No. of Recommendations: 9
In his letter, fervent Trump supporter Bill Ackman said, "Our democracy depends on transparency."
MAGABOTS say the darnedest things! How can one believe that, "Our democracy depends on transparency" and also support the lying convict Trump? Cognitive dissonance much?
The Washington Post documented 30,573 false or misleading claims made by Trump during his four-year presidential term, averaging about 21 false claims per day. Is this transparency Bill?
In a single 90-minute debate with Kamala Harris, a fact-checker counted at least 33 false claims made by Trump. Is this transparency Bill?
During a 64-minute news conference in 2024, NPR fact-checkers identified at least 162 misstatements, exaggerations, and outright lies, averaging more than 2 falsehoods per minute! Is this transparency Bill?
PolitiFact awarded Trump its "Lie of the Year" in 2015, 2017, and 2019. FactCheck.org dubbed him the "King of Whoppers." Is this transparency Bill?
Trump said, "There has never been, ever before, an administration that’s been so open and transparent." Politifact rated this statement PANTS ON FIRE - The statement is not accurate and makes a ridiculous claim...
Lack Of Transparency: Trump broke with decades of precedent by refusing to release his tax returns, both as a candidate and as president. Still waiting...
Lack Of Transparency: The Trump administration stopped releasing White House visitor logs. Did Putin stop by? We'll never know...
Lack Of Transparency: Information on topics like climate change, LGBTQ+ resources, and the Affordable Care Act was removed from some government websites under the Trump administration.
Lack Of Transparency: The Trump White House significantly reduced the frequency of press briefings, with long stretches where no official briefings were held.
Lack Of Transparency: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests: Under Trump, federal agencies censored, withheld, or said they couldn't find records sought through
FOIA requests more often than in previous administrations.
Lack Of Transparency: Personnel changes: Under the Trump administration, government scientists were removed, scientific positions went unfilled, and unqualified individuals were appointed to scientific roles.
Lack Of Transparency: Reassigning researchers: The Agriculture Department reassigned researchers who studied topics that didn't align with Trump's policies.
Lack Of Transparency: There were over 150 documented instances of the Trump administration attempting to censor, misrepresent, or stifle science between 2016-2018.
I could go on and on...
"Our democracy depends on transparency." If you believe this how could you possibly support Donald Trump, Bill? Bill? Anyone?
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/jun/04/...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_administration...https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC87930... 