Democracy Matters :verified:<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EightYearsAgoToday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EightYearsAgoToday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AreWeGreatYet" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AreWeGreatYet</span></a></p><p>September 22, 2017 – Continuing to use aggressive language towards North Korea and Kim Jong-un, Donald Trump tweeted, “Kim Jong-un of North Korea, who is obviously a madman who doesn’t mind starving or killing his people, will be tested like never before!”</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TrumpKillsAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TrumpKillsAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Impeach" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Impeach</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Convict" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Convict</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Remove" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Remove</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Indict" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Indict</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NoRepublicansEverAgain" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NoRepublicansEverAgain</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
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Democracy Matters :verified:<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EightYearsAgoToday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EightYearsAgoToday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AreWeGreatYet" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AreWeGreatYet</span></a></p><p>September 22, 2017 – The Education Department formally rescinded legal instruction for universities that dictated how they should handle allegations of sexual assault. </p><p>1/</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TrumpKillsAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TrumpKillsAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Impeach" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Impeach</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Convict" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Convict</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Remove" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Remove</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Indict" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Indict</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NoRepublicansEverAgain" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NoRepublicansEverAgain</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EightYearsAgoToday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EightYearsAgoToday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AreWeGreatYet" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AreWeGreatYet</span></a></p><p>September 21, 2017 – During a speech at the UN, Donald Trump cited the exemplary healthcare system of a place called Nambia. </p><p>Trump applauded the nonexistent African nation, saying, “Nambia’s health system is increasingly self-sufficient.”</p><p>There are those who say that Donald Trump is one of the stupidest people to ever walk the earth.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TrumpKillsAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TrumpKillsAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RepublicansOwnThis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RepublicansOwnThis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AmericanFascistParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AmericanFascistParty</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NoRepublicansEverAgain" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NoRepublicansEverAgain</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EightYearsAgoToday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EightYearsAgoToday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AreWeGreatYet" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AreWeGreatYet</span></a></p><p>September 21, 2017 – Twenty-two of Donald Trump’s appointees to the Department of Agriculture had no prior experience with agriculture. Some even lacked a college degree.</p><p>However, all 22 did work on the Trump campaign in 2016.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TrumpKillsAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TrumpKillsAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RepublicansOwnThis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RepublicansOwnThis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AmericanFascistParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AmericanFascistParty</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NoRepublicansEverAgain" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NoRepublicansEverAgain</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EightYearsAgoToday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EightYearsAgoToday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AreWeGreatYet" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AreWeGreatYet</span></a></p><p>September 20, 2017 – It was revealed in September of 2017 that Trump’s election campaign manager, Paul Manafort, had offered a “private briefing” to a Russian billionaire named Oleg Deripaska just two weeks before the election took place. </p><p>Deripaska is one of the richest men in Russia, a close ally of Vladimir Putin, and a former client of Paul Manafort’s consultancy.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TrumpKillsAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TrumpKillsAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RepublicansOwnThis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RepublicansOwnThis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AgentKrasnov" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AgentKrasnov</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GOPKakistocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GOPKakistocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FightFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FightFascism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EightYearsAgoToday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EightYearsAgoToday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AreWeGreatYet" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AreWeGreatYet</span></a></p><p>September 20, 2017 – Nicaragua announced it would soon sign the Paris Agreement to fight global climate change. </p><p>After Nicaragua’s signature and Donald Trump’s withdrawal earlier in the year, only two countries in the world wouldn’t uphold the environmental accord—the United States and Syria.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TrumpKillsAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TrumpKillsAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RepublicansOwnThis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RepublicansOwnThis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AgentKrasnov" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AgentKrasnov</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GOPKakistocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GOPKakistocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FightFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FightFascism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EightYearsAgoToday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EightYearsAgoToday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AreWeGreatYet" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AreWeGreatYet</span></a></p><p>September 19, 2017 – During a speech at the UN General Assembly, Donald Trump called Kim Jong-un “Rocket Man” and threatened to “totally destroy North Korea.”</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TrumpKillsAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TrumpKillsAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RepublicansOwnThis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RepublicansOwnThis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AmericanFascistParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AmericanFascistParty</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NoRepublicansEverAgain" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NoRepublicansEverAgain</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EightYearsAgoToday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EightYearsAgoToday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AreWeGreatYet" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AreWeGreatYet</span></a></p><p>September 15, 2017 – Following a terrorist attack on the London subway, Donald Trump responded to the event by propping up his travel ban. </p><p>He also falsely suggested in a series of tweets that authorities had identified those responsible, and that those people had recruited others online. </p><p>British Prime Minister Theresa May rebuked Trump’s speculative claims.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TrumpKillsAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TrumpKillsAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RepublicansOwnThis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RepublicansOwnThis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AmericanFascistParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AmericanFascistParty</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NoRepublicansEverAgain" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NoRepublicansEverAgain</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EightYearsAgoToday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EightYearsAgoToday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AreWeGreatYet" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AreWeGreatYet</span></a></p><p>September 14, 2017 – The Trump administration made plans to cut 92 PERCENT of federal funding for grassroots groups that help Americans sign up for healthcare.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TrumpKillsAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TrumpKillsAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RepublicansOwnThis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RepublicansOwnThis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AmericanFascistParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AmericanFascistParty</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NoRepublicansEverAgain" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NoRepublicansEverAgain</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EightYearsAgoToday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EightYearsAgoToday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AreWeGreatYet" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AreWeGreatYet</span></a></p><p>September 7, 2017 – Education Secretary Betsy DeVos called campus sexual assault enforcement a “failed system” and vowed to review the Title IX guidelines put in place by the Obama administration. </p><p>DeVos claimed the current system “clearly pushed schools to overreach” by using “intimidation and coercion.”</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TrumpKillsAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TrumpKillsAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RepublicansOwnThis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RepublicansOwnThis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AgentKrasnov" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AgentKrasnov</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GOPKakistocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GOPKakistocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FightFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FightFascism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EightYearsAgoToday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EightYearsAgoToday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AreWeGreatYet" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AreWeGreatYet</span></a></p><p>September 6, 2017 – Among the members of Donald Trump’s private golf clubs are 21 lobbyists from prominent trade groups and 50 executives from companies with federal contracts. Citizen watchdog groups said club membership could influence Trump’s decision making, allowing certain individuals potentially lucrative access to the president. </p><p>1/</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TrumpKillsAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TrumpKillsAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RepublicansOwnThis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RepublicansOwnThis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AmericanFascistParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AmericanFascistParty</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NoRepublicansEverAgain" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NoRepublicansEverAgain</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EightYearsAgoToday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EightYearsAgoToday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AreWeGreatYet" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AreWeGreatYet</span></a></p><p>September 5, 2017 – Donald Trump ordered an end to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, inviting Congress to take the necessary actions to offer its replacement. </p><p>1/</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TrumpKillsAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TrumpKillsAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RepublicansOwnThis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RepublicansOwnThis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AmericanFascistParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AmericanFascistParty</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NoRepublicansEverAgain" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NoRepublicansEverAgain</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EightYearsAgoToday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EightYearsAgoToday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AreWeGreatYet" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AreWeGreatYet</span></a></p><p>September 4, 2017 – Donald Trump appointed Representative Jim Bridenstine to lead NASA, despite the fact that Bridenstine has said repeatedly he does not believe humans cause climate change. </p><p>Among NASA’s many active projects are 27 missions devoted to monitoring climate change.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TrumpKillsAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TrumpKillsAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RepublicansOwnThis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RepublicansOwnThis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AgentKrasnov" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AgentKrasnov</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GOPKakistocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GOPKakistocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FightFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FightFascism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EightYearsAgoToday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EightYearsAgoToday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AreWeGreatYet" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AreWeGreatYet</span></a></p><p>September 1, 2017 – Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, appointed by Donald Trump to lead investigations of voter fraud for the 2016 election, was a paid columnist for the alt-right website Breitbart while the voter fraud investigation was still underway.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TrumpKillsAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TrumpKillsAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RepublicansOwnThis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RepublicansOwnThis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AmericanFascistParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AmericanFascistParty</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NoRepublicansEverAgain" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NoRepublicansEverAgain</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EightYearsAgoToday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EightYearsAgoToday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AreWeGreatYet" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AreWeGreatYet</span></a></p><p>August 30, 2017 – After Hurricane Harvey hit Texas, Donald Trump visited Corpus Christi and told a small crowd the recovery from the hurricane’s devastation would be “better than ever before.” </p><p>His proposed budget slashed FEMA programs aimed at helping Americans get back on their feet after natural disasters.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TrumpKillsAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TrumpKillsAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RepublicansOwnThis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RepublicansOwnThis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AmericanFascistParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AmericanFascistParty</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NoRepublicansEverAgain" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NoRepublicansEverAgain</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EightYearsAgoToday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EightYearsAgoToday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AreWeGreatYet" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AreWeGreatYet</span></a></p><p>August 25, 2017 – Following up on tweets he wrote in July, Donald Trump signed a directive to prevent transgender individuals from joining the military. </p><p>The order gave Defense Secretary James Mattis the ability to decide if transgender members currently in the military could continue to serve.</p><p> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TrumpKillsAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TrumpKillsAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RepublicansOwnThis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RepublicansOwnThis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AmericanFascistParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AmericanFascistParty</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NoRepublicansEverAgain" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NoRepublicansEverAgain</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EightYearsAgoToday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EightYearsAgoToday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AreWeGreatYet" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AreWeGreatYet</span></a></p><p>August 25, 2017 – Sebastian Gorka, White House Deputy Assistant to the President, was ousted from office. Trump gave no explicit reason for his departure, but one White House official wrote, “Sebastian Gorka did not resign, but I can confirm he no longer works in the White House.” </p><p>1/2</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TrumpKillsAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TrumpKillsAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RepublicansOwnThis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RepublicansOwnThis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AmericanFascistParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AmericanFascistParty</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NoRepublicansEverAgain" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NoRepublicansEverAgain</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EightYearsAgoToday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EightYearsAgoToday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AreWeGreatYet" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AreWeGreatYet</span></a></p><p>August 25, 2017 – Donald Trump pardoned former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio. </p><p>1/2</p><p> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TrumpKillsAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TrumpKillsAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RepublicansOwnThis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RepublicansOwnThis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AmericanFascistParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AmericanFascistParty</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NoRepublicansEverAgain" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NoRepublicansEverAgain</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EightYearsAgoToday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EightYearsAgoToday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AreWeGreatYet" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AreWeGreatYet</span></a></p><p>August 22, 2017 – During an Arizona rally, Donald Trump blamed American news media for the vehement public reactions after the white supremacist-led “Unite the Right” rally. </p><p>He declared, “It’s time to expose the crooked media deceptions… the only people giving a platform to these hate groups is the media itself and the fake news.” </p><p>1/</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AmericanFascistParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AmericanFascistParty</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TrumpKillsAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TrumpKillsAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RepublicansOwnThis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RepublicansOwnThis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NoRepublicansEverAgain" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NoRepublicansEverAgain</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EightYearsAgoToday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EightYearsAgoToday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AreWeGreatYet" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AreWeGreatYet</span></a></p><p>August 21, 2017 – Eight months into his presidency, the Secret Service exhausted the annual funding allocated to agents to protect the Trump family, mostly due to the frequency of the first family’s travels. </p><p>By August 2017, more than 1,000 agents had already hit the federally mandated cap for salary and overtime allowances meant to last the entire year.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AmericanFascistParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AmericanFascistParty</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TrumpKillsAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TrumpKillsAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RepublicansOwnThis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RepublicansOwnThis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NoRepublicansEverAgain" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NoRepublicansEverAgain</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
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