Anti-Trump Research Document
Trump rode back into the White House on promises of "winning bigly" and "America is BACK," but by mid-2025, it's clear he's fumbling everything. Inflation's ticking up thanks to his tariff wars, global alliances are crumbling, and his domestic policies are hitting the working class hardest.
Foreign Policy
His "America First" shtick has isolated us, emboldened enemies, and tanked U.S. influence. Global confidence in him is at a pitiful 32% median across 24 countries for handling economic issues, with 67% lacking faith. Source: Pew Research, June 2025.
Here's the expanded lowdown:
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Middle East: Trump failed to enforce the Day 1 Gaza ceasefire, leading to resumed Israeli military ops and more suffering. His pro-Israel tilt without balance has alienated allies and prolonged conflicts. Source: American Progress, April 2025.
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Ukraine Betrayal: His "policy toward Ukraine" is a top failure. Pushing for concessions like "land swapping" with Russia, which reeks of appeasement. He rambled about Russian generals choosing "farmland" routes to Kyiv in pressers, but in reality, he's weakened NATO support, letting Putin gain ground. No U.S. boots? Sure, but his delays have cost lives. Source: CFR, April 2025.
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Tariff Wars Hurting Allies: Slapping 35% tariffs on Canada over fentanyl (despite only 119lbs seized from 2022-2025) and threats to Mexico/China are tanking trade. Economists say this could shrink global growth by 2025. Source: PIIE Working Paper, June 2025; CBP Stats. He threatened Brazil with 50% tariffs to drop charges against Bolsonaro, meddling in allies' affairs like a bully. Source: MEI, May 2025; CBS on Bolsonaro.
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General Chaos: In his first 100 days, Trump froze trillions in grants/loans illegally, weakening U.S. leverage abroad. He's joined Israel in attacking Iran, contradicting his "no wars" boast. Source: New Dem Coalition, April 2025; Hill Op-Ed, July 2025.
Domestic Policy
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Economic Uncertainty from Tariffs: Trump is a "TACO" (Trump Always Chickens Out) on promises like healthcare/infrastructure, but his tariffs are a disaster. Inflation rose to 2.7% in July 2025 (up 0.3% from May), with US Core Inflation going up to 3.1%, directly tied to tariffs boosting prices. Growth forecasts for 2025 are down to 1.4% (vs. 2.8% pre-tariffs), risking stagflation. Source: BLS CPI, July 2025; Forbes/CNN, August 2025; Yale Insights, August 2025.
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Immigration Overreach: The OBBB funnels $133B+ into mass deportations, detention camps (116K beds), and border walls, but it's ineffective and cruel. ICE was already $1B over budget pre-bill. Cuts to Medicaid/food assistance hit low-income families hard. Source: Axios, July 2025; Guardian, July 2025.
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Regulatory Rollbacks: Trump's 186 executive orders (as of August 2025) rescind Biden-era protections, like BLM's NPR-A management for oil favoritism. DOGE is blocked from Treasury systems after court rulings. Source: Federal Register, 2025; Brookings Tracker, June 2025.
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DC Takeover Meltdown: Trump's presser rants about seizing DC police/National Guard contradicting low crime stats. DC restaurants are actually losing customers despite Trump saying restaurants are busier than ever.
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Personal Waste: Trump's golfed ~25% of his days in office (51/205 as of July 2025), costing taxpayers $71.4M+. Recent Scotland trip? Another $10M hit. Source: Guardian, March 2025; Independent, July 2025.
What Biden/Kamala Have Delivered
Inflation Reduction Act
- Caps insulin at $35/month for Medicare seniors
- Enables Medicare negotiation of drug prices
- Supports clean energy and reduced deficit
Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act (~$1.2T)
- Roads, bridges, broadband, clean water, lead pipe replacement
Healthcare expansions
- Postpartum Medicaid coverage extended to 12 months
- More states joining Medicaid expansion
Gun safety reform
- First federal law in 30 years (Bipartisan Safer Communities Act)
- Strengthened background checks & red-flag laws
Diplomacy forward
- Rebuilt global alliances
- United 50+ countries behind Ukraine — no U.S. boots
Kamala Harris
- Record for most VP tie-breaking Senate votes
- Crucial in passing closely divided legislation
Truth Test: Trump vs. Biden & Kamala
Trump’s a serial liar. PolitiFact: 76% misleading/false, 18% Pants on Fire. Biden: 59% accurate, 41% false/misleading. Source: PolitiFact. Fact-checks show Harris’s claims hold up better than Trump’s. FactCheck.org, July 2024.
Anti-Kamala/Biden Talking Points
Trump’s crew spreads these to distract from his flops.
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“Gas Prices Are Biden’s Fault”: Nope, global factors like the Russia-Ukraine war spiked them. Biden released reserves; U.S. production hit records. Trump’s tariffs are the real inflation driver now.
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“Trump Didn’t Start Any Wars”: False. Troops active in multiple spots, drone strikes killed civilians (e.g., Soleimani). Biden handled Trump’s botched Afghanistan withdrawal.
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“Open Border?”: Biden deported 2.3M+ (more than Trump’s early years), continued Title 42, and boosted surveillance. Spikes are global, not policy.
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“Why Didn’t Kamala Have a Primary?”: It ran Jan-Jun 2024; Biden dropped July 21, Harris nominated unopposed at convention.
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“Kamala Lost in 2020”: Dropped pre-primary, became VP—no challengers, like Gore/LBJ norms.
Trump’s Golf Habit
As of 2025-08-13, Trump has spent 53 out of his 213 days in office (~24.8%) playing golf. That’s $71.4 million in taxpayer costs.
— Source: DidTrumpGolfToday.com | Trump's Schedule - RollCall
Trump's OBBB (One Big Beautiful Bill)
Full Analysis
The One Big Beautiful Bill, signed by President Trump on Friday, July 4th, 2025, includes an unprecedented expansion of immigration enforcement aligned with Trump’s second-term policy agenda.
🧨 Spoiler: The top-line tax breaks sound nice. But when you dig deeper, this bill mostly benefits the ultra-wealthy and corporations, while making life harder for working Americans.
📊 Source of Chart: Washington Post + Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
| Policy | Good or Bad for Working Class? | Why it Matters |
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| Extend 2017 Trump tax cuts | ❌ BAD | Benefits mostly corporations and top 5%. ITEP visual |
| Increase standard deduction | ✅ GOOD | Modest tax relief for families and individuals. |
| Increase child tax credit | ✅ GOOD | Direct support for working families with kids. |
| Defense spending | ❌ BAD | Pulls money from healthcare, education, and housing. |
| Border wall & immigration restrictions | ❌ BAD | Ineffective, expensive, and humanitarian concerns. |
| No tax on overtime | ✅ GOOD | Slight boost in take-home pay for hourly workers. Deducted up to $25K (Exp. 12/31/28) |
| No tax on tips | ✅ GOOD | Big help for service workers (servers, barbers, etc.). Deducted up to $25K (Exp. 12/31/28) |
| Senior tax bonus | ✅ GOOD | Helps low income seniors; low cost, high impact. |
| No tax on car loan interest | ✅ GOOD | Helps families with auto loans; mild relief. |
| Newborn savings accounts | ✅ GOOD | Encourages future planning, but not a game-changer. |
| Private school tax credits | ❌ BAD | Undermines public schools; favors wealthy parents. |
| Cuts to federal worker protections | ❌ BAD | Reduces union power & job stability for feds. |
| New oil/gas production incentives | ❌ BAD | Hurts climate policy; short-term energy gain. |
| Taxes on colleges and universities | ❌ BAD | Discourages access and affordability for students. |
| Spectrum auction | ➖ NEUTRAL | Generates revenue without direct harm. |
| Food assistance cuts | ❌ BAD | Direct attack on low income families. |
| Student loan policy rollback | ❌ BAD | Makes debt heavier for students and grads. |
| Ends climate resilience funding | ❌ BAD | Slows down green jobs and infrastructure. |
| Medicaid cuts | ❌ BAD | Devastating for seniors, low-income, disabled. Medicaid cuts take effect 1/1/27 |
Immigration Enforcement Breakdown
| Detail | Info |
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| Timeframe | Now through September 2029 |
| Total Funding | 💵 Over $133 billion How the GOP spending bill will fund immigration enforcement |
| ICE Budget Before | ~$9B/year PAGE 8 |
| ICE Over-Spending | $1B over budget pre-bill |
What Gets Funded
| Category | Allocation | Purpose |
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| 🧱 Border Wall | ~$46.5B | Cameras, lighting, surveillance, roads |
| 🛏️ Detention Capacity | ~$45B | Camps/beds up to ~116K detainees |
| 👮 ICE Personnel & Tech | ~$29.9B | Agents, equipment, transport |
| 🏢 CBP Facilities | ~$5B | Checkpoints, facility upgrades |
| 🚔 Border Patrol Agents | ~$4.1B | Hiring/training for patrol, marine agents |
| 💵 Bonuses/Retention | ~$2B | Incentives for agents/staff |
| ⚖️ Immigration Courts | ~$3.3B | Hires judges/support staff; capped at 800 judges by Nov 2028 |
Sources
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Axios: “How the GOP spending bill will fund immigration enforcement”
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American Immigration Council press release: “Senate Approves Unprecedented Spending for Mass Deportation”
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Axios: “ICE’s cash crisis deepens amid immigration crackdown”
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American Immigration Council: Reconciliation bill fact sheet
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Courthouse News: Coverage of psychological harms and bill specifics
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Bolts Magazine: Local enforcement funding analysis
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The Guardian: How Trump’s bill will supercharge mass deportations by funneling $170bn to ICE
Trump's Tariff Blunder
Trump is a known TACO, which stands for 'Trump Always Chickens Out.' This is completely backed when Trump says 2 weeks, whether it comes to his 'healthcare plan, infrastructure plan, and potential TikTok divestment.
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Donald Trump has used these tariffs as threats for political pressure such as to free political allies such as Jair Bolsonaro, who is currently on trial on charges of trying to overturn the 2022 Brazilian election, sending out a tariff letter and saying Brazil's tariff rate is now 50% if they do not stop this 'witch hunt' of Bolsonaro.
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Trump has also threatened Canada with tariffs of 35% if they can't stop, and I'm not joking 119lbs/53kgs of Fent coming across the border from Canada's border with the US from 2022-2025.
Politicization of DOJ
Trump supporters use the talking point of “Biden weaponizing the DOJ” to deflect from Donald Trump’s mishandling of classified documents, which he took as president and hid in a Mar-a-Lago bathroom until 2023, when they were discovered during an FBI raid. Yet, as of recently, Donald Trump has weaponized the DOJ himself, with no word from his supporters. First, he directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to establish a “Weaponization Working Group” to review and dismantle what they claim are “politicized” cases from the previous administration.
Here’s the breakdown:
- Targeting Political Opponents: Bondi’s DOJ opened investigations into the New York AG’s office (which prosecuted Trump for fraud) and Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) over alleged mortgage fraud, seen as retaliation against Trump’s critics.
- Dismissing Cases: Bondi dismissed Biden-era lawsuits, including one against Georgia’s election laws, framing it as ending “weaponized litigation” while protecting Trump’s allies.
- Reviewing Trump’s Prosecutions: She ordered a review of federal cases against Trump, aiming to overhaul the department and halt ongoing probes.
- Attacking the Judiciary: Bondi filed a misconduct complaint against Judge James Boasberg, who oversees lawsuits against the Trump administration, escalating attacks on independent judges.
- Partisan Cover-Ups: In a brazen move, Bondi dismissed the Signal chat scandal involving Republican officials, ignoring evidence to protect party members while pursuing Democrats.