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A Ballroom Bait and Switch

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After Trump promised his White House Ballroom would be funded entirely by himself and "friends," Republicans are appropriating $1 billion in taxpayer money for the White House addition. This tactic reveals President Reagan's own bait and switch when his tax cuts did not provide the economic prosperity that he promised would have sustained social programs. 1/5 of people covered by ACA are dropping coverage as Republicans cancelled subsidies. 4.3 million people off SNAP. Project Freedom cancelled after a day. Republicans are allocating $72 billion for ICE and Customs and Border Protection. Tom Homan promises that many more deportations are coming. Trump backs down from Project Freedom.

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