President Donald Trump is making early moves to place the blame on Democrats if Congress is unable to pass the President’s favored tax cut plan.
After apparently watching a Fox Business Network interview Monday morning with former President Ronald Reagan Economic Adviser Art Laffer, Trump paraphrased some of Laffer’s comments on Twitter, saying Laffer “doesn’t know how a Democrat could vote against the big tax cut/reform bill and live with themselves!”
Art Laffer just said that he doesn't know how a Democrat could vote against the big tax cut/reform bill and live with themselves! @FoxNews
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 16, 2017
He then called out Democrats for what he called their penchant for tax increases, saying “all they are good at” is tax increases and obstruction.
The Democrats only want to increase taxes and obstruct. That's all they are good at!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 16, 2017
During his interview on Fox Business, Laffer did say he is “hoping the Democrats vote” for Trump’s tax proposal because “they should vote with it, they believe in it, they want it.” Laffer didn’t necessarily say he didn’t think Democrats could live with themselves if they voted down the proposal, but rather said he didn’t know how a Democrat could “vote against this bill and hold his face up high to the electorate.”
Dickhead.
“All they’re good at is tax stuff!”
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Donnie, Donnie, Donnie… y’all can’t even manage that
Trump only wants to put your money in his pocket. That’s all he is good for, and he’s not even very good at it.
Now he’s not even waiting for the shitshow to get going before blaming the loss on someone. Progress!
At the moment, it doesn’t look like he can get Republicans to vote for his tax plan. So maybe talking shit about Democrats is both premature and poor strategy?
Then again, no one’s ever accused this president of being a savvy political operator…