RFK jr. recently announced he is suspending his campaign and endorsing Trump in the swing states. In this campaign video we hear RFK jr and Trump saying that they:
1. Want to get us out the wars
2. Rebuild the industrial base for middle class jobs
3. End censorship
4. Investigate the pharma and food industry and make sure what we are consuming is actually healthy for us. Especially younger people.
5. Close the borders to protect our supply of labor
I can remember when these used to be Democrat positions but it seems only the Republicans who are campaigning to them now.
In addition, Trump has pledged to RFK and his base that he will release ALL JFK assassination records and put him in charge of finding out what actually happened then.
In contrast to what I hear from these guys, the DNC convention in comparison all I heard was billionaire Oprah and Millionaire Obama complaining about the racism and sexism that neither could have experienced. It sounds more like to me that all they want is more division, rancor, fighting, and discord among the people. No plans about how they will fix the country. Kamala seems to be a nice personality, but really hasn't made any platform of her own yet. But we are led to conclude it will be the same puppet show of more wars which is what the Republicans like Bush and Cheney were all about.
So the Republicans are starting to sw' itch places with the Democrats!
And most unexpected to me is how Trump is growing a pair of balls since almost getting killed. He is really going up against the deep state at this point and I can't believe he has the guts not to hide for cover. I know I would if I were him.
1. Yes, Trump is an isolationist. No surprise here. It is extremely convenient for Putin to have an American POTUS who is isolationist. Again, no surprise that Trump is an isolationist. Although I admit to a tiny bit of surprise: there is always a ton of money to be made in a war and after. I'm certain Trump knows and embraces the opportunity but it's more convenient for him to be an isolationist. After all, there are always wars and always those eager to make money off of them. Trump will definitely try to cash in.
2. Why did Trump not 'rebuild the industrial base for middle class jobs' during his 2016 term? While industrial based jobs do provide good livings, or they used to do, that is not a given. My town has several manufacturing industries in town and the wages they pay are definitely better since the pandemic basically forced their hands, they are still what most of us would consider working class livings. Not all, of course, There are always management and management adjacent jobs which pay better than working on the line or the floor. But basically, Trump entered the presidency completely unprepared to handle the complexities of the job or to implement most of what he promised and he was hit with a pandemic AFTER he dismantled the agency set up to handle pandemics and the rest of his time in office was mostly spent recovering from COVID and denying COVID and doing what he could to undermine American confidence in our institutions.
3. I can understand why Trump wants to 'end censorship' because he deals in falsehoods 24/7 and he does not like to be fact checked or exposed. Of course Trump is happy to engage in the type of censorship he thinks favors him: I believe he fully supports book bans, etc.
4. It is difficult to say that one wants to 'expose big pharma and the food industry' while simultaneously undermining the FDA and indeed, most federal agencies and to undermine science and science education and research. Trump manages to say it though because it simply is another distraction for his followers: It is not their fault that they are unhealthy and overweight: It's the fault of BIG FOOD and BIG PHARMA. Just so long as they do not take away his burgers and friend chicken and ketsup and adderall and cocaine and whatever else floats through the veins of the Trump family and friends.
5. This is absolutely laughable. Undocumented workers crossing the border ARE our labor supply for all of those jobs that are dirty, unsafe, unhealthy and that we don't want to adequately compensate our workers for. Cheaper than increasing safety, providing decent wages and benefits, etc. BTW, Trump employs undocumented workers at Mar A Lago.