On April 29, 2017, the Trump administration will reach the historic 100th day, and yet can you think of anything the illegitimate head of state has accomplished so far? His Muslim ban is on indefinite hold in federal court. His Trumpcare plan went down in flames. So what exactly has Trump managed to do with the 29th drawing ever closer?
CNN examined that very topic Tuesday morning with two guests: Democratic strategist Angela Rye and longtime Trump acolyte Jeffrey Lord. Rye said that while the Trump team may try to pretend the strike on a Syrian air base last week is progress, the White House has next to nothing to show for their efforts so far:
“Wins are determined by how they impact the American people.
“And then I think you compare that to what I think I would characterize as many epic fails by the Trump administration. The Muslim ban and the various iterations of that. The [border] wall, the fact that he said to taxpayers, ‘Okay, I’m just kidding. Actually, you all will pay for the wall.’ The number of moments where they’ve had to pivot.
“I think the only real thing where Donald Trump has won…is golfing. He is winning on golfing. He’s 28 days out of 100 into golfing. And it’s so funny because he was the critic-in-chief about Barack Obama’s golf game.”
One of the CNN hosts commented that Trump was on a pace to spend more on travel in one year than President Obama did in eight years. Lord tried to say that wasn’t accurate:
“Eh, I don’t think so. Did President Obama donate his first month’s salary to the National Parks Service? I don’t think so. Did he play golf on his own golf course? I don’t think so.”
But Rye shut Lord down with facts, reminding him:
“Three million dollars per golf trip! Melania staying in New York City — a million dollars a day…I am so surprised that you won’t even agree with me on this point. You’re talking about wins for the American people. I would push back. Climate change is a real thing.
“You talk about me and my friends, tell your friends that there are icebergs melting, okay! And your guy is dialing back regulations that are harmful, not just to the American people, but globally.”
Trump figures that kind of thing only matters if you’re a polar bear. In other words, he doesn’t give a damn unless it directly impacts him.
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