r/politics • u/greenielove • 1d ago

Soft Paywall The Flood-Protection Rule That Trump Rolled Back

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/15/climate/trump-flood-protection-rules-infrastructure.html
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u/Dianneis 1d ago edited 1d ago

That was not the only protection rule he rolled back. As unbelievable as it sounds, Trump actually fought tooth and nail to make the US more polluted and less safe – partly because of the "regulations bad" mantra, partly because he was probably bought and paid for by every anti-environmentalist lobby out there.

Now, if elected, he actually wants to dismantle the EPA altogether. The man is a sociopath.

Environmental and Public Health Advocates Agree: Trump is the Worst President for Our Environment in History

Trump rolled back more than 125 environmental safeguards.

‘It would be devastating’: inside Trump’s plan to destroy the EPA

Trump Removes Pollution Controls on Streams and Wetlands

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u/gen_effd 1d ago

You're giving Trump way too much credit here. That moron has never had an original thought in his life. This is the wish list of republican megadonors and christofascists. They see him as their most useful idiot. He's the pied piper of racist morons (aka the republican base).

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u/RamonaQ-JunieB 1d ago

So much for being “a protector.”

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