Trump outlines his aims to undo FDR's New Deal
By Carl P. Leubsdorf / The Dallas Morning News
Through a coincidence of history, President Donald Trump’s speech to Congress Tuesday took place on the 92nd anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first inauguration.
But if Trump’s presidency succeeds, future historians may see the linkage as more than coincidental. That’s because he is seeking to do what several Republican predecessors failed to do: reverse the promise and the premises of Roosevelt’s New Deal.
Unsurprisingly, Trump said little about possible cuts in health, farmer and veterans’ benefits or about the fiscal and political challenges he faces, including recent drops in consumer confidence and the stock market; and a looming federal government shutdown.
The closest he came was when, in touting the alleged benefits of his tariff hikes, he acknowledged, “There will be a little disturbance, but we are OK with that. It won’t be much.“
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