Trump administration tried to discredit a UN report on poverty in America

Liars!

Wow. Internal documents show Trump’s State Department knowingly lied, ignored warnings from top economic advisers & manipulated data in an attempt to discredit the recent UN report on poverty in America, per @ForeignPolicy. https://t.co/Xtr6vebD2l

— Rebecca Vallas (@rebeccavallas) August 4, 2018

Wakey wakey @GOP @realDonaldTrump @Mike_Pence @stevenmnuchin1 @larry_kudlow @TheDemocrats @UN report: With 40M in poverty, U.S. most unequal developed nation https://t.co/QJuuwrw6Ks @amjoyshow @AlexWitt @DavidGura #AMJoy

— Dana Moretti Fairbanks, MD 🌹 (@dcfairbank) August 4, 2018

UN shocked by level of poverty in Alabama: 'We haven't seen this in the 1st world', in the Western World – https://t.co/uMHYaQfpUB @DorothyMB @wrightlaw1977 @Anne_Lou2u @WorkWithKirk @ava @Oprah @shondarhimes @GrigoryLukin @vickihls @soledadobrien

— Sabe Penn (@CitiBE) July 31, 2018

Nikki Haley: "It is patently ridiculous for the United Nations to examine poverty in America" https://t.co/VRURDR9szZ

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 22, 2018

Every Western European country except Italy has had faster median income growth than the US

Interesting. Worth noting that every Western European country except Italy has had faster median income growth than the US https://t.co/2J8UDRZ87g pic.twitter.com/u64D8Qsgmw

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) August 5, 2018

Hiring no stronger under Trump

Job growth has been on a roll since the recovery began in 2010. Obama finished out his last 18 months with stronger employment gains than Trump has over his first 18 months. My @Morning_Joe chart: pic.twitter.com/jhKRjesgvd

— Steven Rattner (@SteveRattner) July 30, 2018

Trump and his supporters wreck comments about good GDP news with hype and lies

The GDP improved by 4.1% last quarter. That’s excellent and Trump deserves some of the credit. However, Trump, Jr. needed to lie about it by bashing Obama.

It will be tough to maintain this rate since some of it was based on sales made in advance of tariffs. Wages are not doing well and the debt caused by the tax cuts for rich people will hurt, too. If the rate is lower next quarter, I assume he will blame Obama or Hillary Clinton.

to recap:
every president in last generation, Republican and Democrat, has presided over at least 4 quarters of growth stronger than 4.1% in Q2 2018, which Trump called evidence of “economic turnaround of historic proportions” https://t.co/ejph07yh3O

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) July 27, 2018

4% growth is good. Obama had a bunch of 4% quarters too (despite Trump’s lies to the contrary). But Trump/GOP policies will benefit mostly the 1%. How about the 4% for the 99%?

— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) July 29, 2018

Here's a stat that may be important for the future: consumer prices increased 2.9% in June 2018, fastest rate of increase since the early recovery period 2011-2012. Trump tariffs and deficits likely to push that figure even higher. Negative real wage trend ahead?

— David Frum (@davidfrum) July 28, 2018

Here are three questions that will help distinguish a solid report from a great one. https://t.co/M32S4gOrmS

— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) July 27, 2018

Tomorrow’s GDP report should be very strong. Partly because Trump’s trade war will artificially and temporarily goose the numbers. My latest. https://t.co/jY4xHpzCva

— Ben White (@morningmoneyben) July 26, 2018

They were 8 quarters during the Obama years of real GDP 3% or higher, Including three of 4% and one of 5.2%. https://t.co/7vYWYvccey

— James Pethokoukis (@JimPethokoukis) July 23, 2018

U.S. economy surges to 4.1% growth rate. Trump thinks it'll continue. Economists don't https://t.co/p6xq84xwG3 pic.twitter.com/7LyBubb7P9

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) July 27, 2018

https://t.co/WBbpsSesYB pic.twitter.com/rb1RHwtBFW

— Share the Facts (@sharethefact) July 2, 2018

Bottom line: The economy is good! Growth is stronger! There are caveats (wages, sustainability), but there are always caveats.https://t.co/qe4XdexZZA

— Ben Casselman (@bencasselman) July 27, 2018

I actually don’t get it. Obama “broke” 4% four times. Why lie and make shit up when there’s zero need to do so? https://t.co/BQnRLggy9v

— Jeff Pearlman (@jeffpearlman) July 27, 2018

Important caveat: Trump has promised 3% (or better) ANNUAL growth.

Today he got 4.1% QUARTERLY growth.

His annual growth rate right now is 2.8%.

We all hope the US does get that higher growth, but we're not there yet. https://t.co/jr3ydhpBai

— Heather Long (@byHeatherLong) July 27, 2018

Is the economy really as great as Trump says? https://t.co/BhM2ICCOGn pic.twitter.com/eAR9xSpPCC

— The New Republic (@newrepublic) July 27, 2018

it would tie for 13th strongest Q under Clinton https://t.co/sMTBlvGa46

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) July 27, 2018

Trump inherited a growing economy. That growth had slowed in 2016, revved in 2017 – and is now threatened by Trump trade war. https://t.co/5fd5TXQol7

— David Frum (@davidfrum) July 28, 2018

Trump's own Council of Economic Advisers: "Weak investment in 2016 mostly had to do with an enormous drop in oil and gas drilling, and the rebound in 2017 came mostly because of that sector's recovery." https://t.co/UPoeXz7pSy In other news, 2017 is not "this year" https://t.co/mSfVWD4qnm

— David Frum (@davidfrum) July 28, 2018

Income Inequality

One chart that shows how much worse income inequality is in America than Europe https://t.co/cMjFw2O8kX

— Vox (@voxdotcom) July 29, 2018

How does it happen that the U.S. has the highest level of income and wealth inequality and the… https://t.co/8nCIBXRVzg

— Baltimore Fiber (@BmoreFiber) July 8, 2018

Yet I am fairly certain inequality in *region* increased. Much of the income growth comes from surrounding counties. Segregation, lack of transit to opportunity, education (and resultant high crime) are all factors keeping the region from going to top spot h/t @briangaither https://t.co/nzlUKgjf9b

— Eric Karl Hontz (@eric_hontz) July 3, 2018

Income inequality is worth in Democratic districts

Get caught up on these two smart pieces about how the U.S. is being divided into 2 classes: Those whose days are increasingly affected by systemic issues that drive inequality, and those at the top who can ignore it all.https://t.co/wL6WugjkKh

— Haley Britzky (@halbritz) May 19, 2018

A report prepared by the staff of Representative @keithellison, released on Wednesday, reveals U.S. CEOs get paid 339 times more than their employees: https://t.co/hxsBfvqknv pic.twitter.com/TKd1CopqAj

— Paste Magazine (@PasteMagazine) May 16, 2018

As if economic inequality isn’t terrible enough, here’s how much worse the GOP tax scam makes it.https://t.co/mIRWRXpuA2

— NextGen America (@NextGenAmerica) February 27, 2018

Income inequality begins at birth.

“The American Dream is rapidly becoming the American Illusion, as the U.S. … now has the lowest rate of social mobility of any of the rich countries.” https://t.co/ThJiDQdE9x

— Philipp Liesenhoff (@P_Liesenhoff) December 25, 2017

Historically, voting rights🗳 and middle class prosperity🏘 expanded together.

Today 30,000 ppl (0.01%) "give" 80% of US political party funds (@leedrutman). Reverse-Robin-Hood💸 and voting restriction🚫 policies advancing together.

Coincidence?🤔https://t.co/zIYVxLPOaZ

— Byron Auguste (@byron_auguste) July 28, 2018

Does it concern anyone else that on wealth inequality that America is now more in line with authoritarian nations like Russia and China, than nations like Britain and France? And also fact inequity has worsened each year since 1980 in US. pic.twitter.com/vQQZNV1BLE

— Matthew Dowd (@matthewjdowd) December 20, 2017

Trump is buying votes with his farm bailout

Buying votes right before the mid terms! https://t.co/TD9fRSyr9q

— Donna Brazile (@donnabrazile) July 25, 2018

Graphs on the ecocomy

Note the increase in corporate profits

The Endangered Species Act helps the economy

How the Endangered Species Act helps the economy https://t.co/IVrmfyxLfC

— TIME (@TIME) July 25, 2018

from the article: “Tinkering with the Endangered Species Act isn’t a political winner with polls showing most Americans broadly supporting the law, along with other environmental protections. But Democrats argue that their Republican counterparts have bet that reforming the popular law are ok with that so long as they reward the interest groups that helped put the current Republicans in office in the first place.”

Even Republicans diss Trump’s aid to farmers

Trump propping up his base, the only people he cares about

Why should we have to pay for Trump’s bad tariff policy?

A one time, short term $12B bailout for farmers caught in Trump’s escalating trade war. "White House officials hope it will temporarily quiet some of the unease from farm groups."

You're so right, @JamilSmith. This is a payoff to keep farmers quiet before the midterms. https://t.co/VkPpjEPQWH

— Polly Sigh (@dcpoll) July 24, 2018

What they're saying: Republicans diss Trump's aid to farmershttps://t.co/CnkdeX5lYL

— Axios (@axios) July 24, 2018

Question @realDonaldTrump –
The $12bn in emergency aid for farmers will come in a direct assistance program created during THE DEPRESSION (no need for Congressional approval)

If our economy is STRONGER THAN EVER- why are we using depression era emergency support?

— Stephanie Ruhle (@SRuhle) July 24, 2018

$12 billion in payoffs for farmers to blunt the political cost of tariffs. Crazypants.

Just sayin, but for $12b you could (a) build 500 new public schools (b) hire 250,000 teachers or (c) pay for a million kids to go to college for a year.

— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) July 24, 2018

Step 1: trade war
Step 2: emergency policies to offset damage from trade war
Step 3: policies to offset damage from policies implemented in step 2
Step 4: policies to offset damage from step 3
…

https://t.co/iKOmu9ENW7

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) July 24, 2018

Let's be clear. This is a self-inflicted wound to the U.S. economy that now requires a bailout by the political party that used to sanctimoniously lecture about free markets and fiscal responsibility. I can abide by a lot but hypocrisy always rubs me raw. https://t.co/X9hMy4mtfA

— Dan Rather (@DanRather) July 24, 2018

Dunno about you, but when I think of free markets, I definitely think of tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars of goods and then a massive bailout for farmers https://t.co/GQReIKjy9k

— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) July 24, 2018

So, Trump is doling out $12 bil in welfare to farmers (mostly wht in red states) bc he's destroying their biz but needs their vote. That's TWICE what the gov plans to spend on the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)! https://t.co/gpTGMXhmQH

— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) July 24, 2018

Just got off the phone with a soybean farmer and asked for reaction to reported details of USDA relief package.

His initial take on a $12 billion disbursement program: "It would be a band-aid – how do you decide who gets what?"

— Kayla Tausche (@kaylatausche) July 24, 2018

For all of Trump's bluster about the China menace, farmers need those Chinese markets. Those markets may be at risk of getting lost permanently, meaning lots more bailout $$$ will be necessary.

Via @weeklystandard:https://t.co/l1GgFR0LfB pic.twitter.com/splDBUP66P

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) July 24, 2018

Puerto Rico doesn't get a bailout, but farmers do. Fuck everyone who doesn't understand how economics and race are tied together.

— Steven Santos (@stevensantos) July 24, 2018

Real wages have gone down since the tax cuts

Vox: How the Republican tax cuts are failing workers, in one charthttps://t.co/igOdYtJEUs pic.twitter.com/UOyKeXZmxF

— Seth Hanlon (@SethHanlon) July 24, 2018

Wages were supposed to rise after Trump's tax cuts. Instead, they’ve fallen https://t.co/LactYzTE7a via @bopinion pic.twitter.com/qUdfYQK1En

— Bloomberg (@business) July 21, 2018

Median weekly wages for American workers are down 0.6% over the past year after adjusting for inflation — even though Trump pledged to raise workers' wages & even though Trump & the GOP promised that the big corporate tax cuts would increase worker pay.. https://t.co/AVamD20THW pic.twitter.com/QbklJsjFor

— Steven Greenhouse (@greenhousenyt) July 18, 2018

Six months after the Trump tax cuts " real wages fell 1.4 percent from the prior year" https://t.co/s7cfN1LCow

— Heidi Przybyla (@HeidiPrzybyla) July 15, 2018

Analysis: Real wages are down over the year — but Republican satisfaction is spiking https://t.co/hDgMjEbrBT

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 15, 2018