Wait... Trump's New Executive Orders Are About To Make Grifting Great Again?

Wait... Trump's New Executive Orders Are About To Make Grifting Great Again?

Okay, folks, here we go—time to peel back the curtain on what Trump’s REALLY up to, and trust me, it’s not pretty.

Everyone’s been warning us that Trump uses chaos to distract us, right? But no one ever really spells out what he’s hiding behind the smoke and mirrors. You might think it’s all conspiracy territory—until you start digging and find this gem.

So I’m looking up Trump’s approval rating, just a couple of weeks into his new wave of nominees and executive orders, and BAM—there it is: a wildly unpopular executive order that most of us didn’t even know existed. It’s called the “Initial Recissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions”—a fancy title for a dirty move that repealed a ton of regulations from the Biden administration.

The real kicker? It includes ending the requirement that government employees report gifts or investments—and 77% of voters disapprove of that! But I bet you haven’t heard of it, because it was buried in all that jargon.

But wait, it gets juicier: This executive order also reintroduced the golden parachutes for lobbyists. You remember, the ones that let lobbyists walk away with fat paychecks after taking government jobs. Now, didn’t Trump just say last year that people who work in government should NEVER become lobbyists? Oh, that’s right. But five of his cabinet picks are former lobbyists. Classic Trump move.

Let’s connect the dots: lie about hiring lobbyists, rescind rules to hold them accountable, reintroduce perks for lobbyists, and—surprise surprise—he fires 17 inspectors general, including two who were supposed to monitor fraud. And let’s not forget, the departments these lobbyists are now running? Department of Transportation and Veterans Affairs.

So here's the real agenda: Trump isn’t just about authoritarianism, folks. No, he’s been grifting from day one. All that talk about “draining the swamp” was just a cover for creating a swamp that benefits him and his pals.

We’ve seen it before, and it’s happening again. Grift, rinse, repeat.