be with you. I don’t give a damn. I don’t give a damn.”Advertisement
Trump’s campaign issued a statement in response to the Puerto Rico controversy to say that the “island of garbage” remark “does not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign.” Trump himself has claimed not to know the comedian, Tony Hinchcliffe, even though he was opening for the former president at “the world’s most famous arena.”But the comment sparked a tidal wave of criticism from Democrats, Republicans and celebrities with Puerto Rican heritage — some of whom took the opportunity to endorse Harris.RelatedDonald Trump2024 electionsNew Mexicolatino votersHarris Makes Closing Arguments, Trump Calls Racism-Filled Rally A 'Lovefest': Latest Updates'I Wanna Smack Him': Ex-GOP Governor Slams 1 Recent Trump CommentNew Law Makes Dueling Trump, Harris Presidential Transitions PossibleTrump’s Madison Square Garden Rally Was Even Worse Than You Think Go to HomepageLEAVE A COMMENTSuggest a correction|Submit a tipAdvertisement
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Log InGo Ad-FreeNEWSPOLITICSENTERTAINMENTLIFEPERSONALVOICESSHOPPINGGAMESU.S. EditionOpen editions submenuPoliticsDonald Trump2024 electionsNew MexicoTrump Tells New Mexico Crowd He's There For 'Simple Reason' — To Pander To LatinosThe former president also told attendees he doesn’t want to “waste a whole damn half a day” in the state.By Sara BoboltzReporter, HuffPostOct 31, 2024, 04:35 PM EDTLEAVE A COMMENTLOADINGERROR LOADINGFormer President Donald Trump admitted to a crowd of supporters that he was only there in Albuquerque, New Mexico, because he thought it would improve his image among Hispanic and Latino voters.Trump’s popularity among voters in the demographic took a steep dive on Sunday, when a comedian called Puerto Rico an “island of garbage” at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. The former president has refused to offer a personal apology. Advertisement
“New Mexico, look, don’t make me waste a whole damn half a day here, OK?” Trump told the crowd on Thursday.“First of all, Hispanics love Trump, they do. True. I like them. They’re smart. They’re a lot smarter than the person running for president on the Democrat side,” he said, once again taking a shot at Vice President Kamala Harris’ abilities.“So I’m here for one simple reason,” Trump said. “I like you very much, and it’s good for my credentials with the Hispanic or Latino community.”Advertisement
He continued on, saying, “You know on the East Coast, they like being called Hispanics, you know this? On the West Coast, they like being called Latinos.” Trump said he got in an argument with an adviser over which term to use in Albuquerque, saying he wanted to use Hispanic. He then took a couple of informal polls of the crowd, asking them to cheer for the term they preferred best (Hispanic) and asking them whether they have cast a ballot yet (a mix).Go Ad-Free — And Protect The Free PressThe next four years will change America forever. But HuffPost won't back down when it comes to providing free and impartial journalism.For the first time, we're offering an ad-free experience to qualifying contributors who support our fearless newsroom. We hope you'll join us.You've supported HuffPost before, and we'll be honest — we could use your help again. We won't back down from our mission of providing free, fair news during this critical moment. But we can't do it without you.For the first time, we're offering an ad-free experience. to qualifying contributors who support our fearless journalism. We hope you'll join us.You've supported HuffPost before, and we'll be honest — we could use your help again. We won't back down from our mission of providing free, fair news during this critical moment. But we can't do it without you.For the first time, we're offering an ad-free experience. to qualifying contributors who support our fearless journalism. We hope you'll join us.Support HuffPostAlready contributed? Log in to hide these messages.“I should’ve done this trip about a week earlier. It’s all right, these are minor mistakes,” he said. “It’s good to be with you. I don’t give a damn. I don’t give a damn.”Advertisement
Trump’s campaign issued a statement in response to the Puerto Rico controversy to say that the “island of garbage” remark “does not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign.” Trump himself has claimed not to know the comedian, Tony Hinchcliffe, even though he was opening for the former president at “the world’s most famous arena.”But the comment sparked a tidal wave of criticism from Democrats, Republicans and celebrities with Puerto Rican heritage — some of whom took the opportunity to endorse Harris.RelatedDonald Trump2024 electionsNew Mexicolatino votersHarris Makes Closing Arguments, Trump Calls Racism-Filled Rally A 'Lovefest': Latest Updates'I Wanna Smack Him': Ex-GOP Governor Slams 1 Recent Trump CommentNew Law Makes Dueling Trump, Harris Presidential Transitions PossibleTrump’s Madison Square Garden Rally Was Even Worse Than You Think Go to HomepageLEAVE A COMMENTSuggest a correction|Submit a tipAdvertisement
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| lus37xu | ParkMan73 | t2_833cy89h | This guy is such s self-centered hack - it's pathetic.
The two key quotes:
- I'm only here becuase it makes me look good
- Don't make me waste a half a day here
What an insulting turd | null | 26 |
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Log InGo Ad-FreeNEWSPOLITICSENTERTAINMENTLIFEPERSONALVOICESSHOPPINGGAMESU.S. EditionOpen editions submenuPoliticsDonald Trump2024 electionsNew MexicoTrump Tells New Mexico Crowd He's There For 'Simple Reason' — To Pander To LatinosThe former president also told attendees he doesn’t want to “waste a whole damn half a day” in the state.By Sara BoboltzReporter, HuffPostOct 31, 2024, 04:35 PM EDTLEAVE A COMMENTLOADINGERROR LOADINGFormer President Donald Trump admitted to a crowd of supporters that he was only there in Albuquerque, New Mexico, because he thought it would improve his image among Hispanic and Latino voters.Trump’s popularity among voters in the demographic took a steep dive on Sunday, when a comedian called Puerto Rico an “island of garbage” at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. The former president has refused to offer a personal apology. Advertisement
“New Mexico, look, don’t make me waste a whole damn half a day here, OK?” Trump told the crowd on Thursday.“First of all, Hispanics love Trump, they do. True. I like them. They’re smart. They’re a lot smarter than the person running for president on the Democrat side,” he said, once again taking a shot at Vice President Kamala Harris’ abilities.“So I’m here for one simple reason,” Trump said. “I like you very much, and it’s good for my credentials with the Hispanic or Latino community.”Advertisement
He continued on, saying, “You know on the East Coast, they like being called Hispanics, you know this? On the West Coast, they like being called Latinos.” Trump said he got in an argument with an adviser over which term to use in Albuquerque, saying he wanted to use Hispanic. He then took a couple of informal polls of the crowd, asking them to cheer for the term they preferred best (Hispanic) and asking them whether they have cast a ballot yet (a mix).Go Ad-Free — And Protect The Free PressThe next four years will change America forever. But HuffPost won't back down when it comes to providing free and impartial journalism.For the first time, we're offering an ad-free experience to qualifying contributors who support our fearless newsroom. We hope you'll join us.You've supported HuffPost before, and we'll be honest — we could use your help again. We won't back down from our mission of providing free, fair news during this critical moment. But we can't do it without you.For the first time, we're offering an ad-free experience. to qualifying contributors who support our fearless journalism. We hope you'll join us.You've supported HuffPost before, and we'll be honest — we could use your help again. We won't back down from our mission of providing free, fair news during this critical moment. But we can't do it without you.For the first time, we're offering an ad-free experience. to qualifying contributors who support our fearless journalism. We hope you'll join us.Support HuffPostAlready contributed? Log in to hide these messages.“I should’ve done this trip about a week earlier. It’s all right, these are minor mistakes,” he said. “It’s good to be with you. I don’t give a damn. I don’t give a damn.”Advertisement
Trump’s campaign issued a statement in response to the Puerto Rico controversy to say that the “island of garbage” remark “does not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign.” Trump himself has claimed not to know the comedian, Tony Hinchcliffe, even though he was opening for the former president at “the world’s most famous arena.”But the comment sparked a tidal wave of criticism from Democrats, Republicans and celebrities with Puerto Rican heritage — some of whom took the opportunity to endorse Harris.RelatedDonald Trump2024 electionsNew Mexicolatino votersHarris Makes Closing Arguments, Trump Calls Racism-Filled Rally A 'Lovefest': Latest Updates'I Wanna Smack Him': Ex-GOP Governor Slams 1 Recent Trump CommentNew Law Makes Dueling Trump, Harris Presidential Transitions PossibleTrump’s Madison Square Garden Rally Was Even Worse Than You Think Go to HomepageLEAVE A COMMENTSuggest a correction|Submit a tipAdvertisement
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| lus3db5 | Losawin | t2_9vo986gbk | Why is why going around to these blue states? He has more planned for the final days too. Harris went to 1 lost cause state, Texas, simply because it has a possible senate seat. Trump is going to states with no viable races for the GOP | null | 4 |
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Log InGo Ad-FreeNEWSPOLITICSENTERTAINMENTLIFEPERSONALVOICESSHOPPINGGAMESU.S. EditionOpen editions submenuPoliticsDonald Trump2024 electionsNew MexicoTrump Tells New Mexico Crowd He's There For 'Simple Reason' — To Pander To LatinosThe former president also told attendees he doesn’t want to “waste a whole damn half a day” in the state.By Sara BoboltzReporter, HuffPostOct 31, 2024, 04:35 PM EDTLEAVE A COMMENTLOADINGERROR LOADINGFormer President Donald Trump admitted to a crowd of supporters that he was only there in Albuquerque, New Mexico, because he thought it would improve his image among Hispanic and Latino voters.Trump’s popularity among voters in the demographic took a steep dive on Sunday, when a comedian called Puerto Rico an “island of garbage” at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. The former president has refused to offer a personal apology. Advertisement
“New Mexico, look, don’t make me waste a whole damn half a day here, OK?” Trump told the crowd on Thursday.“First of all, Hispanics love Trump, they do. True. I like them. They’re smart. They’re a lot smarter than the person running for president on the Democrat side,” he said, once again taking a shot at Vice President Kamala Harris’ abilities.“So I’m here for one simple reason,” Trump said. “I like you very much, and it’s good for my credentials with the Hispanic or Latino community.”Advertisement
He continued on, saying, “You know on the East Coast, they like being called Hispanics, you know this? On the West Coast, they like being called Latinos.” Trump said he got in an argument with an adviser over which term to use in Albuquerque, saying he wanted to use Hispanic. He then took a couple of informal polls of the crowd, asking them to cheer for the term they preferred best (Hispanic) and asking them whether they have cast a ballot yet (a mix).Go Ad-Free — And Protect The Free PressThe next four years will change America forever. But HuffPost won't back down when it comes to providing free and impartial journalism.For the first time, we're offering an ad-free experience to qualifying contributors who support our fearless newsroom. We hope you'll join us.You've supported HuffPost before, and we'll be honest — we could use your help again. We won't back down from our mission of providing free, fair news during this critical moment. But we can't do it without you.For the first time, we're offering an ad-free experience. to qualifying contributors who support our fearless journalism. We hope you'll join us.You've supported HuffPost before, and we'll be honest — we could use your help again. We won't back down from our mission of providing free, fair news during this critical moment. But we can't do it without you.For the first time, we're offering an ad-free experience. to qualifying contributors who support our fearless journalism. We hope you'll join us.Support HuffPostAlready contributed? Log in to hide these messages.“I should’ve done this trip about a week earlier. It’s all right, these are minor mistakes,” he said. “It’s good to be with you. I don’t give a damn. I don’t give a damn.”Advertisement
Trump’s campaign issued a statement in response to the Puerto Rico controversy to say that the “island of garbage” remark “does not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign.” Trump himself has claimed not to know the comedian, Tony Hinchcliffe, even though he was opening for the former president at “the world’s most famous arena.”But the comment sparked a tidal wave of criticism from Democrats, Republicans and celebrities with Puerto Rican heritage — some of whom took the opportunity to endorse Harris.RelatedDonald Trump2024 electionsNew Mexicolatino votersHarris Makes Closing Arguments, Trump Calls Racism-Filled Rally A 'Lovefest': Latest Updates'I Wanna Smack Him': Ex-GOP Governor Slams 1 Recent Trump CommentNew Law Makes Dueling Trump, Harris Presidential Transitions PossibleTrump’s Madison Square Garden Rally Was Even Worse Than You Think Go to HomepageLEAVE A COMMENTSuggest a correction|Submit a tipAdvertisement
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| lus3eib | Adreme | t2_18jog9 | One of the major signs of cognitive decline is the inability to filter what you should and shouldn’t say. | null | 12 |
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Log InGo Ad-FreeNEWSPOLITICSENTERTAINMENTLIFEPERSONALVOICESSHOPPINGGAMESU.S. EditionOpen editions submenuPoliticsDonald Trump2024 electionsNew MexicoTrump Tells New Mexico Crowd He's There For 'Simple Reason' — To Pander To LatinosThe former president also told attendees he doesn’t want to “waste a whole damn half a day” in the state.By Sara BoboltzReporter, HuffPostOct 31, 2024, 04:35 PM EDTLEAVE A COMMENTLOADINGERROR LOADINGFormer President Donald Trump admitted to a crowd of supporters that he was only there in Albuquerque, New Mexico, because he thought it would improve his image among Hispanic and Latino voters.Trump’s popularity among voters in the demographic took a steep dive on Sunday, when a comedian called Puerto Rico an “island of garbage” at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. The former president has refused to offer a personal apology. Advertisement
“New Mexico, look, don’t make me waste a whole damn half a day here, OK?” Trump told the crowd on Thursday.“First of all, Hispanics love Trump, they do. True. I like them. They’re smart. They’re a lot smarter than the person running for president on the Democrat side,” he said, once again taking a shot at Vice President Kamala Harris’ abilities.“So I’m here for one simple reason,” Trump said. “I like you very much, and it’s good for my credentials with the Hispanic or Latino community.”Advertisement
He continued on, saying, “You know on the East Coast, they like being called Hispanics, you know this? On the West Coast, they like being called Latinos.” Trump said he got in an argument with an adviser over which term to use in Albuquerque, saying he wanted to use Hispanic. He then took a couple of informal polls of the crowd, asking them to cheer for the term they preferred best (Hispanic) and asking them whether they have cast a ballot yet (a mix).Go Ad-Free — And Protect The Free PressThe next four years will change America forever. But HuffPost won't back down when it comes to providing free and impartial journalism.For the first time, we're offering an ad-free experience to qualifying contributors who support our fearless newsroom. We hope you'll join us.You've supported HuffPost before, and we'll be honest — we could use your help again. We won't back down from our mission of providing free, fair news during this critical moment. But we can't do it without you.For the first time, we're offering an ad-free experience. to qualifying contributors who support our fearless journalism. We hope you'll join us.You've supported HuffPost before, and we'll be honest — we could use your help again. We won't back down from our mission of providing free, fair news during this critical moment. But we can't do it without you.For the first time, we're offering an ad-free experience. to qualifying contributors who support our fearless journalism. We hope you'll join us.Support HuffPostAlready contributed? Log in to hide these messages.“I should’ve done this trip about a week earlier. It’s all right, these are minor mistakes,” he said. “It’s good to be with you. I don’t give a damn. I don’t give a damn.”Advertisement
Trump’s campaign issued a statement in response to the Puerto Rico controversy to say that the “island of garbage” remark “does not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign.” Trump himself has claimed not to know the comedian, Tony Hinchcliffe, even though he was opening for the former president at “the world’s most famous arena.”But the comment sparked a tidal wave of criticism from Democrats, Republicans and celebrities with Puerto Rican heritage — some of whom took the opportunity to endorse Harris.RelatedDonald Trump2024 electionsNew Mexicolatino votersHarris Makes Closing Arguments, Trump Calls Racism-Filled Rally A 'Lovefest': Latest Updates'I Wanna Smack Him': Ex-GOP Governor Slams 1 Recent Trump CommentNew Law Makes Dueling Trump, Harris Presidential Transitions PossibleTrump’s Madison Square Garden Rally Was Even Worse Than You Think Go to HomepageLEAVE A COMMENTSuggest a correction|Submit a tipAdvertisement
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| lus3g2b | Ok_Use7 | t2_ryiwe42lm | Expecting the Harris campaign to hammer two points in the final stretch over the weekend, his misogyny and his racism.
Two big gifts he’s given Dems this week, the Puerto Rico comments at his rally which has only gotten worse given this latest gaffe, and is comments about whether women like it or not.
They’re going to hit his ass hard this weekend. | null | 19 |
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Log InGo Ad-FreeNEWSPOLITICSENTERTAINMENTLIFEPERSONALVOICESSHOPPINGGAMESU.S. EditionOpen editions submenuPoliticsDonald Trump2024 electionsNew MexicoTrump Tells New Mexico Crowd He's There For 'Simple Reason' — To Pander To LatinosThe former president also told attendees he doesn’t want to “waste a whole damn half a day” in the state.By Sara BoboltzReporter, HuffPostOct 31, 2024, 04:35 PM EDTLEAVE A COMMENTLOADINGERROR LOADINGFormer President Donald Trump admitted to a crowd of supporters that he was only there in Albuquerque, New Mexico, because he thought it would improve his image among Hispanic and Latino voters.Trump’s popularity among voters in the demographic took a steep dive on Sunday, when a comedian called Puerto Rico an “island of garbage” at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. The former president has refused to offer a personal apology. Advertisement
“New Mexico, look, don’t make me waste a whole damn half a day here, OK?” Trump told the crowd on Thursday.“First of all, Hispanics love Trump, they do. True. I like them. They’re smart. They’re a lot smarter than the person running for president on the Democrat side,” he said, once again taking a shot at Vice President Kamala Harris’ abilities.“So I’m here for one simple reason,” Trump said. “I like you very much, and it’s good for my credentials with the Hispanic or Latino community.”Advertisement
He continued on, saying, “You know on the East Coast, they like being called Hispanics, you know this? On the West Coast, they like being called Latinos.” Trump said he got in an argument with an adviser over which term to use in Albuquerque, saying he wanted to use Hispanic. He then took a couple of informal polls of the crowd, asking them to cheer for the term they preferred best (Hispanic) and asking them whether they have cast a ballot yet (a mix).Go Ad-Free — And Protect The Free PressThe next four years will change America forever. But HuffPost won't back down when it comes to providing free and impartial journalism.For the first time, we're offering an ad-free experience to qualifying contributors who support our fearless newsroom. We hope you'll join us.You've supported HuffPost before, and we'll be honest — we could use your help again. We won't back down from our mission of providing free, fair news during this critical moment. But we can't do it without you.For the first time, we're offering an ad-free experience. to qualifying contributors who support our fearless journalism. We hope you'll join us.You've supported HuffPost before, and we'll be honest — we could use your help again. We won't back down from our mission of providing free, fair news during this critical moment. But we can't do it without you.For the first time, we're offering an ad-free experience. to qualifying contributors who support our fearless journalism. We hope you'll join us.Support HuffPostAlready contributed? Log in to hide these messages.“I should’ve done this trip about a week earlier. It’s all right, these are minor mistakes,” he said. “It’s good to be with you. I don’t give a damn. I don’t give a damn.”Advertisement
Trump’s campaign issued a statement in response to the Puerto Rico controversy to say that the “island of garbage” remark “does not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign.” Trump himself has claimed not to know the comedian, Tony Hinchcliffe, even though he was opening for the former president at “the world’s most famous arena.”But the comment sparked a tidal wave of criticism from Democrats, Republicans and celebrities with Puerto Rican heritage — some of whom took the opportunity to endorse Harris.RelatedDonald Trump2024 electionsNew Mexicolatino votersHarris Makes Closing Arguments, Trump Calls Racism-Filled Rally A 'Lovefest': Latest Updates'I Wanna Smack Him': Ex-GOP Governor Slams 1 Recent Trump CommentNew Law Makes Dueling Trump, Harris Presidential Transitions PossibleTrump’s Madison Square Garden Rally Was Even Worse Than You Think Go to HomepageLEAVE A COMMENTSuggest a correction|Submit a tipAdvertisement
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| lus3yms | JeffSteinMusic | t2_8ypm7rqd | …he’s pandering to white people who enjoy his blatant disrespect of Hispanics.
…the same way he was pandering to white people who enjoy his blatant disrespect for black people at that event in Detroit a couple months ago.
…the same way he was pandering to rural white folks in MI and WI who dislike their states’ major cities when he insulted Detroit and Milwaukee.
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Log InGo Ad-FreeNEWSPOLITICSENTERTAINMENTLIFEPERSONALVOICESSHOPPINGGAMESU.S. EditionOpen editions submenuPoliticsDonald Trump2024 electionsNew MexicoTrump Tells New Mexico Crowd He's There For 'Simple Reason' — To Pander To LatinosThe former president also told attendees he doesn’t want to “waste a whole damn half a day” in the state.By Sara BoboltzReporter, HuffPostOct 31, 2024, 04:35 PM EDTLEAVE A COMMENTLOADINGERROR LOADINGFormer President Donald Trump admitted to a crowd of supporters that he was only there in Albuquerque, New Mexico, because he thought it would improve his image among Hispanic and Latino voters.Trump’s popularity among voters in the demographic took a steep dive on Sunday, when a comedian called Puerto Rico an “island of garbage” at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. The former president has refused to offer a personal apology. Advertisement
“New Mexico, look, don’t make me waste a whole damn half a day here, OK?” Trump told the crowd on Thursday.“First of all, Hispanics love Trump, they do. True. I like them. They’re smart. They’re a lot smarter than the person running for president on the Democrat side,” he said, once again taking a shot at Vice President Kamala Harris’ abilities.“So I’m here for one simple reason,” Trump said. “I like you very much, and it’s good for my credentials with the Hispanic or Latino community.”Advertisement
He continued on, saying, “You know on the East Coast, they like being called Hispanics, you know this? On the West Coast, they like being called Latinos.” Trump said he got in an argument with an adviser over which term to use in Albuquerque, saying he wanted to use Hispanic. He then took a couple of informal polls of the crowd, asking them to cheer for the term they preferred best (Hispanic) and asking them whether they have cast a ballot yet (a mix).Go Ad-Free — And Protect The Free PressThe next four years will change America forever. But HuffPost won't back down when it comes to providing free and impartial journalism.For the first time, we're offering an ad-free experience to qualifying contributors who support our fearless newsroom. We hope you'll join us.You've supported HuffPost before, and we'll be honest — we could use your help again. We won't back down from our mission of providing free, fair news during this critical moment. But we can't do it without you.For the first time, we're offering an ad-free experience. to qualifying contributors who support our fearless journalism. We hope you'll join us.You've supported HuffPost before, and we'll be honest — we could use your help again. We won't back down from our mission of providing free, fair news during this critical moment. But we can't do it without you.For the first time, we're offering an ad-free experience. to qualifying contributors who support our fearless journalism. We hope you'll join us.Support HuffPostAlready contributed? Log in to hide these messages.“I should’ve done this trip about a week earlier. It’s all right, these are minor mistakes,” he said. “It’s good to be with you. I don’t give a damn. I don’t give a damn.”Advertisement
Trump’s campaign issued a statement in response to the Puerto Rico controversy to say that the “island of garbage” remark “does not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign.” Trump himself has claimed not to know the comedian, Tony Hinchcliffe, even though he was opening for the former president at “the world’s most famous arena.”But the comment sparked a tidal wave of criticism from Democrats, Republicans and celebrities with Puerto Rican heritage — some of whom took the opportunity to endorse Harris.RelatedDonald Trump2024 electionsNew Mexicolatino votersHarris Makes Closing Arguments, Trump Calls Racism-Filled Rally A 'Lovefest': Latest Updates'I Wanna Smack Him': Ex-GOP Governor Slams 1 Recent Trump CommentNew Law Makes Dueling Trump, Harris Presidential Transitions PossibleTrump’s Madison Square Garden Rally Was Even Worse Than You Think Go to HomepageLEAVE A COMMENTSuggest a correction|Submit a tipAdvertisement
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Log InGo Ad-FreeNEWSPOLITICSENTERTAINMENTLIFEPERSONALVOICESSHOPPINGGAMESU.S. EditionOpen editions submenuPoliticsDonald Trump2024 electionsNew MexicoTrump Tells New Mexico Crowd He's There For 'Simple Reason' — To Pander To LatinosThe former president also told attendees he doesn’t want to “waste a whole damn half a day” in the state.By Sara BoboltzReporter, HuffPostOct 31, 2024, 04:35 PM EDTLEAVE A COMMENTLOADINGERROR LOADINGFormer President Donald Trump admitted to a crowd of supporters that he was only there in Albuquerque, New Mexico, because he thought it would improve his image among Hispanic and Latino voters.Trump’s popularity among voters in the demographic took a steep dive on Sunday, when a comedian called Puerto Rico an “island of garbage” at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. The former president has refused to offer a personal apology. Advertisement
“New Mexico, look, don’t make me waste a whole damn half a day here, OK?” Trump told the crowd on Thursday.“First of all, Hispanics love Trump, they do. True. I like them. They’re smart. They’re a lot smarter than the person running for president on the Democrat side,” he said, once again taking a shot at Vice President Kamala Harris’ abilities.“So I’m here for one simple reason,” Trump said. “I like you very much, and it’s good for my credentials with the Hispanic or Latino community.”Advertisement
He continued on, saying, “You know on the East Coast, they like being called Hispanics, you know this? On the West Coast, they like being called Latinos.” Trump said he got in an argument with an adviser over which term to use in Albuquerque, saying he wanted to use Hispanic. He then took a couple of informal polls of the crowd, asking them to cheer for the term they preferred best (Hispanic) and asking them whether they have cast a ballot yet (a mix).Go Ad-Free — And Protect The Free PressThe next four years will change America forever. But HuffPost won't back down when it comes to providing free and impartial journalism.For the first time, we're offering an ad-free experience to qualifying contributors who support our fearless newsroom. We hope you'll join us.You've supported HuffPost before, and we'll be honest — we could use your help again. We won't back down from our mission of providing free, fair news during this critical moment. But we can't do it without you.For the first time, we're offering an ad-free experience. to qualifying contributors who support our fearless journalism. We hope you'll join us.You've supported HuffPost before, and we'll be honest — we could use your help again. We won't back down from our mission of providing free, fair news during this critical moment. But we can't do it without you.For the first time, we're offering an ad-free experience. to qualifying contributors who support our fearless journalism. We hope you'll join us.Support HuffPostAlready contributed? Log in to hide these messages.“I should’ve done this trip about a week earlier. It’s all right, these are minor mistakes,” he said. “It’s good to be with you. I don’t give a damn. I don’t give a damn.”Advertisement
Trump’s campaign issued a statement in response to the Puerto Rico controversy to say that the “island of garbage” remark “does not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign.” Trump himself has claimed not to know the comedian, Tony Hinchcliffe, even though he was opening for the former president at “the world’s most famous arena.”But the comment sparked a tidal wave of criticism from Democrats, Republicans and celebrities with Puerto Rican heritage — some of whom took the opportunity to endorse Harris.RelatedDonald Trump2024 electionsNew Mexicolatino votersHarris Makes Closing Arguments, Trump Calls Racism-Filled Rally A 'Lovefest': Latest Updates'I Wanna Smack Him': Ex-GOP Governor Slams 1 Recent Trump CommentNew Law Makes Dueling Trump, Harris Presidential Transitions PossibleTrump’s Madison Square Garden Rally Was Even Worse Than You Think Go to HomepageLEAVE A COMMENTSuggest a correction|Submit a tipAdvertisement
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| lus4bnv | Liesthroughisteeth | t2_atisf7lc | As he has also said, "How much does it cost to bury a god damned Mexican?" ...or something to that effect.
I wouldn't expect much if I was a Latino. | null | 5 |
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While no sensible person would take Donald Trump at his word about anything, political messaging matters because of the light it sheds on the values and vision of the messenger. In Trump’s case, the public positions staked out by his campaign and supporters constitute a catalog of freewheeling ill intent unmatched in modern American political history. Here are some examples:
Mass Deportation
Trump’s Agenda 47 platform, as posted on his website, pledges the President to “carry out the largest deportation operation in American history,” a promise he reiterated during his GOP nomination acceptance speech. This would include “DREAMers,” asylum seekers, and the millions of undocumented workers who perform jobs essential to the U.S. economy. On “Day One” of his presidency, Trump says he would sign an Executive Order ending birthright citizenship for the children of “illegals.”
Political Purges
Another Agenda 47 campaign plank states Trump’s intention to “deport pro-Hamas radicals and make our college campuses safe and patriotic again.” This is essentially a pledge to revoke the First Amendment rights of people deemed supportive of Hamas—that is, anyone who criticizes Israel’s massacre of more than 40,000 Palestinians, most of whom have been women and children.
Big Brother in the Classroom
As set forth in Agenda 47, “any school pushing critical race theory, transgender insanity, and other inappropriate racial, sexual, or political content on our children” will be immediately terminated from receiving federal funding. Who gets to decide what’s “inappropriate”? You guessed it: not you.
Big Brother Everywhere
Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation’s 920-page blueprint for the next Republican presidency, prepared with extensive input from Trump associates, calls for the deletion of all references to sexual orientation, gender identity, gender equality, gender awareness, abortion, reproductive health, reproductive rights—and a good many more terms—from “every federal rule, agency regulation, contract, grant, regulation, and piece of legislation that exists.”
MAGA-nify Higher Education
If re-elected, Agenda 47 says Trump will purge “all Marxist diversity, equity, and inclusion bureaucrats” from the nation’s colleges and universities and direct the Department of Justice to “pursue federal civil rights cases against schools that continue to engage in racial discrimination”—by which he means efforts to promote diversity. He also will “fire the radical Left accreditors that have allowed our colleges to become dominated by Marxist Maniacs and lunatics.”
Wreck the Economy
Record-low unemployment, rising wages, and inflation on the wane are what “Bidenomics” has brought about. If re-elected, Trump would take a wrecking ball to all of that. He has pledged to impose a 60 percent or higher tariff on all Chinese imports and a hike of at least 10 percent on imports from all other countries. That could raise the average household’s tax expenses by an estimated $2,600 - $3,900 per year.
Bring Back Whooping Cough, Diphtheria, Chicken Pox, Polio, and More for Our Nation’s Children
At a March campaign rally in Virginia, Trump vowed to “not give one penny” of federal funding to “any school that has a vaccine mandate.” The crowd cheered.
Reverse Efforts to Address Climate Change
Trump would bring a crashing halt to the Biden-Harris Administration initiatives to reduce carbon output, conserve energy, and mitigate the impacts of global warming. He’s also pledged to “cancel the electric vehicle mandate,” which, in fact, does not exist. If you like what’s been happening around the world lately—the extreme heat, hurricanes, floods, wildfires—Trump is your guy.
End Medication Abortion
Project 2025 urges the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to “reverse its approval of chemical abortion drugs,” namely mifepristone and misoprostol, now used in more than half of all abortions in the United States. This could be done without Congressional or court approval by enforcing an 1873 federal law that prohibits the mailing and interstate transport of abortion drugs. Trump has said he is open to such changes.
End All Reproductive Choice Worldwide
Project 2025 calls for a ban on abortion and contraception, emergency or otherwise. It would curtail fertility-related health care like in vitro fertilization (which Trump says he does not support, if you can believe that). And it would remove references to “abortion,” “reproductive health,” and “sexual and reproductive rights” from all U.S. Agency for International Development publications and policies.
Make LGBTQ+ People Disappear
Sound like an overstatement? It really isn’t. Trump’s Agenda 47 says he’ll “ask Congress to pass a bill establishing that the only genders recognized by the United States government are male and female—and they are determined at birth.” People who do not fit into these two gender categories would literally cease to exist, as far as the government is concerned.
Outlaw Gender-Affirming Health Care
Per Agenda 47, Trump will also seek federal legislation “prohibiting child sexual mutilation”—that is, chemical or surgical gender-affirming health care performed with parental approval. Hospitals and health care providers who offer such care would be barred from receiving Medicaid and Medicare payments. Meanwhile, “any teacher or school official [who] suggests to a child that they could be trapped in the wrong body . . . will be faced with severe consequences.”
Do Nothing About Gun Violence—Except Make It Worse
Not even getting shot by a sniper with an AR-15-style rifle has made Trump rethink his refusal to combat the nation’s epidemic of gun violence. He proudly informed a National Rifle Association gathering in February that, despite “great pressure” on him to act during his four years in office, “We did nothing.” If re-elected, Trump has pledged to roll back Biden’s modest gun control measures, including a policy that revokes federal licenses from firearms dealers who violate gun laws.
Order Mass Executions
Project 2025 urges the next administration to “do everything possible to obtain finality” for prisoners on federal death row, as well as expand the use of the death penalty “involving violence and sexual abuse of children.” Trump, in his Agenda 47, says he’ll “ensure that anyone caught trafficking children across our border receives the death penalty immediately.” He’s also said he’ll impose the death penalty on “everyone who sells drugs.”
Eliminate the Department of Education—and Teachers Unions
Trump’s Agenda 47 would eliminate this vital federal agency, which does everything from setting standards for K-12 schools to administering Pell Grants to college students in financial need. Project 2025, meanwhile, seeks to revoke the National Education Association’s Congressional charter, which allows for teachers unions, calling it a “demonstrably radical special interest group that overwhelmingly supports left-of-center policies and policymakers.”
Create a Government of Hardcore Trump Loyalists
Trump has vowed to reinstate the Executive Order he issued shortly before losing the 2020 election to strip civil service protections from 40,000 federal employees to make way for MAGA militants. These are now being recruited by the Heritage Foundation’s Presidential Administration Academy, so they can “start implementing the President’s agenda on Day One.”
End Representative Democracy
While addressing a group of religious conservatives in late July, Trump exclaimed: “Christians, get out and vote! Just this time. You won’t have to do it anymore. Four more years, you know what? It’ll be fixed. It’ll be fine. You won’t have to vote anymore, my beautiful Christians . . . . In four years, you don’t have to vote again. We’ll have it fixed so good, you’re not gonna have to vote.”
So we all better vote this fall, while we still have the opportunity.
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While no sensible person would take Donald Trump at his word about anything, political messaging matters because of the light it sheds on the values and vision of the messenger. In Trump’s case, the public positions staked out by his campaign and supporters constitute a catalog of freewheeling ill intent unmatched in modern American political history. Here are some examples:
Mass Deportation
Trump’s Agenda 47 platform, as posted on his website, pledges the President to “carry out the largest deportation operation in American history,” a promise he reiterated during his GOP nomination acceptance speech. This would include “DREAMers,” asylum seekers, and the millions of undocumented workers who perform jobs essential to the U.S. economy. On “Day One” of his presidency, Trump says he would sign an Executive Order ending birthright citizenship for the children of “illegals.”
Political Purges
Another Agenda 47 campaign plank states Trump’s intention to “deport pro-Hamas radicals and make our college campuses safe and patriotic again.” This is essentially a pledge to revoke the First Amendment rights of people deemed supportive of Hamas—that is, anyone who criticizes Israel’s massacre of more than 40,000 Palestinians, most of whom have been women and children.
Big Brother in the Classroom
As set forth in Agenda 47, “any school pushing critical race theory, transgender insanity, and other inappropriate racial, sexual, or political content on our children” will be immediately terminated from receiving federal funding. Who gets to decide what’s “inappropriate”? You guessed it: not you.
Big Brother Everywhere
Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation’s 920-page blueprint for the next Republican presidency, prepared with extensive input from Trump associates, calls for the deletion of all references to sexual orientation, gender identity, gender equality, gender awareness, abortion, reproductive health, reproductive rights—and a good many more terms—from “every federal rule, agency regulation, contract, grant, regulation, and piece of legislation that exists.”
MAGA-nify Higher Education
If re-elected, Agenda 47 says Trump will purge “all Marxist diversity, equity, and inclusion bureaucrats” from the nation’s colleges and universities and direct the Department of Justice to “pursue federal civil rights cases against schools that continue to engage in racial discrimination”—by which he means efforts to promote diversity. He also will “fire the radical Left accreditors that have allowed our colleges to become dominated by Marxist Maniacs and lunatics.”
Wreck the Economy
Record-low unemployment, rising wages, and inflation on the wane are what “Bidenomics” has brought about. If re-elected, Trump would take a wrecking ball to all of that. He has pledged to impose a 60 percent or higher tariff on all Chinese imports and a hike of at least 10 percent on imports from all other countries. That could raise the average household’s tax expenses by an estimated $2,600 - $3,900 per year.
Bring Back Whooping Cough, Diphtheria, Chicken Pox, Polio, and More for Our Nation’s Children
At a March campaign rally in Virginia, Trump vowed to “not give one penny” of federal funding to “any school that has a vaccine mandate.” The crowd cheered.
Reverse Efforts to Address Climate Change
Trump would bring a crashing halt to the Biden-Harris Administration initiatives to reduce carbon output, conserve energy, and mitigate the impacts of global warming. He’s also pledged to “cancel the electric vehicle mandate,” which, in fact, does not exist. If you like what’s been happening around the world lately—the extreme heat, hurricanes, floods, wildfires—Trump is your guy.
End Medication Abortion
Project 2025 urges the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to “reverse its approval of chemical abortion drugs,” namely mifepristone and misoprostol, now used in more than half of all abortions in the United States. This could be done without Congressional or court approval by enforcing an 1873 federal law that prohibits the mailing and interstate transport of abortion drugs. Trump has said he is open to such changes.
End All Reproductive Choice Worldwide
Project 2025 calls for a ban on abortion and contraception, emergency or otherwise. It would curtail fertility-related health care like in vitro fertilization (which Trump says he does not support, if you can believe that). And it would remove references to “abortion,” “reproductive health,” and “sexual and reproductive rights” from all U.S. Agency for International Development publications and policies.
Make LGBTQ+ People Disappear
Sound like an overstatement? It really isn’t. Trump’s Agenda 47 says he’ll “ask Congress to pass a bill establishing that the only genders recognized by the United States government are male and female—and they are determined at birth.” People who do not fit into these two gender categories would literally cease to exist, as far as the government is concerned.
Outlaw Gender-Affirming Health Care
Per Agenda 47, Trump will also seek federal legislation “prohibiting child sexual mutilation”—that is, chemical or surgical gender-affirming health care performed with parental approval. Hospitals and health care providers who offer such care would be barred from receiving Medicaid and Medicare payments. Meanwhile, “any teacher or school official [who] suggests to a child that they could be trapped in the wrong body . . . will be faced with severe consequences.”
Do Nothing About Gun Violence—Except Make It Worse
Not even getting shot by a sniper with an AR-15-style rifle has made Trump rethink his refusal to combat the nation’s epidemic of gun violence. He proudly informed a National Rifle Association gathering in February that, despite “great pressure” on him to act during his four years in office, “We did nothing.” If re-elected, Trump has pledged to roll back Biden’s modest gun control measures, including a policy that revokes federal licenses from firearms dealers who violate gun laws.
Order Mass Executions
Project 2025 urges the next administration to “do everything possible to obtain finality” for prisoners on federal death row, as well as expand the use of the death penalty “involving violence and sexual abuse of children.” Trump, in his Agenda 47, says he’ll “ensure that anyone caught trafficking children across our border receives the death penalty immediately.” He’s also said he’ll impose the death penalty on “everyone who sells drugs.”
Eliminate the Department of Education—and Teachers Unions
Trump’s Agenda 47 would eliminate this vital federal agency, which does everything from setting standards for K-12 schools to administering Pell Grants to college students in financial need. Project 2025, meanwhile, seeks to revoke the National Education Association’s Congressional charter, which allows for teachers unions, calling it a “demonstrably radical special interest group that overwhelmingly supports left-of-center policies and policymakers.”
Create a Government of Hardcore Trump Loyalists
Trump has vowed to reinstate the Executive Order he issued shortly before losing the 2020 election to strip civil service protections from 40,000 federal employees to make way for MAGA militants. These are now being recruited by the Heritage Foundation’s Presidential Administration Academy, so they can “start implementing the President’s agenda on Day One.”
End Representative Democracy
While addressing a group of religious conservatives in late July, Trump exclaimed: “Christians, get out and vote! Just this time. You won’t have to do it anymore. Four more years, you know what? It’ll be fixed. It’ll be fine. You won’t have to vote anymore, my beautiful Christians . . . . In four years, you don’t have to vote again. We’ll have it fixed so good, you’re not gonna have to vote.”
So we all better vote this fall, while we still have the opportunity.
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Trump’s Dark Vision for America
A look at some of what the former President says he’ll do if he returns to power.
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Bill Lueders
October 30, 2024
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While no sensible person would take Donald Trump at his word about anything, political messaging matters because of the light it sheds on the values and vision of the messenger. In Trump’s case, the public positions staked out by his campaign and supporters constitute a catalog of freewheeling ill intent unmatched in modern American political history. Here are some examples:
Mass Deportation
Trump’s Agenda 47 platform, as posted on his website, pledges the President to “carry out the largest deportation operation in American history,” a promise he reiterated during his GOP nomination acceptance speech. This would include “DREAMers,” asylum seekers, and the millions of undocumented workers who perform jobs essential to the U.S. economy. On “Day One” of his presidency, Trump says he would sign an Executive Order ending birthright citizenship for the children of “illegals.”
Political Purges
Another Agenda 47 campaign plank states Trump’s intention to “deport pro-Hamas radicals and make our college campuses safe and patriotic again.” This is essentially a pledge to revoke the First Amendment rights of people deemed supportive of Hamas—that is, anyone who criticizes Israel’s massacre of more than 40,000 Palestinians, most of whom have been women and children.
Big Brother in the Classroom
As set forth in Agenda 47, “any school pushing critical race theory, transgender insanity, and other inappropriate racial, sexual, or political content on our children” will be immediately terminated from receiving federal funding. Who gets to decide what’s “inappropriate”? You guessed it: not you.
Big Brother Everywhere
Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation’s 920-page blueprint for the next Republican presidency, prepared with extensive input from Trump associates, calls for the deletion of all references to sexual orientation, gender identity, gender equality, gender awareness, abortion, reproductive health, reproductive rights—and a good many more terms—from “every federal rule, agency regulation, contract, grant, regulation, and piece of legislation that exists.”
MAGA-nify Higher Education
If re-elected, Agenda 47 says Trump will purge “all Marxist diversity, equity, and inclusion bureaucrats” from the nation’s colleges and universities and direct the Department of Justice to “pursue federal civil rights cases against schools that continue to engage in racial discrimination”—by which he means efforts to promote diversity. He also will “fire the radical Left accreditors that have allowed our colleges to become dominated by Marxist Maniacs and lunatics.”
Wreck the Economy
Record-low unemployment, rising wages, and inflation on the wane are what “Bidenomics” has brought about. If re-elected, Trump would take a wrecking ball to all of that. He has pledged to impose a 60 percent or higher tariff on all Chinese imports and a hike of at least 10 percent on imports from all other countries. That could raise the average household’s tax expenses by an estimated $2,600 - $3,900 per year.
Bring Back Whooping Cough, Diphtheria, Chicken Pox, Polio, and More for Our Nation’s Children
At a March campaign rally in Virginia, Trump vowed to “not give one penny” of federal funding to “any school that has a vaccine mandate.” The crowd cheered.
Reverse Efforts to Address Climate Change
Trump would bring a crashing halt to the Biden-Harris Administration initiatives to reduce carbon output, conserve energy, and mitigate the impacts of global warming. He’s also pledged to “cancel the electric vehicle mandate,” which, in fact, does not exist. If you like what’s been happening around the world lately—the extreme heat, hurricanes, floods, wildfires—Trump is your guy.
End Medication Abortion
Project 2025 urges the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to “reverse its approval of chemical abortion drugs,” namely mifepristone and misoprostol, now used in more than half of all abortions in the United States. This could be done without Congressional or court approval by enforcing an 1873 federal law that prohibits the mailing and interstate transport of abortion drugs. Trump has said he is open to such changes.
End All Reproductive Choice Worldwide
Project 2025 calls for a ban on abortion and contraception, emergency or otherwise. It would curtail fertility-related health care like in vitro fertilization (which Trump says he does not support, if you can believe that). And it would remove references to “abortion,” “reproductive health,” and “sexual and reproductive rights” from all U.S. Agency for International Development publications and policies.
Make LGBTQ+ People Disappear
Sound like an overstatement? It really isn’t. Trump’s Agenda 47 says he’ll “ask Congress to pass a bill establishing that the only genders recognized by the United States government are male and female—and they are determined at birth.” People who do not fit into these two gender categories would literally cease to exist, as far as the government is concerned.
Outlaw Gender-Affirming Health Care
Per Agenda 47, Trump will also seek federal legislation “prohibiting child sexual mutilation”—that is, chemical or surgical gender-affirming health care performed with parental approval. Hospitals and health care providers who offer such care would be barred from receiving Medicaid and Medicare payments. Meanwhile, “any teacher or school official [who] suggests to a child that they could be trapped in the wrong body . . . will be faced with severe consequences.”
Do Nothing About Gun Violence—Except Make It Worse
Not even getting shot by a sniper with an AR-15-style rifle has made Trump rethink his refusal to combat the nation’s epidemic of gun violence. He proudly informed a National Rifle Association gathering in February that, despite “great pressure” on him to act during his four years in office, “We did nothing.” If re-elected, Trump has pledged to roll back Biden’s modest gun control measures, including a policy that revokes federal licenses from firearms dealers who violate gun laws.
Order Mass Executions
Project 2025 urges the next administration to “do everything possible to obtain finality” for prisoners on federal death row, as well as expand the use of the death penalty “involving violence and sexual abuse of children.” Trump, in his Agenda 47, says he’ll “ensure that anyone caught trafficking children across our border receives the death penalty immediately.” He’s also said he’ll impose the death penalty on “everyone who sells drugs.”
Eliminate the Department of Education—and Teachers Unions
Trump’s Agenda 47 would eliminate this vital federal agency, which does everything from setting standards for K-12 schools to administering Pell Grants to college students in financial need. Project 2025, meanwhile, seeks to revoke the National Education Association’s Congressional charter, which allows for teachers unions, calling it a “demonstrably radical special interest group that overwhelmingly supports left-of-center policies and policymakers.”
Create a Government of Hardcore Trump Loyalists
Trump has vowed to reinstate the Executive Order he issued shortly before losing the 2020 election to strip civil service protections from 40,000 federal employees to make way for MAGA militants. These are now being recruited by the Heritage Foundation’s Presidential Administration Academy, so they can “start implementing the President’s agenda on Day One.”
End Representative Democracy
While addressing a group of religious conservatives in late July, Trump exclaimed: “Christians, get out and vote! Just this time. You won’t have to do it anymore. Four more years, you know what? It’ll be fixed. It’ll be fine. You won’t have to vote anymore, my beautiful Christians . . . . In four years, you don’t have to vote again. We’ll have it fixed so good, you’re not gonna have to vote.”
So we all better vote this fall, while we still have the opportunity.
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October/November 2024
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Bill Lueders
Bill Lueders, former editor and now editor-at-large of The Progressive, is a writer in Madison, Wisconsin.
Read more by Bill Lueders
October 30, 2024
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