If you buy a hotel, you need to sweep clean any presence of the prior owner. The clean sweep goes beyond just the uniforms and paperwork. Everything should have the name of the new owner. This is re-branding.
Trump knows branding. One of Trump’s famous maneuvers was to have his failed Taj Mahal casino carry only “Trump bottle water” in which he had a royalty. So, he was still making money as the casino went bankrupt.
A lot of non-partisan social programs have been eliminated because they had Obama’s name on them. Two examples below:
First example of Trump’s meanness and partisanship (even where it doesn’t exist) was the cancellation of the Let’s move program. It was started by Michelle Obama, aimed at combating child obesity and it couldn’t be more spot on. It promoted healthy diets and exercise for children. Who could argue with that! Obviously, Trump did not have to maintain vegetable gardens at the White House. But it was a terrible mean streak to end a program with such worthwhile objectives. See the “Let’s move” website now in the government archives.
The second act of meanness and ego, was the cancellation of the Harriet Tubman $20 bill, simply because this was proposed during the Obama years. It was really Jack Lew, the Secretary of the Treasury who made the decision to replace Andrew Jackson with Harriet Tubman, The Treasury Department didn’t outright cancel the Tubman bill, just postponed it to after 2028, pushing beyond Trump’s presidency. Andrew Jackson legacy was particularly controversial, particularly on his military action against American Indians. (see link). Harriet Tubman was a fantastic choice, a clear heroine in time of slavery.
Stay tuned,
Dave
Links:
Let’s Move (Eliminated by Donald Trump, website is no longer maintained. This is an archive copy, for historical purposes).
Harriet Tubman (Incredibly brave woman in a country which at that time was govern by white wealthy men)
Did not believe the Supreme Court to be the final arbiter of the Constitution. I guess that is why Trump doesn’t want Jackson gone from our currency.
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