Among all the loathsome recipients of Trump pardons or commutations, healthcare fraudster Philip Esformes stands out.
The Chamber of Commerce was especially mealy-mouthed, issuing a statement under the name of Chief Executive Thomas J. Donohue asserting that “the attacks against our nation’s Capitol Building and our democracy must end now” and that “the Congress of the United States must gather again this evening to conclude their Constitutional responsibility to accept the report of the electoral college.”
One might have thought that the attacks were inspire by aliens from outer space, not by the nation’s political leader from inside the government. The NAM condemnation deserves special notice because that organization has positively reveled in its close relationship with Trump during his term., receiving unfettered access to the White House and top lawmakers on Capitol Hill.” That year, Trump was invited to address the organization’s annual meeting in Washington.
At that event, Trump bragged about having brought manufacturing back to America. Never mind that the boast was largely mythical. Trump’s trade war actually harmed manufacturing, whichTrump did deliver a top item on NAM’s long-term wish list, however: A massive tax cut for business, part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The trade organization worked hand in hand with Trump to get the measure passed andA strong economy, however, depends on more than funneling tax breaks to business.
You know NOTHING about economics, let alone ethics.