A Ballroom Bait and Switch

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After Trump promised his White House Ballroom would be funded
entirely by himself and "friends," Republicans are appropriating
$1 billion in taxpayer money for the White House addition. This
tactic reveals President Reagan's own bait and switch when his
tax cuts did not provide the economic prosperity that he promised
would have sustained social programs. 1/5 of people covered by
ACA are dropping coverage as Republicans cancelled subsidies. 4.3
million people off SNAP. Project Freedom cancelled after a day.
Republicans are allocating $72 billion for ICE and Customs and
Border Protection. Tom Homan promises that many more deportations
are coming. Trump backs down from Project Freedom.

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