The 2024 Presidential election is all about memory loss. Not President Biden’s, but that of Republican MAGA clan members.
They forget that under Trump the U.S. national debt increased by 50% in 2019 alone, and 39% overall by the end of his term, reaching $27.75 trillion. (NBC News. Mark Murray)
They forget that during Trump’s first three years in office, the number of Americans without health insurance increased by 4.6 million (16%), and 2.3 million from 2016 to 2019. (U.S. Census Bureau)
They forget that the U.S. unemployment rate increased by 3.5% points to 7.9% under Trump. Over 2,875,000 jobs were lost. (A Project of The Annenberg Public Policy Center, BBC)
They forget that the U.S. unemployment rate hit a 90-year high (14.7%) under Trump’s watch, matching Great Depression levels. (BBC)
They forget that Trump left office with 2.9 million fewer jobs in the U.S. than when he took office, making Trump the only modern U.S. president to leave office with a smaller workforce. (A Project of The Annenberg Public Policy Center)
They forget Trump prescribed hydroxychloroquine, household disinfectant and ultraviolet light as Covid-19 cures, resulting in numerous deaths. “Assuming Trump’s pronouncements to have caused 25%, 50%, and 75% of the non-use of masks, estimates of Trump-attributable COVID-19 deaths to date would be, respectively, 4,244, 8,356, or 12,202.” (International Journal of Health Services)
They forget the international trade deficit Trump promised to reduce went up while he was in office increasing 40.5% from 2016 to 2020. (A Project of The Annenberg Public Policy Center)
They forget Illegal immigration increased under Trump, rising to 14.7% his last year in office compared to 2016. (A Project of The Annenberg Public Policy Center)
They forget the murder rate in Trump’s last year rose to the highest level since 1997. (A Project of The Annenberg Public Policy Center)
So … who has a memory loss problem?
Ronald Fischer, Lakewood
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