Trump’s Political Masterstroke
8th August 2020
President Trump says he will sign an Executive Order to ease the suffering of those harmed by the pandemic-related shutdowns and to stimulate the economy. Congress has failed to agree on a new package to accomplish these things.
Trump’s Executive Order would include these four components: (1) a payroll tax holiday until the end of the year, (2) an extension of enhanced unemployment benefits until the end of the year, (3) an extension of the eviction moratorium for federal subsidized housing, and (4) a suspension of student loan payments until further notice.
Questions surround the legality of accomplishing at least some of these things via executive order. Trump’s response to that might be, “so sue me.”
Which they won’t dare do, because it would make them look like insensitive assholes.
I’m curious as to how the vast throng of people who look at Trump and see an aging teenager, impulsive and ignorant and bigoted who can barely make it out of bed in the morning, explain this brilliant political move, worthy of Bill Clinton at his prime. I expect that the popping sound you hear in the distance is heads exploding in D.C.