{"id":1051513,"date":"2025-02-14T16:28:19","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T21:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1051513"},"modified":"2025-02-14T16:28:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T21:28:20","slug":"trump-3-billionaires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trump-3-billionaires\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump &lt;3 Billionaires"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"449\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1050776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png 1101w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?resize=300,132 300w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?resize=768,337 768w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?resize=1024,449 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Since he took office, Donald Trump hasn\u2019t focused on lowering prices or making life easier for working families \u2013 he\u2019s too distracted trying to win the attention of billionaires, mega corporations, and the ultra-wealthy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether it\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/%F0%9F%9A%A8cfpb-put-19-7b-back-in-americans-pockets-now-trump-and-his-corrupt-billionaire-cabinet-want-to-shut-it-down\/\">gutting regulatory agencies<\/a> that protect American consumers, putting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/01\/10\/spending-cuts-house-gop-reconciliation-medicaid-00197541\">Medicaid on the chopping block<\/a> to pay for another billionaire tax handout, or imposing a disastrous federal funding freeze that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanprogress.org\/article\/the-consequences-of-a-federal-funding-freeze-in-the-states\/\">hurt working families<\/a> across the country, Trump has made it crystal clear that in his administration billionaires come first while the American people get (<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenTinaSmith\/status\/1884236908534063561\">literally<\/a>) left out in the cold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We hope Trump\u2019s billionaire friends remember to send him a Valentine\u2019s Day card today to thank him for all his desperate attempts to win them over \u2013 because it\u2019s clear working families won\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s just a few of the ways Trump has put billionaires first in office:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gave billionaires collectively worth <a href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trump-is-putting-billionaires-worth-over-1-trillion-first-and-literally-leaving-the-american-people-in-the-cold\/\">over $1 trillion<\/a> a front row seat to his inauguration while leaving the American people (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcwashington.com\/news\/local\/sucks-trump-supporters-visiting-dc-for-inauguration-miffed-over-cold-weather-changes\/3817457\/\">literally<\/a>) out in the cold<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pushed congressional Republicans to go along with his unaffordable national tax to pay for <a href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trumps-day-one-agenda-higher-costs-cuts-to-education-funding-and-handouts-for-himself-and-ultra-rich-friends\/\">another tax handout<\/a> for his billionaire friends\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stood by as House Republicans put <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sarahnferris\/status\/1889700322223755392\">Medicaid<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2025\/02\/12\/congress\/house-gop-budget-targets-snap-cuts-00203872\">SNAP<\/a> on the chopping block to pay for his another billionaire special interest giveaway<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stacked his Cabinet with <a href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/donald-trumps-stacking-his-cabinet-with-billionaires-who-will-put-wall-street-over-main-street\/\">out-of-touch billionaires<\/a> and campaign mega-donors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/%F0%9F%9A%A8cfpb-put-19-7b-back-in-americans-pockets-now-trump-and-his-corrupt-billionaire-cabinet-want-to-shut-it-down\/\">Shuttered<\/a> the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) after it returned nearly $20 billion to ripped off consumers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rewarded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/the-reidout\/reidout-blog\/trump-kennedy-center-board-chairman-usha-vance-rcna192101\">ultra-wealthy donors<\/a> with spots on his newly purged Kennedy Center board<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Awarded a nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-14389487\/elon-musk-spacex-awarded-millions-contract-donald-trump.html\">$40 million federal contract<\/a> to Elon Musk while freezing federal funding for thousands of programs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Trump is making life more expensive for working families while gutting critical programs Americans rely on every single day:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/new-donald-trump-rolls-back-biden-harris-rule-to-lower-drug-costs-for-millions-of-americans\/\">Rolled back<\/a> a Biden-Harris rule to lower drug costs for millions of Americans<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Signed an executive order <a href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/donald-trump-launches-day-one-attack-on-affordable-care-act\/\">gutting protections<\/a> for Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Instituted tariffs which will <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/business\/5144582-retailers-trump-reciprocal-tariffs-high-prices\/\">raise costs<\/a> on critical goods like groceries\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Froze funding for thousands of federal programs, forcing <a href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trump-carries-out-another-project-2025-promise-freezing-funding-for-millions-of-kids-in-head-start\/\">Head Start<\/a> locations and <a href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/attn-rfk-jr-will-you-stand-by-as-trump-shuts-down-community-health-centers\/\">community health centers<\/a> across the country to shut their doors, leaving millions of Americans in the lurch\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/democrats.us2.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=90379082c3d9e6a03baf3f677&amp;id=e0066dfdff&amp;e=455a2985ba\">Failed<\/a> to lower prices and combat <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-inflation-tariffs-prices-consumer-50c4738216756499c8cdc17ab77d6d4f\">inflation<\/a>, a core campaign promise of his, while prices <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-inflation-tariffs-prices-consumer-50c4738216756499c8cdc17ab77d6d4f\">continue to rise<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Moved to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/policy\/education-department-trump-executive-order-eeaf1cb6?st=rh1yX3\">close<\/a> the Department of Education <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/QaH2p7MYTi0\">\u201cimmediately,\u201d<\/a> instructing his Education Secretary nominee, Linda McMahon, to <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/FLzPwGdbaa4\">\u201cput [herself] out of a job\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deployed his billionaire henchman Elon Musk to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/feb\/13\/elon-musk-doge-delete-agencies\">fire potentially hundreds of thousands<\/a> of federal employees and gut critical programs across the government\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And after only 3 weeks on the job, it\u2019s clear the American people are not feeling the love for Trump\u2019s reckless agenda:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The majority (<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CBSNewsPoll\/status\/1888591150216282529\">66%<\/a>) of Americans feel that Trump isn\u2019t doing enough to lower prices<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More Americans think Trump wants what is best for himself (<a href=\"https:\/\/democrats.us2.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=90379082c3d9e6a03baf3f677&amp;id=8cfd5194f5&amp;e=455a2985ba\">53%<\/a>), rather than what is best for the country (<a href=\"https:\/\/democrats.us2.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=90379082c3d9e6a03baf3f677&amp;id=8cfd5194f5&amp;e=455a2985ba\">47%<\/a>)\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/democrats.us2.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=90379082c3d9e6a03baf3f677&amp;id=9dd20fbcdf&amp;e=455a2985ba\">62%<\/a> of the country says the country is on the wrong track<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trump\u2019s job approval rating dropped <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/simonwdc.bsky.social\/post\/3lhcr7bso6k2j\">6 points<\/a> in the past week<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/poll.qu.edu\/poll-release?releaseid=3918\">53%<\/a> of Americans oppose Musk playing a key role in the Trump administration as he <a href=\"https:\/\/democrats.us2.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=90379082c3d9e6a03baf3f677&amp;id=3eecea45f4&amp;e=455a2985ba\">becomes the face<\/a> of the administration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since he took office, Donald Trump hasn\u2019t focused on lowering prices or making life easier for working families \u2013 he\u2019s too distracted trying to win the attention of billionaires, mega corporations, and the ultra-wealthy.&nbsp; Whether it\u2019s gutting regulatory agencies that protect American consumers, putting Medicaid on the chopping block to pay for another billionaire tax 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