#TrumpCheck - The Lies About Promises Made... Vs. Promises Kept

Happy Wednesday, Democrats. Welcome back to our #TrumpCheck series, the LACDP's weekly newsletter that holds the Trump administration accountable for its lies, deception, self-serving actions, and crimes.

Summer is in full swing, and so is the MAGA movement in Washington, unfortunately. It has been six months since Trump's 2025 inauguration, and we are starting to see the outcomes of some of his campaign & election "promises".

Let's unpack the lies about what he has and has not delivered on.

In February, Attorney General Pam Bondi said of the the client list of well-connected sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, "it is sitting on my desk right now." By March, the FBI seemed to be delaying the release of the list. When asked in March about the delay, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said "Everyone is working together as one unified team at the direction of President Trump. Any notion to the contrary is completely false."

FACT: The Department of Justice is now denying that any such list exists. When asked about plans to release the information, Trump said "are you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein? This guy's been talked about for years," inciting even dedicated MAGA supporters to question the actions of the Trump administration.

Trump campaigned heavily on the promise of improving the economy and lowering costs for consumers. “Prices will come down. You just watch: They’ll come down, and they’ll come down fast, not only with insurance, with everything,” he said at a North Carolina campaign rally in August 2024.

FACT: Trump's '90 Deals in 90 Days' declaration (which rings eerily of deal-making behind the scenes of 'The Celebrity Apprentice') is not only unobtainable; it has the potential to increase prices on consumer goods by at least 25% - 40% for even the smallest of the US trading partners. His tariff threats on 22 different countries would raise the prices of goods from those nations for American consumers, if they do not come to an agreement with Trump by his newly created August 1st deadline.

An article from the White House, published on March 4, 2025, is titled "President Trump is Protecting America’s Children." It cites Trump's dedication to "never stop fighting for [a child's] right to a healthy, productive upbringing and childhood."

FACT: Trump's Health and Human Services Secretary, RFK Jr., has been questioning the measles vaccine for years, with mixed messaging in recent months. New reports from the CDC show the highest rate of measles cases since 1992, with three deaths since January. Measles is most dangerous for children; two of the 2025 deaths were 'school-aged' kids.

Tragically, Trump's funding cuts to the National Weather Service (NWS) also likely contributed to the loss of life, including 36 children, in Texas due to flooding. The NWS was forced to fire nearly 600 workers due to Trump's funding cuts, including the warning coordination meteorologist at the NWS's Austin/San Antonio office.

It is abundantly clear that Trump is not a man who keeps his promises, especially when those promises do not directly benefit him or his bank account.

The first step in fighting back against the Trump administration is setting the record straight; correcting misinformation is a job for us all. If you had this email forwarded, you can sign up for the #TrumpCheck newsletter here.

Stay safe, stay strong, and keep up the good fight, Democrats.

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#TrumpCheck - The Lies About Trump's Ballroom

Welcome back to our #TrumpCheck series, the LACDP's weekly newsletter that holds the Trump administration accountable for its lies, deception, and self-serving actions.

The government has now been shut down for 30 days. That's 30 days that TSA employees and air traffic controllers have been working without pay. 30 days that members of the GOP-controlled Congress get paychecks to feed their families, unlike so many others.

However, this hasn't stopped the newest self-indulgent project in D.C., Trump has begun construction on a 90,000 sqft ballroom to replace the East Wing of the White House. For context, the White House itself is only 55,000 sqft.

If this doesn't strike enough of a 'Hunger Games Capitol' chord with you yet, EBT benefits are set to expire on November 1st, which will leave 1 in 8 Americans without food.

Read on as we unpack what's really going on in Washington, while Trump tries to build a new throne to look down on democracy from.

On July 31st, a statement from the White House lamented how "For 150 years, Presidents, Administrations, and White House Staff have longed for a large event space on the White House complex that can hold substantially more guests than currently allowed. President Donald J. Trump has expressed his commitment to solving this problem on behalf of future Administrations and the American people."

FACT: The 'American people' are NOT fans of this plan. New polling shows that 61% of Americans are against the plan to build the ballroom in the place of the East Wing, and almost two-thirds of Americans disapprove of how Trump is handling his job as President.

Last week, the White House released a fact sheet outlining details of the ballroom construction project, describing it as "a bold, necessary addition that echoes the storied history of improvements and additions from commanders-in-chief to keep the executive residence as a beacon of American excellence."

FACT: Nothing about the ballroom plan is in line with the construction history of the White House.

"All the changes after 1942 have been limited to the interior ... And the ones on the exterior either involved simple restoration or minor site additions like the tennis court and the pavilion, which are limited by their scope, size and visibility to have any negative impact on the historic building," said Priya Jain, the chair of the Society of Architectural Historians' Heritage Conservation Committee to NPR on October 22.

An October 20 Truth Social post from Trump praised that "I am honored to be the first President to finally get this much-needed project underway — with zero cost to the American Taxpayer! The White House Ballroom is being privately funded by many generous Patriots, Great American Companies, and, yours truly."

FACT: Senate Democrats are already launching probes into the cost, permitting, and funding of the ballroom.

Trump's tech buddies, including Amazon, Apple, Google, Lockheed Martin, and Meta, as well as international billionaires, have already made contributions to the new ballroom, raising questions about potential conflicts of interest or quid pro quos.

Trump has been focused on raising $300 million for his ego project, even as millions prepare to go hungry without food stamps.

This is NOT the America that Los Angeles believes in.

We need to fight back, and now is the time.

We all need to vote YES ON 50!

Voting is the #1 tool that Americans have against MAGA.

We all have the chance to vote 'yes' on Proposition 50, an anti-Trump proposition that allows California to combat Trump's takeover of Congress. Prop 50 evens the playing field and keeps power with the voters to decide what happens in the midterm elections.

So make your voting plan here, or fill out your mail-in ballots today!

The next step in standing up to the Trump administration is setting the record straight; correcting misinformation is a job for us all. If you had this email forwarded, you can sign up for the #TrumpCheck newsletter here.