Every Accusation a Confession
Look Over There!
“Republicans warning that Communists are taking over the Democratic Party might first ask why their own administration is so eager to have the government acquire pieces of private companies.” - Government Ownership Stakes in Companies Becoming Routine Under Trump (cato.org/blog/ government-ownership-stakes-companies- becoming-routine-under-trump, July 30, 2026 Tad DeHaven) The federal government, starting in June 2025, began acting as regulator, customer, financier and shareholder of some 30 private companies to date including such companies as US Steel, MP Materials, Intel, Westinghouse, and Trilogy Materials to name a few; worth more than $27.6 billion of taxpayer dollars that Congress did not approve.
Acting as both a market regulator and major corporate shareholder creates severe conflict of interest and market distortion. “Do Republicans realize they’re doing socialism out in the open?” (LA Times, Aug 6, 2026) The Republican party has long accused the other side of what they are actually doing. It is time their base learned this. Every accusation is a confession.
Vickie Heather Plymouth, IL
