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A new SurveyMonkey poll shows shocking data that reveals President Donald Trump’s Republican supporters are living in a totally different reality than everyday Americans.
According to an Axios report one-third of Republicans only get their news from Fox News and 89 percent of Republicans trust news coming from Trump before they see it on CNN.
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Source: Poll Reveals Republicans Really Do Live in an Alternative Universe | Alternet
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New data and the health care debate reveal how Republicans feel about poor people who get sick:
They deserve it.
at least 43,000 Americans a year will die from lack of adequate health care.
The Republican Party is pursuing this policy in order to give millions of dollars in tax cuts to the very rich.President Trump – who is a billionaire – would financially benefit if Republicans succeed in repealing the ACA.It is abundantly clear that Trump and his party possess a deep disdain for sick people – the poor and other vulnerable members of American society –
– and wish to do them harm.
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Advertisers will be able to track your habits without you even knowing.
The measure was passed on a 215-to-205 vote – with most Republicans in favor of the repeal and most Democrats against.
It still needs to be signed by President Donald Trump before it will become law – though that appears to be a given after the White House expressed support for the repeal on Tuesday.
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Source: Republicans Just Voted to Let Internet Service Providers Sell Your Browsing History | Mother Jones
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Washington is more divided – angry – bewildered and fearful – than I’ve ever seen it.
‘It isn’t about Trump’s tax returns.
It’s about the continuation of a policy that’s been in place for 50 years.
Resistance to President Donald Trump is cropping up in the most unlikeliest of places: the House GOP caucus.
At least four Republican lawmakers in the House of Representatives – some of whom have been questioned – booed and heckled at recent town halls by their constituents – publicly called for Trump to release his tax returns in order to review for any potential conflicts of interest that pose a national security risk or violate the Constitution.‘It’s something I feel very very strongly about’ Republican South Carolina Rep. Mark Sanford told RollCall this week.
Sanford – along with North Carolina Republican Walter Jones signed a letter from New Jersey Democrat Bill Pascrell calling on the chairmen of the House Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee to compel the United States Treasury Department to release Trump’s tax returns for congressional review.
‘Disclosure would serve the public interest of clarifying President Trump’s conflicts of interest in office – the potential for him to personally benefit from tax reform and ensure that he is not receiving any preferential treatment from the IRS’ the letter stated.
‘We believe the powerful and respected Committees on Finance and Ways and Means have the responsibility to ensure oversight of the executive branch by requesting a review of President Trump’s tax returns and moving toward a formal release of these documents to the public’.
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