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Trump chooses Bessent to be Treasury secretary and Vought as top budget official

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By FATIMA HUSSEIN and CHRIS RUGABER

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Pretty much his choices have been to screw over the average American working/middle class and working poor, and destroy federal support systems needed by average American citizens... and make the super wealthy a ruling class unto their own. An oligarchy as it is called. Prepare to be wage slaves who never make enough to keep their heads above water. Running a corporate business, and running a COUNTRY are two different things. There are similarities, but they are very different when it comes to beneficial results for corporate profits vs the well-being of ALL citizens.

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Pretty much his choices have been to screw over the average American working/middle class and working poor

The Democrats did that already, so they didn't vote for them again. Democrats lost more minorities than ever in election history this cycle and why? Most of them said that they all had more money under Trump. Remember, it's always about the economy, always.

, and destroy federal support systems needed by average American citizens... and make the super wealthy a ruling class unto their own. An oligarchy as it is called.

Yes, and it seems that over the last year, every other country has gotten richer under this admin. and Americans have become poorer.

Prepare to be wage slaves who never make enough to keep their heads above water.

By the way and speaking of wage slaves, Myorkas and Wray never told the American people where are the 350K illegal children that went missing. Where are they? They just vanished under this admin. watch and they shrug their shoulders and say, they don't know?

Running a corporate business, and running a COUNTRY are two different things.

This is why you want a businessman to run the country, it seems liberal government lawyers are not good at it. Look at California and NYC, look what Dems did to these two beautiful cities

There are similarities, but they are very different when it comes to beneficial results for corporate profits vs the 

Nope, No thank you, especially voting for a woman that never ran anything and never understood the private sector.

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Election voters 2024.

...........Trump...........Harris

Whites 57%...............41%

Blacks 13%................85%

Latino 46%...............52%

Asian 39%................54%

Native 65%...............34%

Others 52%................43%

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Election voters 2024.

...........Trump...........Harris

Whites 57%...............41%

Blacks 13%................85%

Latino 46%...............52%

Asian 39%................54%

Native 65%...............34%

Others 52%................43%

Yes, and those minority crossovers is what helped Trump secure a victory. Beautiful!

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Those are great numbers for a Republican!

Trump won the election, that’s why all his picks should be confirmed to get in and start implementation of his agenda.

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Vought was closely involved with Project 2025, a conservative blueprint for Trump's second term that he tried to distance himself from during the campaign.

Also worked for George Soros.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.economictimes.com/news/international/global-trends/billionaire-scott-bessent-who-once-worked-for-george-soros-is-trumps-pick-for-treasury-secretary-who-is-he/amp_articleshow/115585730.cms

Well that complicates things!

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Also worked for George Soros.

And his views changed and evolved, it happens

Well that complicates things!

Not really, as he has the same financial economic as Trump and he love’s tariffs. It’s a win, win.

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Not really, as he has the same financial economic as Trump

You mean he has the habit of being beholden to richer oligarchs like Musk, Soros and Thiel?

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You mean he has the habit of being beholden to richer oligarchs like Musk, Soros and Thiel?

No, I meant what I said, he has the financial and economic means.

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