During a speech earlier this week which has been regarded as disastrous - even by many who are politically aligned with MAGA - Trump clarified his vision of what the federal government takes care of, and what it does not. The speech was meant to address concerns about the unpopular war against Iran which Trump launched just weeks ago.
Here is the snippet that caught the attention of many people, and which seems like a glimpse into what Team Trump actually sees as the only real function of federal government:
“The United States can't take care of daycare… we’re fighting wars,” he said. “We can’t take care of daycare. You’ve got to let a state take care of daycare.”
While the remark initially referenced childcare, Trump quickly expanded the idea to include broader social programs. “Medicaid, Medicare, all these individual things… they can do it on a state basis,” he said. “You can't do it on a federal [level]. We have to take care of one thing: military protection—we have to guard the country.”
So, this seems to confirm many people's worst suspicions. When it comes to daycare of healthcare, or pretty much anything that benefits people and enhances their lives in a measurable way, there's never any money. When it comes to forever wars, and particularly those in the Middle East, there is always plenty of money for the asking. Also, based on other Trump White House policies, there is always plenty of money for tax cuts and incentives for the very wealthiest and most privileged Americans and massive corporations.
Oh, and by the way, Trump himself stands to strongly benefit by all of those tax cuts and benefits for the wealthiest, most privileged Americans. And apparently has already benefited from it. Not to mention all of the blatant levels of corruption which he and his family and, increasingly, MAGA politicians more generally seem to almost flaunt. Again, they are not going to any serious lengths to even attempt to hide any of this anymore, as evidenced by Trump's words in that speech earlier this week.
That's it. Not a difficult vision to comprehend.
Once again, they're not even trying to hide it anymore. This is what they appeared to believe in, but wouldn't say out loud, for decades now. But given the gullibility of at least 35% - 40% of the population - the Mindless MAGA Moron Cult, in other words - they sure seem comfortable just blatantly declaring this their policy these days. Trump outright said this, in a war to address the illegal and immoral and unpopular war with Iran which, I suspect, will soon be even more unpopular. The longer this war drags on, the more unpopular it is apt to be. And despite what they are claiming, I really do not believe that the Trump administration thought this through enough to have an actual exit strategy.
What times we live in.
Trump says Medicare and Medicaid may not survive as war spending takes priority Opinion by Lisa Lightner • April 2, 2026:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/trump-says-medicare-and-medicaid-may-not-survive-as-war-spending-takes-priority/ar-AA1ZZsz4?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=69c9e504a13e4481a387dd723954b131&cvpid=c647fbd2ee13462f81176321ec120ef4&ei=7
Trump says Medicare and Medicaid may not survive as war spending takes priority
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