How Donald Trump’s broken promises failed Ohio | Anywhere but Washington

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Published 2020-10-21
After winning the 2016 election, Donald Trump promised to deliver new jobs and economic prosperity to Youngstown, Ohio, a city suffering from decades of decline. But four years on those promises never manifested. Oliver Laughland and Tom Silverstone meet residents who lost their jobs and had their families split by economic necessity, and witness how the demise of the city’s only newspaper made it harder to hold politicians accountable for their failures

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All Comments (21)
  • Reporter: “what has change” Interviewer: close your eyes, what do you see exactly nothing” man that hit
  • @VivalaryMan
    That woman basically just called herself stupid and I don't even think she noticed 😃
  • @AM-yi4dd
    That lady said that she doesn’t care if she has to pay more taxes than Trump 🤦🏻 as an American this is depressing and embarrassing
  • @kayrose6670
    "8 years of Obama didn't give us no jobs" well neither has 4 years of trump so
  • “Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat, but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.” ― John Steinbeck
  • @IOS336
    😞 America is a country in decline and when you’re in decline you blame the poor, immigrants and minorities.
  • @chrisbacos
    I saw the Veterans for Trump sign. Myself being a US Navy veteran how on earth can any of my cohorts support this cowardly draft dodger who disrespects those who have served and died in combat?
  • @michelelou2598
    The women who doesn’t care about inequality is a real gem.
  • @gayleralan
    If she lost her job they would have had half a million in medical debt. WTF America
  • @mijreed
    —If you could reason with a Trump supporter, they wouldn’t be Trump supporters— ..
  • @pureounce.9184
    How people knowingly and willingly vote against their own interests, truly takes the breath away.
  • @renee3356
    TO EVERYONE READING THIS: the "I don't care" woman's vote counts the same as anyone else's. GO OUT AND VOTE!!!!!!!
  • @MsLeonor1968
    It’s astounding that so many people still believe ignorance is bliss. They’ll soon receive their rude awakenings.
  • @alextran8188
    @7:38 "I didn't think this was gonna be a political event" well I mean you're a congressman and in politics, what did you expect?!
  • @mijreed
    "It's easier to con someone, then to get someone to admit they've been conned." -- many of these people are the definitions of this quote.
  • @francescoalmare
    The journalist: “Trump has payed less taxes than you. That’s the definition of inequality.” Old lady: “WELL, I don’t care!” Me: 👁👄👁🤜🏻
  • That ignorant woman's comment is the main reason why we need to get rid of the electoral college