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Here we go again
This morning Donald Trump tweeted:
"My first order as president was to renovate our new nuclear arsenal. It is now far more powerful than ever before".
Yes, Donald Trump did sign an executive order calling for a review and possible renovation of our nuclear arsenal. After he signed that executive order, and the cameras went away, we never heard a thing about it again. We don't know if the review has been completed. We don't know if, in fact it even started.. And, if a renovation is to occur, it would requre money from Congress, and would occur over seven years, not seven months.
He looks ridiiculous, and the world, friend and foe alike, knows it.
Can't the guy tell the truth about anything?
Don't answer. That was a rhetorical question
Last edited by Goose (8/09/2017 8:48 am)
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Re: Here we go again
By all accounts the US has about 6,800 nuclear weapons. Now even IF we don't update them, I think we have MORE than enough to destroy the world (including ourselves).
Trump is a man-child who is in no way capable of being POTUS. It is going to be a tough 4 years with this man-child at the helm.
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Re: Here we go again
Another blatant lie by Trump, for apparently no good reason.
Lie #1 - He didn't order the renovation of our nuclear arsenal. President Obama did. In fact, there were opinion columns in the NYT (like this one) that argued the modernization was a waste of time and money.
Lie #2 - Trump's first executive order was tobegin tearing down the ACA.
Hours after being sworn in, Trump signed an executive order aimed at reversing the Affordable Care Act — Obama's landmark legislation — which Republicans vowed to "repeal and replace" throughout the campaign.
The executive order states that the Trump administration will "seek prompt repeal" of the law. To minimize the "economic burden" of Obamacare, the order instructs the secretary of health and human services and other agency heads to "waive, defer, grant exemptions from, or delay the implementation" of any part of the law that places a fiscal burden on the government, businesses or individuals.
Also in the order are directions to give states more control over implementing health care laws.
I think you're going to see a lot of different United States of America over the next three, four, or eight years. - President Donald J. Trump