pknopp
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I'm simply pointing out that for Democrats like yourself ........So answer me this, PK...how would you on the left have treated Trump if he HADN'T signed off on the massive aid package for Covid 19? Did he really have a choice? Now that Republicans are trying to pass a smaller relief package...who is it that's demanding another HUGE one? You on the left are pointing fingers at Trump for excessive spending? Don't make me laugh!What makes you think Congress is going to change what they did the first time? If a President had line item veto power then YES you could and should hold them responsible for any deficits but until that comes to pass...then it will always be Congress that spends the money!A President can either sign off on what Congress sends him...or he can veto it which then means we have no budget until Congress comes up with something else! No President has ever had the power to simply implement what HE wants despite Congress' wishes!The debt under Obama was the fault of the Congress just as the debt under Bush was the fault of the Congress and the debt incurred under every OTHER President is the fault of the Congress! THAT is how it works!Flunked Civics...didn't you, PKnopp? Congress controls the purse strings of the US government...not the President! It's Congress that spends that money...not the President!My take on Trump will be that he'll gladly return to life as a private citizen if the voters decide that's what's needed. He's been busting his ass for almost four years now without even taking a salary for his efforts. He's attacked non stop by the main stream media. His family is attacked as well.
He'll get to kick back and watch with amusement as the Democrats try to fix our economy with a President who's completely senile and Congressional "leaders" that want to do things like defund the Police, tax increases and imposing the Green New Deal! Imagine how much fun Donald will have telling people "I told you this would happen!" when the economy craters.
It will indeed be difficult to fix the 30 trillion dollar debt Trump will leave us with.
Right and the debt under Obama wasn't his. LOL Yes this is the Trump debt. That is how it works.
Nope. A president signs off on all debt and he is the president.
Right, he veto's it and makes Congress do a do over. He did not do that. He signed off on it. He owns it as president.
You know you are just making excuses for a president that has failed in an incredible manner. By November he will have amassed somewhere near 10 trillion in new debt. Republicans condemned Obama (rightfully so) for creating that in eight years.
https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article244764442.html
It's not about me. It's not about how others would act. It's about living up to your principles and promises. If you believe something is right you do it despite what others may say.
You are arguing that Trump did an about face because he didn't want the "left" to get mad at him. Is that what you voted for?
I'm not a Democrat. You said that to avoid my point.