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15 ways that Trump has failed his believers

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foreign lobbyists raising money for American elections.” You bought it. But foreign lobbyists are still raising money for American elections.

8. He said he’d drain the Washington swamp. You bought it. But he’s brought into his administra­tion more billionair­es and Wall Street moguls than in any administra­tion in history, to make laws that will enrich their businesses, and he’s filled department­s and agencies with former lobbyists who are crafting new policies for the same industries in which they recently worked.

9. He promised that the many women who accused him of sexual misconduct “will be sued after the election is over.” You bought it. He hasn’t sued them, presumably because he doesn’t want the truth to come out.

10. He said he would not be a president who took vacations, and he called Barack Obama “the vacationer-in-chief.” You bought it. But since becoming president, Trump has spent nearly 25 percent of his days at one of his golf properties, reports Golf News Net.

11. He said he’d force companies to keep jobs in America and that there would be “consequenc­es” for companies that shipped jobs abroad. You believed him. But despite their promises, Carrier, Ford, GM and the rest have continued to ship jobs to Mexico and China.

12. He promised to “bring back thousands” of lost coal-mining jobs. You bought it. But coal jobs continue to disappear as utilities switch to natural gas.

13. He promised to protect steel workers. But according to the American Iron and Steel Institute, steel imports were 19.4 percent higher in the first 10 months of 2017 than in the same period last year.

14. He said he’d make America safer. You believed him. But according to Mass Shooting Tracker, there have been 377 mass shootings since he became president. Trump refuses to consider any gun controls.

15. He said he’d release his tax returns. “I’m under a routine audit and it’ll be released, and as soon as the audit is finished, it will be released,” he promised. He still hasn’t released his tax returns.

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