Trump is a thin-skinned Pandering Pant LoadĀ© with rabbit ears: He hears everything that is said about him and responds to it all. Say something, and @realDonaldTrump will tweet back something nasty.
We saw two examples of his pandering in the past few days. First, Trump attended āRolling Thunderā an annual event which brings hundreds of thousands of motorcyclists to DC to raise money for POW-MIAās of the Vietnam War. On Sunday, He told about 5,000 that illegal migrants in the US are often better cared for than the nation’s military veterans:
Thousands of people are dying waiting in line to see a doctor. That is not going to happen anymore
Although Trump has used this comparison of the treatment of immigrants and veterans before, it isnāt true. Congress and many states have written an assortment of laws and policies designed to restrict government services to people living in the country illegally.
Could Congress do more for vets? Absolutely. Do we do less for them than we do for illegals? NO.
We know that the Pandering Pant LoadĀ© claimed to have raised $6 million for veteranās groups, including $1 million of his own money when he held a fundraiser for veterans’ causes in place of an Iowa debate that he skipped.
But so far, he hasnāt distributed it, or said where it is going. He is expected to hold a news conference today to announce the names of the charities selected to receive the money. Weāll see.
Still, when you tell an interest group that you will do more for them than we do for illegals, you are setting the bar very low.
Second, the Pandering Pant LoadĀ© supposedly told House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) he supports cutting Social Security but cannot admit it publicly because it would hurt his election chances, according to Bloomberg BusinessWeek. Trump said of cutting Social Security:
From a moral standpoint, I believe in it…But you also have to get elected. And thereās no way a Republican is going to beat a Democrat when the Republican is saying, āWeāre going to cut your Social Securityā and the Democrat is saying, āWeāre going to keep it and give you more.ā
Bloomberg reported that The Pandering Pant LoadĀ© made the above comments during the May 12 meeting with Mr. Ryan aimed at improving ties between them, citing an unnamed source who was in the room.
So the deal was made, and what we have been watching is theater. And from a āmoral standpoint”, Trump just lies about what he plans to do, because his audience is against it?
HuffPo reported that Trumpās opposition to cutting Social Security (SS) has been both a hallmark of his campaign and one of his greatest departures from traditional conservative ideology. Now it seems, he is simply pandering. Consider this:
- Many conservative House RepublicansĀ told The Huffington Post shortly after the May 12 meeting with Ryan that that they were unconcerned about Trumpās public posture on Social Security.
- Why? Because Trump policy advisor Sam Clovis had already appeared to reverse course on May 11, indicating that Trump would be willing to consider cuts as president.
The media have their nice, shiny Trump, and they have signed on for the whole ride, so donāt expect to hear much more about his pandering.
The Pant Load will try to dupe people (this week, Vietnam Vets and the middle class) into voting against their interests, because he is sure that they canāt be bothered to pay enough attention to understand that heās lying.
The truth is that SS faces a funding gap beginning in 2034. Without Congressional action to either raise the programās revenues or scale back benefits, there will be an across-the-board benefit cut of approximately 20%.
We all know this.
Why is the Pandering Pant LoadĀ© being dishonest about it? Maybe the real shock shouldnāt be that Trump is devoid of integrity; if heās breathing, heās lying.
Itās that his base doesnāt seem to care that heāll throw them under the bus without a second thought.
We who live in the NYC area know his is a jerk and a fake. Not the super rich magnate, but a celebrity – famous for being famous. That news coverage has not conveyed this to his really dimwitted voters is astonishing.