Jon Batiste, who is performing the Star Spangled Banner right now, served on the Kennedy Center Board until he was removed by President Trump this past week.
Trump never submitted a legally required ethics pledge stating that he'll avoid conflicts of interest and other ethical concerns while back in office.
Trump's transition team was required to submit that ethics plan by Oct. 1, according to the Presidential Transition Act.
As of now, Trump has made zero commitment to avoiding conflicts of interest during his presidency. https://t.co/dO6XxOWdm3
A new study from the London School of Economics says 50 years of tax cuts in the U.S. — which promised to “trickle down” and eventually boost jobs and income for everyone — have only helped one group: the rich.
https://t.co/UIyBqUcDJb
The Department of Education has the smallest staff of any cabinet agency.
91% of its budget goes to Pell Grants, Student Loans, underresourced elementary and secondary schools, and special education.
I'm sure the states will manage that well.
"President-elect Donald J. Trump has not yet submitted a legally required ethics pledge stating that he will avoid conflicts of interest and other ethical concerns while in office, raising concerns that his refusal to do so will hamper the smooth transition to power."
https://t.co/pjPvp1AFg2
Translation: I paid for all of these state representatives campaigns and I’m looking for my kickback to the tune of $80 Billion. “To hell with kids, I want my money”.
So any representative that votes vouchers in #Texas should lose their seat. #SchoolChoice#Scam#voucher
150 billionaire families spent $1.9B on the 2024 election through October.
It's a huge amount of money — but it represents just 0.07% of their overall wealth.
It essentially costs them nothing to drown our democracy in cash.
We must get big money out of our politics.
New: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Friday declared private school voucher legislation his number one issue for the legislative session beginning in January and called on Gov. Greg Abbott to declare it an emergency item. https://t.co/qg7fYGAveg
Biden's economic theory was that you can rapidly increase the wages of the poorest workers and the ensuing inflation could be mitigated with a soft landing. This proved correct, and voters hated it so much that no one will ever try it again.