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Democrats campaigned on affordability. It took two hours to show it was a lie, and they just want to investigate Trump

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Tremoglie, C. (2026, November 4). Democrats campaigned on affordability. It took two hours to show it was a lie, and they just want to investigate Trump. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/4791888/democrats-campaigned-affordability-investigate-trump/

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Washington Examiner · collected 2026-11-04 · by Christopher Tremoglie

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The article argues that Democrats have revealed their true intentions by prioritizing investigations into Trump administration officials over addressing issues like affordability once election results were clear. It cites specific examples from Democratic representatives and senators who campaigned on promises to tackle the "affordability crisis" but instead immediately called for subpoenas and legal action against former officials. The piece concludes that these actions show a disconnect between campaign rhetoric and post-election priorities, suggesting voters have been misled again by Democrats' political strategy.
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On November 4, 2026, Democrats' true intentions were exposed as soon as election results started coming in, according to the Washington Examiner. Despite campaigning on issues like affordability and helping families, several Democratic representatives immediately called for investigations into officials from the Trump administration once their political victory became apparent. Representative Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ) exemplified this shift by calling for War Secretary Pete Hegseth's impeachment on her social media at 2:27 a.m., just hours after voting had concluded, while previously discussing affordability issues in September. This rapid change from campaign promises to calls for investigations highlights the perceived manipulation of voters' concerns to gain political power.

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Christopher Tremoglie
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🔮 Our thank you will come in January — with subpoenas.”
🔮 It was an example of the planned hostilities the Left will engage in should Tuesday’s elections not produce its desired outcome.
🔮 Tucker Carlson issued a dire warning on Sunday night, claiming that the United States could be only days away from launching a nuclear strike on Iran.
🔮 So I went undercover, using an alias, dressed up as a left-wing activist (or as close to one as I could envision, anyway), and infiltrated them both.
🔮 He allegedly went so far as to tell a black female police officer that if she had been the one who responded, he wouldn’t have shot her and instead “would have just had a conversation.”
🔮 She will officially receive the award at a ceremony on Dec. 10.
🔮 She will officially receive the award at a ceremony on Dec. 10.
🔮 “One is that crude oil exploration and extraction have been hindered, tightening the overall crude oil market relative to what it would have been.
🔮 It is, objectively, everything any citizen of this country could ever ask for from a president.
🔮 “Before they put you on the field, teams poke, prod, and examine you, searching for any defect that might affect your performance.
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Topics

American Americans Democratic Democrats War

Subjects

Trump PERSON · 7× Democrats NORP · 5× American NORP · 3× Ansari PERSON · 3× Noem PERSON · 2× Democratic NORP · 1× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× Pete Hegseth PERSON · 1× War ORG · 1× Yassamin Ansari PERSON · 1×

Narrative

The famous California stuntman, whose notable roles include acting as if he was physically assaulted by security guards while disrupting a press conference of Noem’s, also campaigned on affordability, yet made no mention of it on Tuesday night.
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🔮 Our thank you will come in January — with subpoenas.”

Claims (34 extracted, 0 hedged)

All the votes haven’t even been counted yet, and the Democrats have revealed their true colors to the people. asserted
Democrats → count → people
They’re not interested in helping the nation’s families. asserted
They → ’re → families
All they want to do is hold numerous show trials and investigate officials from the Trump administration. asserted
they → want → administration
Several Democrats admitted as much on Tuesday evening while votes were still being counted from Tuesday’s election. asserted
votes → admit → election
The Democratic political machine once again duped the American voter. asserted
machine → dupe → voter
To people’s faces, they promised their priority was helping them. asserted
priority → promise → them
It was, in reality, a ruse designed to manipulate them just to obtain political power. asserted
It → design → power
Sadly, voters fell for it once again. asserted
voters → fall → it
Consider some of their own remarks on Tuesday night, while their political victory was in hand but the votes were still being counted. asserted
votes → consider → hand
At 2:27 a.m., Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ) posted on her social media calling for the impeachment of War Secretary Pete Hegseth. asserted
Ansari → post → Hegseth
Yet, on Sept. 16, at a press conference outside the Capitol with other Democrats, Ansari spoke of the “affordability crisis” brought on by President Donald Trump. asserted
Ansari → speak → Trump
“We are in the midst of a historic Trump affordability crisis,” Ansari said. asserted
Ansari → say → crisis
“Under Trump, American families have had to spend an additional $4,200 on everyday goods and services” (without explaining how she arrived at this figure). asserted
she → have → figure
At 11:32 p.m., she posted, “Thank you, Mr. President. asserted
she → post → you
Our thank you will come in January — with subpoenas.” asserted
thank → come → subpoenas
Care to guess the number of social media posts Ansari made about ushering in an era of affordability for Americans? asserted
Ansari → care → Americans
A staunch radical leftist, she, too, campaigned on affordability. asserted
she → campaign → affordability
She made numerous declarations about people needing help and constantly blasted Trump for the affordability crisis. asserted
She → make → crisis
At 10:36 p.m., Ramirez posted, “Noem. asserted
Ramirez → post → p.m.
Markwayne, Miller, Homan, Bovino, what’s up? asserted
what → ’ → ?
As for the number of posts she made regarding the affordability crisis supposedly plaguing the public? asserted
she → make → public
The publicly stated desire to usher in an era of legal retribution against Trump administration officials was a recurring theme on social media throughout Tuesday night. asserted
desire → state → night
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) posted “Subpoenas” on X at 11:04 p.m. asserted
Wyden → post → X
He made zero remarks, comments, or posts about affordability. asserted
He → make → affordability
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) posted “LAWYER UP” on his X account and then pinned it to his newsfeed. asserted
Garcia → post → newsfeed
Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) quoted a comment from former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and also tagged former Trump adviser Corey Lewandowski, with the following message: “Want to say that under oath?” asserted
Hassan → quote → oath
Meanwhile, Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) made a more climate-friendly statement, teasing that “they are going to plant new forests for all of the subpoenas we’ll be printing.” asserted
we → make → subpoenas
However, apparently, none of those trees being used for paper will be for bills to solve the affordability crisis, at least not based on Markey’s X feed, where he made no mention of affordability. asserted
he → use → affordability
Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) posted “T-MINUS 61 DAYS TO ACCOUNTABILITY” at 11:21 p.m. asserted
Padilla → post → p.m.
The famous California stuntman, whose notable roles include acting as if he was physically assaulted by security guards while disrupting a press conference of Noem’s, also campaigned on affordability, yet made no mention of it on Tuesday night. asserted
he → include → night
Their existence is predicated on their extreme thirst for political power, and they will resort to whatever totalitarian tactics they can deploy to quench it. asserted
they → predicate → it
They will once again weaponize the justice system, seek to eliminate political dissent, and continue to obstruct and disrupt the Trump administration. asserted
They → weaponize → administration
The disappointing part is that voters fell for it, after witnessing everything Democrats did under the Obama and Biden administrations. asserted
Democrats → fall → administrations
What will it take for the American voter to stop being duped by Democrats? asserted
voter → take → Democrats
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