Trump’s appeal to enough disaffected Democratic, populist-oriented, blue-collar voters (formerly called “Reagan Democrats”) in a number of states, along with many populist Independents, provided a narrow margin to the GOP, producing a small Electoral College edge. A combined total of 108,573 voters in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan gave Trump with his small the Electoral College win. Without votes from those disaffected populists in those three states who believed Trump might represent their economic interests, Trump would have lost the Electoral College tally by 10.

Last year, Trump pledged to protect Medicare and Social Security and provide comprehensive quality healthcare. However, the Scam includes a $25 Billion cut in Medicare along with Affordable Care Act changes that will result in 13 million fewer insured Americans and premiums pushed up an extra 10%. And the Children’s Health Insurance Program has yet to be fully reenacted.

In 2016, Trump said he understood and had used all tax loopholes and that he’d close them; that he and his wealthy, elite friends would end up paying more taxes because they’d had all the breaks to this point. He said he’d bring huge tax cuts to “forgotten Americans” -- the middle class. But, in the Scam Bill, corporations got a huge 40% permanent tax break, while the middle class got small, temporary cuts so eventually they pay more taxes over time, not less. Meanwhile the Trump family stands to gain up to a billion dollars as do many of his friends. Hedge fund managers still have their loophole. By the end of ten years, everyone under $75,000 will be paying more taxes while 83% of the tax cuts go to the richest 1% -- to the “elite.” Trump’s “forgotten Americans” are still forgotten.