"As Trump rammed through his horrible bill, a humongous wealth transfer, he scoffed at those who suggested there was no virtue in hurting the most vulnerable to make the obscenely rich richer.... The Declaration of Independence aspired to equality while Trump's bill deepens our inequality. He wanted it rushed through for a flashy July 4 ceremony, so he could sign this dreckitude on the same day that our soaring origin statement was adopted.
"I asked (Ken) Burns if it was possible now to persuade anyone across the aisle of anything, or is everyone just howling in the storm? 'The best arguments in the world won't change a single person's point of view,' he said. 'The only thing that can do that is a good story. Good stories are a kind of benevolent Trojan horse.'"
Maureen Dowd, "Donald Trump" New York Times, July 5, 2025
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