If not for the pandemic, he wouldn't have done any of it. It wasn't a particular position of Trump's to give that money, he just was in the position to do so at a time of crisis.

[–] DefinitelyNotAPhone@hexbear.net 44 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The intent doesn't change the reality. If your kid only had food to eat because of a Trump policy and you're presented with a choice between him and a nigh-identical ancient piece of shit, which one do you think you're going to pull the lever for?

[–] Adkml@hexbear.net 12 points 2 years ago

Nigh identical ancient piecee of shit that let the expanded child tax credits expire putting you back to where your kids couldn't depend on having food*

[–] GhostofLeninsGhost@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago

I agree 100%, people won't understand why things happened, they'll just know that they got money from one old weird fucker and got that money taken away by another old weird fucker.

[–] edge@hexbear.net 33 points 2 years ago (1 children)

But how many people are going to see it that way vs just “Trump instated these programs that helped us, Biden took them away.”?

[–] Frogmanfromlake@hexbear.net 28 points 2 years ago

Very few. Talking to rural Americans and a common thing they'll say is, "I remember the economy being a lot better under Trump."

[–] Egon@hexbear.net 30 points 2 years ago

It's not like the pandemic stopped under Biden, we just decided to pretend it did.

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 27 points 2 years ago

Material conditions!