PJ Media
Tyler O'Neil
Dec. 14, 2017
On Thursday, President Donald Trump celebrated his administration's dedication to cutting government regulations, with a ceremony where he physically cut a huge strand of red tape. Corny, but impressive nonetheless.
"This excessive regulation does not just threaten our economy, it threatens our entire Constitution. And it does nothing, other than delay and cost much more," President Trump declared. On the campaign trail, Trump had promised that for every new regulation, he would cut two old ones. On Thursday, he announced his administration had overshot that goal — annihilating 22 regulations for every new one.
In a statement that would make every small-government conservative glow with pride, the president declared, "Congress has abandoned much of its responsibility to legislate, and has instead given unelected regulators extraordinary power to control the lives of others."
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