CHICAGO: It’s almost as if he’s writing a personal check.
In recent days, President Donald Trump has promised millions of Medicare recipients that thanks to him they’ll soon be getting an incredible $200 card in the mail to help them pay for prescriptions. He’s called himself the best thing that ever happened to Puerto Rico, while releasing long-stalled aid. Trump has also taken to showcasing the $28 billion he gave to farmers hard hit by the trade war with China.
What Ive done for them, with the $28 billion for the farmers, and that includes you, Trump told supporters at a rally in Newport News, Virginia, last week without mentioning that the aid was needed to offset the hit farmers took from his trade standoff with China. That includes tobacco, that includes a lot of things, but that includes your farmers.
As Trump talks up heaps of federal aid flowing to key constituency…