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Lonestarblue

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1. Musk's slash-and-burn approach has been a huge failure, but MAGA believes it's getting rid of an imaginary deep state.
Sat May 10, 2025, 07:46 AM
May 10

In addition to the contracts that had to be renewed to keep the government functioning, Trump has saved zero money. CBS has reported that he has already spent over $200 billion than was spent in the first quarter last year, and he wasn’t even in office the full quarter. At that rate, he will add a trillion dollars per year to the national debt, much of it unfunded by Congress so he is spending money not approved by the voters’ representatives.

“Despite promises to cut spending during the campaign and his first few months in office, President Trump's federal government has spent more than $200 billion more in his first 100 days compared to the same time period last year.

In fact, the government is now spending more, day to day, than was spent in nine of the last 10 years. The exception: 2021, when the government was spending trillions to fight the coronavirus pandemic and prevent an economic disaster.”

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-promised-cuts-spent-200-billion-more/

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