I had other things I wanted to discuss today. I may still do it, but it is 9/11 and this is “topical.”
The US Treasury Dept. has siphoned off (read: stolen) almost $4 million from the FDNY World Trade Center Health Program. Reportedly, the stolen money is being used to pay off the Medicare debt of other NYC entities. The debt being paid off starts with fiscal year 2016. That means some people will try and pin this on the Obama administration, however, as we all know, payments from one year are made the next year. So, this would have begun during the Trump administration.
Regardless of what administration is doing this, it is an abomination to those men and women who ran into the danger on that fateful day. I have no doubt that those who blindly follow Trump will find a way to excuse his actions and find a way to blame Obama, claiming that this started at the end of his administration. It didn’t, but these people don’t seem to care about facts. That level of mental gymnastics are all too common to explain away the criminality of Trump’s actions.
Need I remind everyone that Trump bragged about having the tallest building in NYC after the twin Towers fell. This is not a man who cares about anyone but himself. Can someone please call Jon Stewart?