Don't Get Distracted. That's Exactly What Trump Wants.
An urgent Sunday message from Lincoln Square’s Executive Editor.
It’s finally summertime, and I’m going to be honest with you. I’d rather be hiking in the mountains right now, far away from the latest awful Supreme Court ruling or Donald Trump’s 3 a.m. Truth Social tirades.
After years of relentless news cycles and MAGA’s constant assault on democracy, the desire to tune it all out is overwhelming sometimes — especially with Supreme Court deciding Friday that it was their job to stop judges from telling Trump no.
But right now, the Republican-controlled Senate is trying to ram through Trump’s budget reconciliation legislation — a.k.a. the MAGA Murder Bill that will strip health care away from tens of millions of people, sell off public lands to the highest bidder, and put Project 2025 into law.
The bill is massively unpopular, but Trump and spineless Senate Republicans don’t care. They believe in their heart of hearts that uber-billionaire Jeff Bezos — fresh off his $50 million wedding that shut down Venice — deserves even more tax cuts.
And they’re trying to push this monstrosity through on a lovely weekend right before the Fourth of July because they want us to be distracted. They know we’re exhausted and just want a few minutes to fire up the grill or relax at the beach.
Contact your U.S. Senator about Trump’s budget bill at the U.S. Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 or visit this website.
But we can’t put our guard down. Millions of us showed up for No Kings protests across the country couple weeks ago — far more than attended Trump’s sad little military birthday parade — but that’s just the start of our fight.
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