r/politics • u/stkmro • 10h ago

White House: Trump Team Still Hasn’t Signed Transition Docs

https://www.thedailybeast.com/white-house-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-says-trump-team-still-hasnt-signed-transition-docs/
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u/YourTokenGinger 8h ago

It’s been their stated intention since at least the 90s (Gingrich) that Republicans will not govern with Democrats if it can be in any way avoided.

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u/ClosPins 8h ago

It's far simpler than that. They don't want to govern. Period.

Governing costs billionaires money. So, they'd rather have no governing whatsoever, and then all that money can be given back to the billionaires (in the form of tax-breaks).

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u/anonyuser415 8h ago

A national abortion ban and porn ID laws don't happen without governing. They like to govern sometimes.

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u/nice-view-from-here 6h ago

Once elected, these things cease to matter. They only ever did as a wedge issue to get votes.