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Read Replies (2) | Respond to Federal Reserve found that Trump’s trade war with China and tariffs damaged many Americans. However, Trump and the GOP gave billions of our tax dollars to America’s farmers ( who mainly vote Republican ) to ensure that the trade war doesn’t hurt them. special provisions to benefit corporate and wealthy supporters. opposed by Trump and challenged by his Justice Department. A major merger of some Fox properties into Disney, expected to encounter antitrust challenges from the government, sailed through suspiciously smoothly.commented , “Under Trump the government has consistently furthered Murdoch's business interests, to the detriment of his rivals.”Corruption fighter: There's plenty for Donald Trump to investigate very close to home. His home. pardoned political supporter and former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio under dubious circumstances. Trump also reversed the demotion of then-Navy Seal Eddie Gallagher, charged with several war crimes but convicted only of bringing discredit to the armed services , and vowed not to let the Navy remove him . Instead, Gallagher retired, and Trump met with him at Mar-a-Lago .pressed government employees to break the law , promising them pardons if they’re caught. (A spokesman said Trump was joking, and Trump called the story " totally Fake .")called it treason .career military and foreign service officers for telling the truth under oath. And in flagrant violation of U.S. government policy, Trump is attempting to out a whistleblower who reported on his nefarious activities. Let’s call this what it is — witness intimidation. reduce civil service protections for government employees and regularly attack nonpartisan career civil servants (who are simply doing their jobs) for lacking loyalty to Trump and the GOP. Moreover, Trump and his Republican allies claim that the FBI is a deep state conspiracy that must be purged, while the evidence shows the FBI, like the civil servants, is just trying to do its job . Global reach: America once led anti-corruption fight. Now self-dealing Trump is kleptocrats' role model. expects them to do it . He also wants a justice system, civil service and media loyal to the Trumpified GOP. Meanwhile, his party has abandoned any pretense of trying to get the majority of Americans to vote Republican on the merits, relying instead on gerrymandering , voter suppression , the Electoral College and the Senate (where a small GOP state like Wyoming has the same number of votes as California) to maintain control. Steven Strauss is a lecturer and visiting professor at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, an economic development specialist and a member of USA TODAY’s Board of Contributors. Follow him Twitter: @Steven_Strauss
