• casskaydee [she/her]
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    4 months ago

    You are aware he literally had already been president and governed like a slightly less conservative version of Biden, yes?

      • Lemmygradwontallowme [he/him, comrade/them]
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        4 months ago

        sold presidential pardons at $2m apiece, ordered the theft of medical supplies from hospitals during a pandemic

        I don't see how this is conservative>

        On the other hand.

        Biden border policy more stricter than Trump, according to Cato

        During the Trump administration, DHS made 1.4 million arrests—what it calls “encounters”—in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (24 months). Of those people arrested, only 47 percent were removed as of December 31, 2021, which includes people arrested by Trump and removed by Biden, and 52 percent were released into the United States.

        Under Biden, DHS made over 5 million arrests in its first 26.3 months, and it removed nearly 2.6 million—51 percent—while releasing only 49 percent. In other words, the Trump DHS removed a minority of those arrested while the Biden DHS removed a majority. Biden managed to increase the removal share while also increasing the total removals by a factor of 3.5.

        And when it comes to natural gas policy,

        The United States is set to produce a global record of 13.3 million barrels per day of crude and condensate during the fourth quarter of this year, according to a report published Tuesday by S&P Global Commodity Insights.

        Last month, weekly US oil production hit 13.2 million barrels per day, according to the US Energy Information Administration. That’s just above the Donald Trump-era record of 13.1 million set in early 2020 just before the Covid-19 crisis sent output and prices crashing.

        • Infamousblt [any]
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          4 months ago

          You delivered facts as asked. So now let's play a game! Will they move the goalposts, say these facts don't count, or disappear never to respond again! Place your bets now!

        • CocteauChameleons [none/use name]
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          4 months ago

          The Cato Institute is an American libertarian think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C. It was founded in 1977 by Ed Crane, Murray Rothbard, and Charles Koch,[5] chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Koch Industries.🤔