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Showing Original Post only (View all)Trump administration knows how bad things are for 2020. So they are hiding and delaying bad news. [View all]
The Trump administration has asked the SCOTUS to delay the case until after the election.
KNOWING that:
The case could have major political implications because the results sought by the Republican states and the Trump administration would cause substantial disruptions. According to estimates from the Urban Institute, around 20 million more Americans would become uninsured because of the elimination of the laws coverage expansions and protections for Americans with pre-existing health conditions.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/10/upshot/obamacare-lawsuit-delay-sought-trump-republicans.html
Additionally, Secretary of the Treasury is Steven Mnuchin is delaying reporting how much Trump's golf outings have cost the taxpayers since he took office.
The government spent about $96 million on travel by Obama over eight years, according to documents obtained by the conservative group Judicial Watch. A report by the Government Accountability Office, which serves as the congressional watchdog on federal spending, estimated that Trumps travel cost $13.6 million in just one month in early 2017. That total included the costs of travel for Secret Service and Defense Department personnel and the costs of renting space and operating equipment such as boats and planes. If spending continued at that pace, Trump would have exceeded Obamas total expenses before the end of his first year in office.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mnuchin-seeks-delay-of-proposed-disclosure-of-secret-service-spending-on-presidential-travel-until-next-year/2020/01/08/8769ea28-30da-11ea-91fd-82d4e04a3fac_story.html
Forbes.com suggests Trump's Golf Trips Could Cost Taxpayers Over $340 Million for his first term.
For more on Trumps, golf outings check out this website: Trump Golf Count https://trumpgolfcount.com
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Trump administration knows how bad things are for 2020. So they are hiding and delaying bad news. [View all]
usaf-vet
Jan 2020
OP
Dead on! I know this is an over used comparison BUT what if OBAMA had had spent 1/3 of a billion?
usaf-vet
Jan 2020
#7
Yep. Best to hunker in the bunker for GOP. Doesn't matter. Shitstorm is in progress.
Evolve Dammit
Jan 2020
#21
Look, they are hiding far more. The unemployment numbers don't make sense in....
machoneman
Jan 2020
#17