Political Quotes

“Last night, on the eve of the first anniversary of President Trump's inauguration, President Trump earned an F for leadership. President Trump and congressional Republicans' obsession with passing a tax scam to benefit the wealthiest in our country and corporations has blinded them to their responsibilities to the American people. Despite controlling the House, the Senate, and the White House, the Republicans were so incompetent, so negligent, that they couldn't get it together to keep the government open. They could get it together to pass a tax credit, 83 percent of which benefits the top 1 percent, but they couldn't get it together to pass CHIP and its fuller complement to meet the needs of America's children and families and seniors. President Trump said about President Obama at the time of the 2013 GOP government shutdown: ``I mean, problems start from the top, and they have to get solved from the top. And the President is the leader. And he's got to get everybody in a room, and he's got to lead.'' President Trump then. President Trump now, as President, President Trump tweets: ``Our country needs a good `shutdown.''' Your wish has come true for your 1-year anniversary because of all- around incompetence, inefficiency, and prioritizing with all your heart and soul that 1 percent at the expense of the rest of the country. Now, there is no such thing, as we know, as a good shutdown of the government.…”