Remember the song Bomb Iran? https://youtu.be/_iKuMVqht4U Why have Iran and other nations begun pushing back POTUS pressure points? Trump has withdrawn from multiple multilateral deals and put in place crippling economic sanctions.
In Iran's case, the goal is to give up its nuclear and missile program although Iran has never stated it wants nuclear weapons like Saudi Arabia.
This brings the USA clearly into the territory, where we may have never been, is the president bent on destroying #American democracy?
Meanwhile, back at the swamp. Trump will spend plenty on his long awaited 4th of July Event:
- Marching bands
- Fife and drum corps
- Floats
- Military
- Balloons
- Drill teams
- Speech
- Fireworks
Did you know that Trump has held more than 50 political rallies funded in part by his campaign? Most took place in the states that he won in 2016, which allows him to strengthen his base? Reportedly, his campaign has not paid these bills and he is planning more, including one July Fourth. The last time a Republican tried this, they booked Wayne Newton. The decision was made in order to keep what they called a wrong element by drinking, drug-taking youths from attending the celebration. Instead, they arranged for a more patriotic, family-based entertainment to be provided by the U.S. Army Blues Band and Las Vegas crooner Wayne Newton? Beach Boys nixed for July 4 concert https://upi.com/4963339t
This was avoidable if not for the dopey dronings and directives of the GOP. The Beach Boys had customarily performed at the July 4 concert, which drew about a half million fans to the Mall, but for the 1983 show, they refused to consider any rock band because he said they would attract pot smokers, premarital sex practitioners, those folks.
The liberal Democrats supported an alternate concert The Beach Boys https://youtu.be/yBVRz4RC4ns
During the 35 days of partial closure of the federal government that prompted, with the desire to finance a wall on the southern border, Trump repeatedly asked his supporters to purchase of a "brick" for $ 20.20 to send to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, and the contribution to an "Official Border Security Fund", it was not a fund of the government, but the Trump re-election committee. The Trump website featured the "Build the Wall" products when it declared a national emergency on Friday to secure funding for the wall, and its text message supporters of a "We Have an INVASION!" Campaign. Send money.
Trump has marketed his political brand, selling T-shirts and trinkets from Trump and the MAGA booty, whose revenues go directly to Donald J. Trump for president. "They push those products so hard," said Bentley Hensel, president of e-commerce firm 1776 Consulting, who estimates that 30 percent of Trump campaign contributions during 2017 and 2018 could come from the sale of merchandise.
Trump has consolidated his political power and has moved to convert the Republican National Committee into a subsidiary of its own campaign committee by sharing office space, staff and fundraising operations, a movement aimed at increasing efficiency and limit internal disputes. Meanwhile, numerous allies, advisors and former Trump employees help direct a constellation of pro-Trump super PAC and nonprofit organizations, which can raise and spend money without restrictions. While these groups are nominally independent of Trump's own campaign committee, Trump keeps some of them as close as he can legally, including assisting fundraisers last year for America First Action's super PAC.
Since early 2017, Trump's own campaign committee has raised $ 67.5 million, while seven major pro-Trump super PACs together have raised nearly $ 64 million more, according to an analysis by the Center for Public Integrity of funding disclosures. of federal campaigns. Nonprofit "welfare" organizations aligned with Trump have collectively generated tens of millions of additional dollars.
