Deficit-swelling Trump White House plans to use the deficit against Democrats

[Borealis]

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/01/trump-deficit-democrats-1198671

The self-described “king of debt” is about to get religion.

In the next several months, the Trump administration faces several big spending and budget showdowns with Congress. The series of budget fights will come into focus on Saturday,
when the U.S. government hits its debt limit, already at a record of roughly $22 trillion.

Administration officials have been meeting for weeks to devise a strategy to dramatically boost defense spending, fulfilling a promise to Trump’s base, while at the same time placing a
strong new rhetorical emphasis on deficit concerns in a bid to undermine Democratic demands for more spending on nondefense programs like foreign aid, education and
environmental protection.

It’s a long-shot plan certain to face accusations of hypocrisy — especially since it’s coming from Trump, who once boasted, “I’ve made a fortune by using debt.” Privately, many White
House officials also dismiss the notion that the federal debt is a major problem.

[elix]

Oh, look at that. Democrats take control of part of Congress and now Republicans care about fiscal responsibility again!

In other news, sticking your hand into fire hurts.

[Zonesylvania]

I thought you were the king of debt? what, too much of a soyboy to forge ahead and tinker with the national debts?

[Bahamut88]

It's alright, the smart people know who to point fingers at.

[Sableye]

More infuriating they're planning on begging congress to refill the defense funds they raided, with no guarantees they won't simply drain them again for vanity projects

[doomkiwi]

Smart votes are the same as dumb votes, maybe less due to population distribution.

[Hail Satan]

Remember the republican agenda:

More money for me

fuck you

[Froztshock]

This was the plan from the beginning. Republicans swell the deficit as high as possible while they have power while talking about it as little as humanly possible, basically shitting on the floor and then sweeping it under the rug, and then when they no longer have a glut of political power they pull the rug off and point and scream and cry like toddlers, whining at the democrats that they'd better not do anything 'till we've cleaned up their shit.

And their base buys it, because the Republicans have a state news apparatus. The runners of Pravda back in the Soviet Union would be jealous of what the American Right has managed to create with Fox News and the Conservative news media sphere. The degree of falsification, and the sheer level of spin, the lies are all fucking biblical in proportion.

[RainbowStalin]

https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/223193/54b8f95e-42e7-4962-84cf-3629404c1e1d/image.png

Not necessarily related but this picture emerged from the recent CPAC and honestly I don't know what to feel

[Codemaster85]

Oh wow, called this 2 months ago exactly:

https://puu.sh/CU9X3/1abb145ca9.png

[Zero-Point]

To be fair, literally anyone not indulging in industrial quantities of kool-aid saw this coming.