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>>Ozarki+(OP)
Genuine question: Of all the people to pardon, why him?

>>bb88+j7
Trump promised to do this at the Libertarian Party convention. This case is very important to the libertarian crowd. He is a martyr for many of their ideals. After Trump was so well received at the convention the LP, recently taken over by the right faction of the party, put forth a candidate specifically chosen to not get votes so that members would vote for Trump. Trump seems to be a man of his word.

>>macinj+Y8
> Trump seems to be a man of his word.

when there's political gain, sure

>>insane+lc
You may not like Trump but I remember he fulfilled or attempted to fulfill a lot of his campaign promises back in 2016 as well. Biden, the career politician, talked a lot about many things before election and then forgot about them after he was elected. For example, universal health care. Obama promised to enshrine a woman's right to abortion as law, and then when he had the House and Senate after he was elected, he said "it's not a priority for me." Then we lost Roe V Wade.

>>blindr+Sc
> universal health care

that was Obama - Biden never promised that

Biden delivered on the IRA and climate change bill.

Trump promised to "drain the swamp" and filled it instead. I can't think of any major campaign promise that he fulfilled - he didn't even build the wall (probably his main promise).

>>insane+Sl
that was Obama - Biden never promised that

https://jacobin.com/2022/08/joe-biden-public-option-health-c...

I can't think of any major campaign promise that he fulfilled

Renegotiate NAFTA

Lower Taxes

Move the US Embassy to Jerusalem

Nominate to the Supreme Court from the list he shared

Kill TPP

No Social Security Cuts

Take No Salary

Where he failed, it generally wasn't for trying, but because he was getting blocked by Congress, the courts, and the general bureaucracy. You only have to look at the last 48 hours to see a better prepared Trump committed to his promises.

>>WillPo+0q
I'm not sure "No Social Security Cuts" should count, because (1) he did try to cut it in his proposed 2020 budget, (2) he did nothing to try to address the shortfall that is expected in the social security trust fund around 2033, and (3) he said that if he was reelected in 2020 he would get rid of the payroll tax, which would have moved the depletion of the trust fund up to around 2026.