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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Mon Feb 5, 2018, 04:55 PM Feb 2018

Trump Claims Four Times In Two Minutes That Dems Will 'Raise Your Taxes'

Source: Talking Points Memo

By Matt Shuham | February 5, 2018 3:41 pm

Even for a President know for the frequency and brazenness of his untruths, President Donald Trump sometimes outdoes himself. That was the case on Monday, when Trump claimed four times in a two-minute stretch that Democrats want to raise Americans’ taxes.

“Nancy Pelosi and those in Congress want to raise your taxes, they want to raise your taxes,” he told the crowd at Sheffer Corp. in an address aimed at promoting Republicans’ tax bill, which Trump signed in December and which overwhelmingly helps corporations and the wealthy.

A few seconds later: “They want to raise your taxes.” And then: “Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, they want to raise your taxes.”

From what Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) have said about the policies they favor, that’s simply not true. Both decried the massive cuts the Republican tax bill afforded the wealthy and corporations, but they have not said they want to raise taxes on everyone — especially the audience attending Trump’s speech at Sheffer Corp. in Ohio.



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Trump Claims Four Times In Two Minutes That Dems Will 'Raise Your Taxes' (Original Post) DonViejo Feb 2018 OP
lol... SummerSnow Feb 2018 #1
You know Trump's goose is cooked when Michael Ramirez turns against him jmowreader Feb 2018 #9
My Dad did that in late-stage Alzheimer's lagomorph777 Feb 2018 #2
No, Dimbulb Donnie, we want to raise YOUR taxes Maeve Feb 2018 #3
He's the worst public speaker I've ever seen. John Fante Feb 2018 #4
Only if you are in the top 1% Gothmog Feb 2018 #5
Said it was treason not to clap for him at the SOU Historic NY Feb 2018 #6
This asswipe has NOTHING of substance to say about anything. BlueStater Feb 2018 #7
Trump shows fear Angry Dragon Feb 2018 #8
I hope the Dems raise SOMEBODY's taxes. JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2018 #10
Fuck him! He raised my taxes by tens of thousands with this SALT crap! nt Lucky Luciano Feb 2018 #11
How? We just saw what you all did recently, where a ... SWBTATTReg Feb 2018 #12

jmowreader

(50,562 posts)
9. You know Trump's goose is cooked when Michael Ramirez turns against him
Mon Feb 5, 2018, 05:29 PM
Feb 2018

Ramirez is about as far to the right as it's possible to go. To see anti-Trump cartoons from him shows how bad that administration really is.

John Fante

(3,479 posts)
4. He's the worst public speaker I've ever seen.
Mon Feb 5, 2018, 05:05 PM
Feb 2018

Repetitive, nonsensical, laughable delivery. If it weren't for the visions of Mexican walls and Muslims bans dancing through their empty heads, his audience would have fallen fast asleep.

BlueStater

(7,596 posts)
7. This asswipe has NOTHING of substance to say about anything.
Mon Feb 5, 2018, 05:10 PM
Feb 2018

Specifics? What's that? Let's just repeat the same shallow talking point four fucking times!

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,367 posts)
10. I hope the Dems raise SOMEBODY's taxes.
Mon Feb 5, 2018, 06:05 PM
Feb 2018

I'd even be glad to give back my MOST GENEROUS (You wouldn't believe how generous) tax cut.

I'm all for "tax and spend". It beats the Repub "borrow and spend" tactic.

SWBTATTReg

(22,166 posts)
12. How? We just saw what you all did recently, where a ...
Mon Feb 5, 2018, 06:25 PM
Feb 2018

vast majority of the benefits (over 80%) from the 2018 tax law passed earlier this year is going to business and 1%ers???

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