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He tried a to push a lot of things in the positive direction. Democrats usually do. In addition to the chips act, there's infrastructure - saw a HN comment linking to database of where the infrastructure money went; insulin cost, public transportation, electric vehicles, climate in general, student loans. He tweeted imposing 25% tax on billionaires, which ultimately became his undoing.

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> He tweeted imposing 25% tax on billionaires, which ultimately became his undoing.

Unless you’re suggesting the billionaires made him senile that wasn’t his undoing. He was a decent president, and accomplished some nice things, but his undoing is the fact that he can no longer speak in full sentences without folks holding their breath.

Have you seen his opponent talk?

yes - He does hour long videos and talks. He's definitely an egomaniac and rambles on, but he atleast can maintain a train of thought.

Wrong. He praised Hannibal Lecter during his RNC appearance. Just one example of too many.

“ You know, it's called rain. It rains a lot in certain places. But, now their idea, you know, did you see the other day? They just, I opened it up and they closed it again. I opened it, they close it, washing machines to wash your dishes. There is a problem. They don't want you to have any water. They want no water.”

Some people think that represents a consistent train of thought. Amazing.

have you seen the video? It's funny... people are cheering. This is part of an hour long speech and he's joking about people not having water...

During the talk people are cheering and laughing along... granted... in pure transcript form this does sounds rather nonesense.

The video is found at the very bottom of this article.

https://www.snopes.com/news/2024/06/26/trump-water-faucets-r...

Edit: from the same article - This what he seems to be referencing:

In 2021, the Biden administration reversed Trump's rule that previously increased the flow of water in showerheads. The Washington Post reported at the time, "Trump's shower head rule was part of a broader effort within the administration to relax energy efficiency standards and regulations for an array of household appliances, including dishwashers, washing machines and clothes dryers."

How is that relevant?

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