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Home | DC AUTHORS | Trump demonstrates questionable judgement

Trump demonstrates questionable judgement

April 12, 2020 by Jack Jones 4 Comments

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Trump demonstrates questionable judgement
Mnuchin being sworn in at the Oval Office – Image source

Lack of accountability

President Trump is emerging as increasingly uncontrollable, unethical and impulsive during the current crisis. He recently allowed the Secretary of the Treasury, Steve Mnuchin, a $550 million purse, to spend without oversight or record. This situation is a major setback for American government which is built on accountability. The Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, should act to put an end to this show of irresponsible government.

Choice of Treasury Secretary

Steve Mnuchin made his fortunes in California off foreclosed homes. Many feel that the people who lost these homes should instead have had government intervention to restructure, lower interest rate or extend the time needed to pay off the homes – some kind of life raft to those drowning financially. Mnuchin who benefited from the misfortunes of those ordinary Americans in California instead became our nation’s purse-holder.

The President has questionable judgment

By appointing Mnuchin to Treasury Secretary, Trump has demonstrated questionable judgement. In light of the nature of Mnuchin’s involvement in the California real estate saga why would he be trusted with such a major relief plan without a paper trail? This only further demonstrates that Trump judgement is questionable.

What Mnuchin should be busy with

I am quite certain that there are other Americans who agree that Mnuchin should instead be in legal battles dealing with what he has done in the past instead of handling our country’s purse. That he is not is unnerving and revolting.

Our choice of leaders

We should support candidates like Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren who have demonstrated the willingness and outlined credible plans to fix this broken nation. Americans should sanction Trump in the next elections.

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About Jack Jones

Jack Jones writes for Democracy Chronicles from Chicago’s south suburbs where he grew up. He is a union electrician Local 134, certified minister from Berean University, AYSO board member and coach, basketball coach, Cub Scout leader, husband, father and social participant. Jack considers himself a gourmet junk food chef, political writer, musician and likes to contribute to the world around him. A former deacon and chaplain at Cook County Jail in Chicago, he feels that our out-of-control corporate, religious and political environment is to blame for many of the problems in the world today. Jack believes we need to get money out of politics and that the church should take care of people instead of trying to get hypocrites elected to public office.

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  1. Carolyn JONES says

    April 21, 2020 at 6:19 pm

    I agree. Secretary Mnuchin should not be able to handle our country:s money. Also, furthermore to have free reign & no accountability is totally unacceptable.

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    • Jack Jones says

      April 21, 2020 at 7:11 pm

      You’re right and actually it was 500 billion and not 500 million as stated! If Trump or anybody in his administration , look like they have repented or are being ethical , I’d have no problem but until then, I don’t think they should be given the benefit of the doubt , because Trump does what Trump does best and that is ,destroy everyone and everything around him!

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  2. David Anderson says

    May 5, 2020 at 1:04 pm

    MANY Trump associates have such shady, unethical backgrounds like MLM schemes (Trump himself, the de Voss family fortune, Ben Carson, etc., mercenaries (Erik Prince, Blackwater and brother of that DeVoss creep), slumlords (Mnuchin apparently, I didn’t know that, thank you), the entire Kushner crime family, that National Enquirer owner (Prick Dick or something?) sleaze bag, and of course the Chriiiiistians (Falwell, jabber in tongues and scamster Paula White). The list is INCREDIBLY long of grifters, con-men and straight out criminals
    As I said from day one: “Always, but ALWAYS the sleaziest people around Trump.” The entire Obama admin could barely get a parking ticket between them whereas these Trump slime are a broad based diverse set of criminals. We get the democracy we deserve.

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    • Jack Jones says

      May 5, 2020 at 2:02 pm

      Yes , up to this point The Reagan Administration I believe had the most amount of people prosecuted for criminal activity, since Trump worships Andrew Jackson with the economic policies of Reagan , I think were in for a ride! Thank you very very much for reading and commenting, hope to meet you some day! Jack Jones

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