Tag: watch what Trump does not what he says

Your tax dollars at work: Trump’s new policies are way more alarming than his vengeance campaign against perceived enemies

AlterNet logoSo, while Donald Trump has been parading his vengeance campaign against perceived enemies, what’s his actual government been doing?

Inquiring skeptics want to know.

Mostly, once we set aside the pomp of awarding undeserved medals to Rush Limbaugh and continuing to irritate foreign leaders who had considered themselves allies, the answer is that the government continues to pursue the anti-immigrant, anti-science, anti-environmental policies that have marked the last three years. Continue reading.

The Daily 202: Trump reversal of elephant trophy ban underscores the need to watch what he does, not what he says

The following article by James Hohmann with Breanne Deppisch and Joanie Greve was posted on the Washington Post website March 8, 2018:

THE BIG IDEA: If you don’t like President Trump’s position on a particular issue, just wait a day. It may change.

President Trump listens during a meeting with steel and aluminum executives in the Cabinet Room. Credit: Evan Vucci/AP

It’s always suspicious when a federal agency quietly makes a major policy change and does not put out a news release about it. That’s what the Interior Department did last week.

Handing another win to the National Rifle Association, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service withdrew a ban related to importing elephant trophies from Africa. A March 1 memorandum, written in dense legalese, said the government will now allow hunters to receive permits on “a case-by-case basis” to bring tusks and other body parts back to this country. Continue reading “The Daily 202: Trump reversal of elephant trophy ban underscores the need to watch what he does, not what he says”