Let's talk about Trump cuts hitting non-government jobs....

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What is the overall focus of the episode on Trump’s cuts to non‑government jobs?

Belle of the Ranch 0:01

Well, howdy there internet people it spell again So today we're going to talk about Trump cuts hitting non government jobs. Well that didn't take long at all. Trump came out to say quote

How did Trump justify cutting projects that were never approved, according to his statements?

Belle of the Ranch 0:17

I'm allowed to cut things that never should have been approved in the first place, and I will probably do that. This week, Trump also said quote. We'd be laying off a lot of people that are going to be very affected. They're going to be Democrats. He also described the things he was cutting as the Democrats' favorite projects.

Which energy‑related grants and projects are being eliminated and in which states?

Belle of the Ranch 0:41

News has broke that Trump plans on scrapping seven point six billion in grants that were headed to support energy projects in sixteen states. All of those states voted against him in the last election. I'm sure that's just a coincidence. The Department of Energy said more than two hundred projects were terminated. Everything from battery plants, electric grid updates, carbon capture, and even hydrogen tech is on the chopping block. Reporting says that the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy played a part in the cuts. That would be the office that recently had the news about a list of words that were no longer acceptable to use. You know, terms like climate change. I'll put a link to the video in the description.

How many construction and renewable‑energy jobs are at risk because of the cuts?

Belle of the Ranch 1:33

The projects are in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico. New York. Oregon, Vermont, and Washington State. If you work in energy in those states, you might want to find out if the Republican Party just fired you. Governor Newsome indicated that including downstream effects. Two hundred thousand jobs are threatened. Just in California. A whole bunch of Republicans are about to learn that having a guy in the Oval Office that tries to pit Americans against each other and looks at things in terms of red states and blue states isn't going to shield them from the effects of horrible policies that destroy thousands of jobs.

Belle of the Ranch 2:33

These are construction jobs mostly. I'm sure they're all Democrats. If you lose your job due to this, it wasn't the illegals, it wasn't the Dems, it wasn't trans people. It was Trump.

Why does the host argue that Trump’s policies will ultimately hurt even his own supporters?

Belle of the Ranch 2:49

He fired you. And the Republicans in Congress that could have stopped it did nothing but watch as your livelihood was destroyed. The problem with maintaining influence by constantly dividing Americans against each other is that to maintain that influence, you eventually have to start dividing off people who were supporters of yours. Construction workers all over the country are about to find out what soybean farmers learned. Trump doesn't care about you. You're a bargaining chip. Maybe he'll throw you some scraps from the billionaire's table, like he's considering with them. But probably not. Construction workers aren't as visible. There won't be as much pressure. The economic stats from the job he cost you will be recorded in blue states, and even though he caused it, he'll blame the governor.

Belle of the Ranch 3:49

The billionaire celebrity, who I think is fundamentally disconnected from the interests and problems of most Americans. Never really cared about you. Or bringing back blue collar jobs. Anyway, it's just a thought. Y'all have a good day.

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