Author: PPD EDITORIAL TEAM

Donald Trump Just Called His Own Health Care Bill ‘Mean’ During a meeting with Republican senators, Donald Trump called his own Obamacare bill “mean.” Trump then offered that the Senate version would be more generous. However, sources said the president did not specify which aspects of the bill he disliked. Trump’s comments were first reported by the Associate Press are a shocking turn of events for a president who publically gathered House Republicans at the White House to celebrate the passage of the bill. During the Rose Garden ceremony with Republicans Trump said, “This is a great plan.” Just...

Donald Trump Is Causing A Surge In Democratic Party Affiliation Elections have consequences, the old adages goes. And it seems one of the consequences of the election of Donald Trump is to drive the American people toward the Democratic party. According to a new Gallup poll, Democrats lead Republicans by 7 points in party affiliation which is a two-year high. The survey found that 45 percent of respondents in the survey said they identify as Democrats or lean toward the Democratic Party. That compares to 38 percent who said they identify or lean Republican. Republican Affiliation Is Plummeting The...

EDITORIAL FROM PROGRESSIVE POST DAILY: Donald Trump Is The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Barack Obama’s Legacy 100 days into Donald Trump’s presidency, President Obama’s legacy stands tall.  Donald Trump is the best thing that ever happened to Barack Obama’s legacy. Sounds like a strange idea, right? It goes against basic logic. Trump ran against essentially every one of Barack Obama’s policies and accomplishments – vowing to repeal them “on day one.” But 100 days into his presidency, nothing could be more clear – Donald Trump is the best thing that ever happened to Barack Obama’s legacy. For progressives, the...

Editorial from Progressive Post Daily: A Quick Note About President Obama’s Paid Wall Street Speech Democrats need to end the circular firing squads. There has been a lot of criticism coming from progressives in the last few days about the fact that former President Obama will get paid $400,000 to give a speech to a Wall Street firm. While we certainly agree that paid speeches at Wall Street banks aren’t in line with the values of the Democratic Party or the policies that President Obama’s maintained as president, Democrats need to stay focused on the task at hand. Resisting...

Pelosi: ‘Trump’s Tax Plan Is Short On Details And Long On Giveaways To Big Corporations And Billionaires’ Donald Trump’s proposed tax plan is not being received well, especially by Democrats. And that might have something to do with the fact that it’s a giant giveaway to the wealthy. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi slammed Trump’s tax scam plan as nothing more than “The same Trickle Down Economics that undermined the middle class.” Donald Trump is not a details guy, which is why rather than release a full plan he opted for just a one-pager with some bullets. But and Nancy...