Another Fairy Tale Exposed

Arthur Solomon

So Trump got his victory, as he sees it, with the House finally attracting enough votes to repeal Obamacare. Not quite the entire story, but that doesn’t matter to The Donald. He never tells the entire story.

Chapter one of our story would begin with the lies told by the previous president about Obamacare.  “If you like your doctor you can keep your doctor." "If you like your insurance you can keep your insurance.”

The final chapters regarding the Affordable Care Act won't be known until the bill goes to the Senate, where changes will certainly be made before a House/Senate conference and then another vote by each chamber.

One thing is certain: another fairy tale has been exposed. Ever since Trump announced he was running for President, the mainstream media — both cable TV and print dailies — have been telling viewers and readers how Ivanka and Jared Trump will be a moderating influence regarding White House decisions. Instead, it seems first daughter Ivanka brought a moderating influence on the opposition media. (I guess attractiveness influences print reporters as much as it does hiring TV execs.)

The stories regarding a moderating influence the first daughter and first son-in-law have achieved might have been written by the brothers Grimm, fairly tales not to believed as reality.

If I was still an editor, I would stop surmising about this moderating influence Mr. and Ms. Kushner have on Trump and instruct reporters to stick to facts. And to the TV pundits, just shut up. You’ve caused enough damage by predicting for much more than a year that the Presidency was in the bag for Hillary, perhaps reducing voter turnout. (Despite Trump’s fairy tale claims, she didn’t lose by much in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin.)

And to all the people who depend on Medicaid, Obamacare and Planned Parenthood but stayed home instead of voting for Hillary because she wasn’t the most ideal candidate, a question: Are you happy now?

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Arthur Solomon was a senior VP at Burson-Marsteller. He now is a contributor to public relations and sports business publications, consults on PR projects and was on the Seoul Peace Prize nominating committee. He can be reached at [email protected].