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Munu

(218 posts)
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 02:23 PM 10 hrs ago

Trump tells the truth, but ...

Imagine thinking this is a good argument.

Trump says it's 'not possible' for the U.S. to pay for Medicaid, Medicare and daycare: 'We’re fighting wars' (NBC)

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said it's "not possible" for the federal government to fund Medicare, Medicaid and child care costs, arguing that it should be up to the states to "take care" of those programs while the federal government focuses on military spending.

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multigraincracker

(37,658 posts)
3. Time for us to GOTV, old folks, poor folks and parents. Lots of votes for our side.
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 02:42 PM
9 hrs ago

Going to be bad news for Publicans in November

yellow dahlia

(5,910 posts)
5. He doesn't understand that Medicare is a Federal program. And Medicaid is a Fed program administered at the state level
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 04:16 PM
8 hrs ago

Our Medicare taxes get taken out of our paychecks, along with our Social Security withholdings. Our Medicare is administered at the Federal level, along with our Social Security.

The idea that someone "entrusted" with governing would be so ignorant of anything to do with government - insert head exploding emoji here.

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