Zeeshan Aleem: Donald Trump runs on protecting entitlement programs because it’s politically expedient. But when he was in office, he demonstrated he had no problem screwing over voters on the issue.
if he were re-elected as a way to cut the federal deficit, which had increased during his presidency. He didn’t succeed in these efforts, but it illustrated how he didn’t care about the issue except as an election gimmick and that he was happy to sacrifice it in his transactions with the GOP establishment.
On a political level, Trump might get mileage on defending entitlement programs once again. But it’s a trap, and hopefully fewer will fall for it this time.Zeeshan Aleem is a writer and editor for MSNBC Daily. Previously, he worked at Vox, HuffPost and Politico, and he has also been published in, among other places, The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Nation, and The Intercept.
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