Paul Revere by Cyrus Dallin, North End, Boston

Thursday, August 20, 2026

Just another day in Trumplandia

 

This is just another example of Trump's blatant dishonesty and malignant narcissism. He and his MAGA sycophantic courtiers take credit for something they had no part in.




10 comments:

Les Carpenter said...

trump and his party (as well as those suporting them) are all dishonest. Either that, or they're just ignorant.

skudrunner said...

The should have been named the great biden give away because as proven it didn't curtail inflation and wasteful government spending.

Shaw Kenawe said...

AI Overview: "Most economists state that the law did very little to cool the immediate post-pandemic inflation spike, which was instead driven primarily by global supply chains and Federal Reserve monetary policy.

Critics and even some proponents note that the name was largely a misnomer; the legislation was fundamentally a climate, energy, and healthcare package rather than a direct tool to cut consumer prices in the short term."

Shaw Kenawe said...

Skud, what do you have to say about this?

"The United States national debt surpassed $40 trillion for the first time in August 2026.

The U.S. is on track to borrow more than $2 trillion this year alone, driven heavily by sweeping tax cuts, military spending, and surging interest payments on existing debt."


You never miss a chance to remind us about former President Biden's government spending, and yet never mention what Trump has done just this year alone.

Paula said...

He loves stolen valor and stealing other people's, like Biden's, accomplishments. Deplorable and despicable.

Les Carpenter said...

Until the average citizens of this nation actually grasp that the national debt, the great economic inequalities, and the unending wars are actually the result of our capitalist economic and political realities and are built into the system nothing is going to change. It will only get worse.

All administration's since RWR's are responsible for the present circumstances to a greater or lesser degree. Because they have all supported the system responsible for causing it all.

-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jew said...

Key Figures and Initiatives

The Trump Administration & HHS: President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. orchestrated a "grand bargain" with manufacturers. Utilizing the leverage of a "Most Favored Nation" (MFN) executive order, the administration pressured companies to align their U.S. pricing with the lower rates charged in other developed nations.

Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk: Under federal pressure, these two leading GLP-1 manufacturers agreed to slash prices for their blockbuster medications—such as Zepbound, Mounjaro, Wegovy, and Ozempic—bringing costs down from over $1,000 to between $245 and $350 a month for eligible consumers.

The TrumpRx Platform: Launched in early 2026, this government-sponsored, direct-to-consumer online marketplace allows consumers to purchase heavily discounted medications directly out-of-pocket without navigating traditional insurance copays.

skudrunner said...

Ms. Shaw, Both biden and trump have a large spending problem and both of them share responsibility for our massive debt. The democrats solution is to tax while the republicans solution is to keep spending. DOGE was a good idea with the wrong messenger and wrong leader. Instead of cutting waste it just increased the cesspool. It is not surprising that the loudest voices against DOGE were the politicians because the may get caught. The name of the bill wasn't a misnomer it was a outrages lie designed to deceive the American people, it worked.

Politicians do not want to curtail spending because it would require making tough decisions like going after fraud at all levels and not funding pet worthless projects in their districts. You believe politicians work for the people, I believe they work to increase their wealth and so far I have been proven right.

Paula, and biden accomplished what specifically. Falsi has been proven wrong with his mask and distance cry. His accomplice is now going to jail and the shutdown has proven to be a disaster harming children and industry.

Shaw Kenawe said...

”The Trump administration is not solely responsible.While the White House credits its "most-favored-nation" deals and the TrumpRx platform for a 3.1% year-over-year drop in prescription drug prices, experts emphasize that market competition, generic product rollouts, and the Biden-era Inflation Reduction Act (which allows Medicare to negotiate prices) are major driving forces.” —PBS

Shaw Kenawe said...

”Experts lauded TrumpRx, the White House's website funneling Americans to the best deals on a variety of prescription drugs, for bringing a helpful resource and more price transparency to the public.

But they said it's unclear how many Americans are making use of the service. In addition, many of the brand-name drugs it has featured are cheaper with insurance or have lower-cost generic versions sold elsewhere.

The White House said the website has generated $700 million in savings for patients but didn't explain how it reached that figure. Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts last week questioned that claim in a letter to the Trump administration, saying Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has admitted that TrumpRx doesn't store patient, health or prescription information.

"Without this information, the accuracy of any claim of savings made by the Trump administration is unreliable," she wrote.

Many consumers still face high drug costs – and rising health costs overall.”