Biden mocks Trump’s ‘infrastructure week’: ‘He didn’t build a damn thing’

[Social Media]

 

 

President Biden on Monday took jabs at former President Trump while fundraising in his predecessor’s former hometown, New York City.

Biden hailed his own work on infrastructure investments through signing the bipartisan infrastructure law in 2021. And, he said Infrastructure Week became a “joke” during the last administration. 

“He didn’t build a damn thing,” Biden said in remarks at a Black Economic Alliance event. “Not a damn thing.”

Biden has frequently quipped “infrastructure week” was nothing more than a punchline during the Trump administration. When the $1 trillion infrastructure law was signed, Biden said it was “finally, infrastructure week!”

“Infrastructure week” has been a fixture in the political lexicon for years, starting from when Trump held a week of events in 2017 aimed at ramping up support for a trillion-dollar infrastructure proposal. The week was overshadowed in part because of high-profile testimony on Capitol Hill from former FBI Director James Comey after Trump had fired him.

Meanwhile, Trump is known for his real estate prowess in Manhattan and being behind some notable buildings that have his name prominently displayed on them.

Biden is in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, which he is set to speak at on Tuesday.

Trump is the current frontrunner in the GOP presidential primary, setting up for a likely Biden-Trump rematch in the 2024 election.

 

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[2baht]

Just now, Social Media said:

“He didn’t build a damn thing,”

While he was serving his one miserable term, Ivanka and Jarrod where making a fortune, as was little Don Don Jr, Big Donzo did'nt build that damn wall but the Trump Organization laughed all the way to the bank! Gonna give him another crack, America??? ????

[Hanaguma]

12 minutes ago, 2baht said:

While he was serving his one miserable term, Ivanka and Jarrod where making a fortune, as was little Don Don Jr, Big Donzo did'nt build that damn wall but the Trump Organization laughed all the way to the bank! Gonna give him another crack, America??? ????

As yes, that miserable term with 2% inflation, 3% unemployment, and two dollar gas....  hated it. 

[Chomper Higgot]

35 minutes ago, Hanaguma said:

As yes, that miserable term with 2% inflation, 3% unemployment, and two dollar gas....  hated it. 

Non of which was due to any of Trump’s policies.

 

He rode in on a wave of prosperity created by Obama and was kicked out screaming and yelling with the economy in tatters.

[Hanaguma]

10 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Non of which was due to any of Trump’s policies.

 

He rode in on a wave of prosperity created by Obama and was kicked out screaming and yelling with the economy in tatters.

Even if that were true (and it is debatable), why would that be 'miserable'?  The facts are the facts, regardless how they came about. 

As for the economy  being 'in tatters', there WAS a small intervening event in 2020, as you may recall... if not for the 'intervening event' the Bad Orange Man may well have been re-elected as well. 

[Chomper Higgot]

2 minutes ago, Hanaguma said:

Even if that were true (and it is debatable), why would that be 'miserable'?  The facts are the facts, regardless how they came about. 

As for the economy  being 'in tatters', there WAS a small intervening event in 2020, as you may recall... if not for the 'intervening event' the Bad Orange Man may well have been re-elected as well. 

A ‘intervening event’ badly managed, including the withdrawal by Trump of scientific officers from China in the run up to that ‘ intervening event’.

 

I see you omit another ‘small Intervening event’ that drive up gas prices and fueled inflation.

 

 

 

 

Edited September 19, 2023 by Chomper Higgot

[Hanaguma]

3 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

A ‘intervening event’ badly managed, including the withdrawal by Trump of scientific officers from China in the run up to that ‘ intervening event’.

 

I see you omit another ‘small Intervening event’ that drive up gas prices and fueled inflation.

 

 

 

 

No doubt Covid was mishandled by Trump, no argument there. It highlights one of his biggest character flaws, the inability to be the slightest bit introspective.  

 

But again, hardly a "miserable" term for most Americans for most of the term.  

[Chomper Higgot]

Just now, Hanaguma said:

No doubt Covid was mishandled by Trump, no argument there. It highlights one of his biggest character flaws, the inability to be the slightest bit introspective.  

 

But again, hardly a "miserable" term for most Americans for most of the term.  

 It good for those who died or where made ill by Trump’s mishandling of the pandemic.

 

 

[ozimoron]

“He didn’t build a damn thing,”

 

That's not true. What about the wall? He would have finished it if Mexico had paid its bill.

[Tug]

1 hour ago, Hanaguma said:

As yes, that miserable term with 2% inflation, 3% unemployment, and two dollar gas....  hated it. 

Yea liked the gas prices to bad so many were dying on account of Covid that the country was shut down so no demand for gas heck they couldn’t even find places to store the damm stuff remember?unemployment is In really good shape right now and the WORLD WIDE inflation is coming down with the best results out of the g7 nations happening right here under the Biden administration.

[Tug]

19 minutes ago, Hanaguma said:

Even if that were true (and it is debatable), why would that be 'miserable'?  The facts are the facts, regardless how they came about. 

As for the economy  being 'in tatters', there WAS a small intervening event in 2020, as you may recall... if not for the 'intervening event' the Bad Orange Man may well have been re-elected as well. 

The miserable part for me as an American was the constant trolling the attempted destruction of our cherished institutions that have kept us safe and allowed us to prosper,the shivving of our allies his ignorance he brought shame and humiliation to the office of the presidency the in your face corruption as well as 10s of thousands of unnecessary deaths during the pandemic yup miserable term is an understatement bigly and he dident build a damm thing except the national debt 

[Hanaguma]

34 minutes ago, Tug said:

The miserable part for me as an American was the constant trolling the attempted destruction of our cherished institutions that have kept us safe and allowed us to prosper,the shivving of our allies his ignorance he brought shame and humiliation to the office of the presidency the in your face corruption as well as 10s of thousands of unnecessary deaths during the pandemic yup miserable term is an understatement bigly and he dident build a damm thing except the national debt 

Lucky for you that domestic issues and the economy were ticking along so smoothly then. You had the time and mental energy to get hyperbolic about such nebulous and irrelevant issues. 

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17 minutes ago, Hanaguma said:

Lucky for you that domestic issues and the economy were ticking along so smoothly then. You had the time and mental energy to get hyperbolic about such nebulous and irrelevant issues. 

Did you miss this part?

 as well as 10s of thousands of unnecessary deaths during the pandemic 

[Tug]

9 minutes ago, Hanaguma said:

Lucky for you that domestic issues and the economy were ticking along so smoothly then. You had the time and mental energy to get hyperbolic about such nebulous and irrelevant issues. 

Those aren’t nebulous nor irrelevant issues when they are coming from tho Oval Office they are horrifying humiliating disgraceful and as an American I found them humiliating and yes president Obama after fixing the last republican mess handed trump a good economy witch trump promptly added 25% of the total debt accumulated during my nation’s history thankfully we now have a responsible administration getting the ship back in order hyperbolic is perhaps not the correct term in my feelings about mr trump perhaps ballistic might be more accurate 

[Hanaguma]

3 minutes ago, Tug said:

Those aren’t nebulous nor irrelevant issues when they are coming from tho Oval Office they are horrifying humiliating disgraceful and as an American I found them humiliating and yes president Obama after fixing the last republican mess handed trump a good economy witch trump promptly added 25% of the total debt accumulated during my nation’s history thankfully we now have a responsible administration getting the ship back in order hyperbolic is perhaps not the correct term in my feelings about mr trump perhaps ballistic might be more accurate 

You might not want to talk about the debt, given the current administration's current financial dealings... more than 1.5 trillion added to the debt this year alone, US debt rating downgraded... 

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On 9/19/2023 at 9:49 AM, Hanaguma said:

You might not want to talk about the debt, given the current administration's current financial dealings... more than 1.5 trillion added to the debt this year alone, US debt rating downgraded... 

Downgraded by 1 credit rating company. 

Here’s why top economists are calling Fitch’s decision to downgrade America’s credit rating ‘bizarre and inept’
BYWILL DANIEL
August 2, 2023 at 5:34 PM EDT

Economists were quick to rebuke Fitch’s decision to downgrade U.S. government debt, noting that the latest economic data—from low unemployment figures to steady GDP growth—seem to illustrate an improving, not deteriorating situation in the U.S.

“The United States faces serious long-run fiscal challenges. But the decision of a credit rating agency today, as the economy looks stronger than expected, to downgrade the United States is bizarre and inept,” former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers wrote in a Tuesday post on X (formerly known as a Twitter). 

In a follow up interview with Bloomberg, the economist added that he believes the idea that the U.S. is in any way at risk of defaulting on its debts is “absurd.”

https://archive.ph/sGgAU#selection-809.0-831.123

https://fortune.com/2023/08/02/economists-fitch-credit-ratings-downgrade-us/

 

The only thing I would disagree on with Summers is that there is a serious risk of default. But it's posed by the threats oif Congressional Republicans not to raise the debt limit.

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[Hanaguma]

On 9/19/2023 at 10:11 AM, placeholder said:

Downgraded by 1 credit rating company. 

Here’s why top economists are calling Fitch’s decision to downgrade America’s credit rating ‘bizarre and inept’
BYWILL DANIEL
August 2, 2023 at 5:34 PM EDT

Economists were quick to rebuke Fitch’s decision to downgrade U.S. government debt, noting that the latest economic data—from low unemployment figures to steady GDP growth—seem to illustrate an improving, not deteriorating situation in the U.S.

“The United States faces serious long-run fiscal challenges. But the decision of a credit rating agency today, as the economy looks stronger than expected, to downgrade the United States is bizarre and inept,” former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers wrote in a Tuesday post on X (formerly known as a Twitter). 

In a follow up interview with Bloomberg, the economist added that he believes the idea that the U.S. is in any way at risk of defaulting on its debts is “absurd.”

https://archive.ph/sGgAU#selection-809.0-831.123

https://fortune.com/2023/08/02/economists-fitch-credit-ratings-downgrade-us/

 

The only thing I would disagree on with Summers is that there is a serious risk of default. But it's posed by the threats oif Congressional Republicans not to raise the debt limit.

...nothing about the more important of the two issues, the near doubling of the federal deficit this year? Biden was crowing about cutting the deficit not too long ago, when in reality he did nothing but allow Covid era spending to lapse. And now the fiscal situation is getting worse. 

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Just now, Hanaguma said:

...nothing about the more important of the two issues, the near doubling of the federal deficit this year? Biden was crowing about cutting the deficit not too long ago, when in reality he did nothing but allow Covid era spending to lapse. And now the fiscal situation is getting worse. 

The mess that the USA is in stems from repeated Republican tax cuts that promised to stimulate the economy and pay for themselves with increased growth. That never happened. And sure, some day, the debt will pose a threat to the US govt. But, as those economists who criticized Fitch noted, that day is far off.

[2baht]

1 hour ago, ozimoron said:

“He didn’t build a damn thing,”

 

That's not true. What about the wall? He would have finished it if Mexico had paid its bill.

He built a wall alright, a wall between BS and reality! A big, beautiful wall! 

[ozimoron]

8 minutes ago, 2baht said:

He built a wall alright, a wall between BS and reality! A big, beautiful wall! 

His acolytes build a river barrier. Many people were drowning because of it but they didn't care, they are Republicans. A court had to order them to remove it because it was killing so many people.

[2baht]

1 minute ago, ozimoron said:

His acolytes build a river barrier. Many people were drowning because of it but they didn't care, they are Republicans. A court had to order them to remove it because it was killing so many people.

That's ok, Donzo has ruined any credibility the Republican Party may have had!

[LosLobo]

3 hours ago, Hanaguma said:

As yes, that miserable term with 2% inflation, 3% unemployment, and two dollar gas....  hated it. 

Yet he lost 2 million jobs.......

 

 

[sirineou]

2 hours ago, Hanaguma said:

Even if that were true (and it is debatable), why would that be 'miserable'? 

I think we are talking about the things trump did, not the good things that happen despite. Hey I also had some pretty good sex during the trump administration,

I hope you will not credit trump for that. 

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2 hours ago, Hanaguma said:

Even if that were true (and it is debatable), why would that be 'miserable'?  The facts are the facts, regardless how they came about. 

As for the economy  being 'in tatters', there WAS a small intervening event in 2020, as you may recall... if not for the 'intervening event' the Bad Orange Man may well have been re-elected as well. 

No, it really isn't debatable. Graphs of GDP growth and unemployment decline have been posted several times and they show virtually no change in trend after Trump was elected. None.

And it's truly bizarre how right wingers evoke "a small intervening event in 2020" to absolve Trump of economic blame, but fail to note how it has affected the world economy including America's over the following year and beyond. Most of the world experienced a sharp rise in inflation following the pandemic and yet, somehow, right wingers blame the Biden administration for its occurrence in the USA. Double standards much?

[Purdey]

The US has had several really bad presidents so this is not a modern phenomena. In 1948 Warren G. Harding, Ulysses S. Grant, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan and Zachary Taylor were named the five worst presidents in American history. In a 1982 poll, the list was the same, save for Andrew Johnson taking Taylor's spot in the bottom five. 

Perhaps Trump will sink to the bottom 5, but a single term isn't like a two term President's chance to muck up the economy. 

George W. Bush and Richard Nixon were among the bottom 10 in 2014, but climbed out from the dregs of American leadership in 2019. Perhaps it is the ability to compare in hindsight that gives us a balanced opinion.

[Sing_Sling]

8 hours ago, ozimoron said:

What about the wall?

A wall as good as an Englishman's dental situation . . . <Boom-Tish>

 

Yea, he couldn't even do that yet still tells everyone that he did.  A very sick man. 

[thaibeachlovers]

On 9/19/2023 at 12:08 PM, Social Media said:

“He didn’t build a damn thing,” Biden said in remarks at a Black Economic Alliance event. “Not a damn thing.”

Seems Biden also has a memory problem, given he forgot the wall Trump built.

 

Ironically, he has just had to approve building more of it

 

https://apnews.com/article/biden-us-mexico-border-wall-immigration-texas-f99fd10257292a898618236df3613979

President Joe Biden on Thursday defended his administration’s decision to waive 26 federal laws in South Texas to allow for construction of roughly 20 miles of additional border wall, saying he had no choice but to use the Trump-era funding for the barrier to stop illegal migration from Mexico.

[thaibeachlovers]

On 9/19/2023 at 9:35 PM, Sing_Sling said:

A wall as good as an Englishman's dental situation . . . <Boom-Tish>

 

Yea, he couldn't even do that yet still tells everyone that he did.  A very sick man. 

Deflection. He did build a wall.

That it wasn't completed was due to Biden, who now had to authorise building more of Trump's wall.

 

Trump is no doubt going to use this to mock Biden mercilessly.

This is the sort of thing one couldn't make up, LOL.

Edited October 5, 2023 by thaibeachlovers

[impulse]

What has Biden actually built?  All I see is a bunch of money going out, with pie-in-the-sky projections claiming benefits stretching over the future.   Any idiot can throw money at a problem.

 

Does he mean like the electric buses that don't run and the offshore wind farms that are now having to renege on their contracts because they can't produce power at the promised prices?

 

[EVENKEEL]

On 9/18/2023 at 8:28 PM, ozimoron said:

His acolytes build a river barrier. Many people were drowning because of it but they didn't care, they are Republicans. A court had to order them to remove it because it was killing so many people.

How many people died? I see Biden is going to start Wall construction.