Killing Nursing Wolf Mothers on National Preserve Lands Now Legal
Your vote can save lives. In 2019, the Trump administration began dismantling restrictions “forbidding such things as killing mothers with babies, shooting swimming caribou from boats, and using dogs to hunt bears.” Aside from nursing wolf mothers, female bears hibernating with their cubs can also be killed.
Read More148 Lobbyist Work for the Trump Administration
Counter to Trump’s 2016 mantra, “drain the swamp”, there are currently 148 staff members of the Trump Administration that are former lobbyists. In fact, in over 3 years, Trump added more former lobbyists to his administration than Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama did over eight years.
Read MoreTrump’s Secretary of the Interior Swore he Wasn’t Lobbying But Was
Donald Trump’s Secretary of the Interior, David Bernhardt, is one of many lobbyists that immediately went to work deregulating the industries they worked for before joining the federal payroll. In a confirmation hearing in May of 2017, David Bernhardt submitted a written statement to the senate saying, “I have not engaged in regulated lobbying on…
Read MoreUS Trade Deficit Highest in 12 Years. Another Trump Promise Broken.
In July 2020, the US Trade Deficit reached its highest point since July 2008. In 2016 Donald Trump promised to bring down the trade deficit “fast”. Another promise broken. BONUS FACT: The U.S. / China trade deficit went up until 2019 where it dropped 19%. Sounds good, right? Not really, Trump’s trade war also resulted…
Read MoreNearly 1,000 Coal Workers Have Lost Their Jobs Under Trump
Donald Trump promised to bring back coal. In March of 2020, Forbes reported that the industry saw a net loss of coal jobs since Trump’s inauguration. Promises made. Promises broken.
Read MoreCell Phone Checked in the Interest of National Security is “too inconvenient” for Donald Trump
Donald Trump has ignored White House Security personnel and staffers calls for him to swap out his cell phones saying it was “too inconvenient”.
Read MoreRussian and Chinese Spies Have Listened to Donald Trump’s Phone Calls
Donald Trump has put National Security at risk by refusing to use a secured cell phone. American Intelligence has verified that Russian and Chinese Spies regularly listen to the President’s phone calls. National Security “too inconvenient,” For Donald Trump
Read MoreDonald Trump Is Actively Trying to Take Away Protections for People with Pre-existing Conditions
On the campaign trail, Donald Trump is repeatedly claiming that Joe Biden wants to destroy protections for individuals with pre-existing conditions while claiming that he alone will protect them. In fact, the complete opposite is true. Insurers are required to cover pre-existing health conditions because of the 2010 Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), passed under an…
Read MoreBlack and Latino Households Overlooked in Trump Backed Tax Cuts
Donald Trump promised to shake up the system in Washington. In fact, the benefits of his administration’s tax policies go overwhelmingly to the same people most tax cuts have helped ever since the 1980s: wealthy white people. In the Trump administration backed 2017 tax bill, the cuts for an average white American household were more…
Read MoreTrump Administration Put Your Retirement Savings At Risk To Benefit Wall Street
The Department of Labor under the Obama administration passed a series of protections in 2016 collectively known as the fiduciary rule. The regulations simply required that advisors who sell retirement products must act in the best interests of their clients. The Trump administration delayed the implementation of the rule, ultimately letting it die. This allows…
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