Subject: Re: Biden Made A Reelection Ad
LurkerMom: President Trump had a great many accomplishments, but then...

Every president has a "but then" moment in his administration. To say that Trump had a great many accomplishments "but then" he mismanaged the pandemic is not exactly a ringing endorsement of his accomplishments.


LurkerMom: Here you go. Easy to Google and double check. Checking for yourself is always best. This list is not all inclusive. There are more to add to this list every week.

Trump recently signed 3 bills to benefit Native people. One gives compensation to the Spokane tribe for loss of their lands in the mid-1900s, one funds Native language programs, and the third gives federal recognition to the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians in Montana.

Well, a quick look through your list tells me that Trump had zero interest or active engagement in supporting many of those legislative measures. He simply signed a bill when it hit his desk.

Like the first on your list, the Native tribes legislation. The Trump White House fought against direct federal relief stimulus to stem job losses and economic instability caused by the coronavirus pandemic for Native tribes.

When the Senate and White House began talks on the stimulus, Democrats pushed for creating a $200 billion stabilization fund to provide direct aid to local and state governments. Of that $200 billion, $20 billion should go to tribal governments, they proposed.

The White House said no to both ― the fund itself, and tribes getting any direct relief.

When Democrats held their ground, the White House relented and agreed to create the stabilization fund, but only if it was capped at $150 billion and didn't give money to tribes.

Trump fought against one penny going to Native tribes.

Democrats fought for funding for Native tribes and after much back and forth secured a total of $10 billion for tribal governments.


And need I remind you that Trump fought changing the name of Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples' Day?

Or that Trump repeatedly used the Pocahontas slur?

Or that the Trump administration slowed down the processing of applications to put 'fee' land bought on the open market into trust, a process with important implications for tribes' ability to, among other things, provide housing and use natural resources.

Or that in 2018, the Trump administration moved to subject people who receive health care through the IHS to a work requirement, arguing that tribes are a race rather than separate governments.

In short, Trump signed the legislation and took credit for its passage but has actually been quite hostile to Native tribes.

I'll poke through the rest of your list but a lot of it seems to be legislation Trump had little or no interest in seeing pass or was actually against but declined to veto. This might be more impactful if you cut out the items that are now false (like "Has his circuit court judge nominees being confirmed faster than any other new administration" -- Biden has surpassed him) or relatively meaningless or downright silly(95 percent of U.S. manufacturers are optimistic about the future' the highest ever -- that didn't last long for him).


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