Opinion | Donald Trump ‘can’t fix it’ when it comes to his campaign promises – By Douglas Bloomfield (Jerusalem Post) / June 13, 2024
Like most politicians, he is long on promises and short on delivery, although Trump does seem to reach record levels.
‘I alone can fix it,” Donald Trump likes to boast. He does that a lot and, incredibly, some people even believe him. It’s really a dodge, not a promise. Many veteran Trump watchers say that’s because he never really intended to fix anything, doesn’t care or maybe just can’t deliver, as long as people believe it.
Like most politicians, he is long on promises and short on delivery, although Trump does seem to reach record levels. His pledges are actually more topic sentences than substantive proposals.
He likes to boast that he alone abolished Roe v Wade, but when his followers demanded a national abortion ban and Democrats seized that as a winning issue for them, he quickly pivoted and declared it was out of his hands and up to the states.
Now MAGA hardliners want new restrictions on contraception, and he’s resorted to a familiar dodge. He’s working on a “smart” and “interesting” new policy that will be unveiled in a couple of weeks. Be patient. Very patient.
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