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Epoch Times
2 days ago
- Business
- Epoch Times
LIVE NOW: House Ways and Means Committee Holds Hearing on Economic Bill
The House Ways and Means Committee holds a hearing titled 'The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Delivering for the American Economy' at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, at 12 p.m. ET on July 26.
Yahoo
01-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Fact Check: Don't fall for video showing Ronald Reagan criticizing Democrats
Claim: A video authentically shows former U.S. President Ronald Reagan saying, "You ever notice how every time a Republican takes office, the Democrats start acting like it's the end of the world? I mean the minute we cut taxes or trim the budget, they start screaming that the sky is falling." Rating: Context: While the video is manipulated and Reagan did not use those exact words, he did express similar sentiments about Democrats in other speeches. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library told us Reagan had never made such a speech. In late June 2025, a widely shared video purported to show former U.S. President Ronald Reagan criticizing Democrats. The video, which spread on YouTube and Instagram (archived), shows the Republican stating: "You ever notice how every time a Republican takes office, the Democrats start acting like it's the end of the world? I mean the minute we cut taxes or trim the budget, they start screaming that the sky is falling." Snopes readers also searched our site for evidence that Reagan made the above comments in reference to Democrats. The full video can be seen below: We found no evidence that Reagan ever said those exact words. We also found the video was heavily manipulated and AI-generated. As such, we rate this video as fake. A spokesperson from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library told Snopes over email: "The video of President Reagan appears to have been manipulated and the speech is not a speech that President Reagan ever gave." We have reproduced the full text from the video below: You ever notice how every time a Republican takes office, the Democrats start acting like it's the end of the world? I mean the minute we cut taxes or trim the budget, they start screaming that the sky is falling. Now don't get me wrong: I admire their consistency. If the stock market surges they say it's just helping the rich. And if it crashes they say, "Yup, that's what happens under Republican leadership." And don't even get me started on foreign policy. A Republican president could be shaking hands with world leaders and signing peace deals and they'd say, "It must be appeasement." But the minute there's tension overseas, they rush to the nearest camera like it's Black Friday saying, "See! We told you the world would catch fire if he was in charge!" Now, I've always said it's fine to disagree on policy, that's democracy. But if your best shot at winning is hoping the American people lose, well, maybe you're in the wrong country. We looked up numerous sections of the above text in the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library archives as well as the National Archives. We found no evidence of Reagan making the exact statement as presented in the video. The video is clearly manipulated and AI-generated. The movement of Reagan's lips often does not match his speech, and his lips also appear to blur and pause at times. The footage is interrupted and cut at various moments in the middle of his speech. However, Reagan expressed similar sentiments about Democrats. In a 1964 speech, while expressing support for Barry Goldwater, the Republican nominee for president at the time, Reagan criticized Democrats. He made a number of similar comparisons between the Democrats and the Republicans on a range of issues highlighted in the above quote. He said (emphasis ours): This is the issue of this election: Whether we believe in our capacity for self-government or whether we abandon the American revolution and confess that a little intellectual elite in a far-distant capitol can plan our lives for us better than we can plan them ourselves. You and I are told increasingly we have to choose between a left or right. Well I'd like to suggest there is no such thing as a left or right. There's only an up or down — [up] man's old-aged dream, the ultimate in individual freedom consistent with law and order, or down to the ant heap of totalitarianism. And regardless of their sincerity, their humanitarian motives, those who would trade our freedom for security have embarked on this downward course. […] Not too long ago, a judge called me here in Los Angeles. He told me of a young woman who'd come before him for a divorce. She had six children, was pregnant with her seventh. Under his questioning, she revealed her husband was a laborer earning 250 dollars a month. She wanted a divorce to get an 80 dollar raise. She's eligible for 330 dollars a month in the Aid to Dependent Children Program. She got the idea from two women in her neighborhood who'd already done that very thing. Yet anytime you and I question the schemes of the do-gooders, we're denounced as being against their humanitarian goals. They say we're always "against" things — we're never "for" anything. Well, the trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so. In 1981, while speaking at a convention for Republican women, Reagan — at that point the president — addressed criticism he faced for his "economic recovery package" including government spending and tax cuts. He said (emphasis ours): I'm as convinced today as I was when we introduced the package that this economic plan is as good as money in the bank, and if I were a betting man, I would wager the rent money on it. Now, I've listened to those Chicken Littles who proclaim the sky is falling and those others who recklessly play on high interest rates for their own narrow political purpose. But this concern about a plan not even in effect yet is nothing more than false labor. We have previously covered quotations attributed to Reagan, including when he said, "We should measure welfare's success by how many people leave welfare, not by how many are added." "A Time for Choosing Speech, October 27, 1964." Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Accessed 1 July 2025. "Remarks in Denver, Colorado, at the Biennial Convention of the National Federation of Republican Women." Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Accessed 1 July 2025. Wazer, Caroline. "Reagan Once Said, 'We Should Measure Welfare's Success by How Many People Leave Welfare'?" Snopes, 19 Jan. 2025, Accessed 1 July 2025.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump Says Qatar Gift Is OK Because Reagan Did It Too (He Didn't)
Donald Trump is trying to claim Qatar's luxury plane 'gift' to him isn't a big deal because Ronald Reagan did the same thing. 'I think this was just a gesture of good faith, and, uh, I don't get it,' Trump told reporters Monday at the White House regarding backlash over what suspiciously looks like a bribe. 'Someday, it'll be like Ronald Reagan, they decommission them, you know, they get to a certain age, they decommission 'em. It'll go to my library. They're talking about going to my library in years out,' Trump added, saying that he wouldn't be using the jet after he leaves office. There is an Air Force One jet at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, California. But it was used by seven presidents from 1973 to 2001 before being donated to the library in 2004. Reagan left office in 1989 after two terms as president, and passed away two months before the plane arrived at his library. When does Trump plan to receive the jet, and when does he plan to have it 'decommissioned' and sent to his future presidential library, wherever that may be? The plane gift is not only receiving criticism from Democrats and Trump's usual critics but even his far-right allies, as a foreign government making such a large donation smacks of corruption. It also isn't a good look for the primary mode of transportation of the president of the United States to come from a foreign country, given potential surveillance concerns. No matter how much Trump tries to deflect, receiving a luxury plane from Qatar looks very much like a bribe, especially since the Trump family business struck a deal late last month to build a luxury golf resort in Qatar. But Trump hasn't shied away from unethical behavior in his second term, especially when there's money involved.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Secretary of Energy Chris Wright to keynote Reagan National Economic Forum
The inaugural Reagan National Economic Forum will advance President Reagan's vision of a strong and prosperous economy for all Americans WASHINGTON, May 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute today announced United States Secretary of Energy Chris Wright will be a keynote speaker at the inaugural Reagan National Economic Forum (RNEF), held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, on May 29-30, 2025. "We are honored to welcome Secretary Wright to the Reagan National Economic Forum," said Roger Zakheim, Director of the Ronald Reagan Institute. "His insights into America's energy future, and how it intersects with global markets, innovation, and national security, will be invaluable to the conversation." The Reagan National Economic Forum will carry forward President Reagan's enduring belief in the power of the free market and individual opportunity to drive national prosperity. The forum will bring together a bipartisan mix of leaders from the private sector, government, and academia to tackle the complex economic challenges facing the country and identify bold, forward-looking solutions for long-term growth. "President Reagan believed in the power of innovation, free enterprise, and the American spirit to fuel economic growth and opportunity for all," said David Trulio, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute. "The Reagan National Economic Forum draws on his vision as we address today's challenges and opportunities, and in that context, we are honored to host a key leader such as Secretary Wright, who is actively shaping America's energy and economic future." Wright joins a distinguished lineup of speakers, including Andreessen Horowitz Co-Founder and General Partner Marc Andreessen, JPMorganChase Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon, and the Hon. Paul Ryan, Partner, Solamere Capital and former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. A full list of speakers and panel topics can be found here. Attendance at RNEF is by invitation only. Media who wish to attend must request credentials here and a member of the media relations team will follow up to confirm credentials. What: Reagan National Economic Forum Who: C-suite leaders, founders, investors, Members of Congress, executive branch officials, current and former policymakers, regulators, scholars, and members of the press When: Thursday-Friday, May 29-30, 2025 Where: Ronald Reagan Presidential Library40 Presidential DriveSimi Valley, CA 93065 Mission: To advance – through bipartisan engagement by top leaders – economic, fiscal, and monetary policies that will sustain and strengthen American opportunity, innovation, and prosperity in the context of fierce global competition, threats to America's national security, and significant domestic challenges. For more information, visit or follow @ReaganInstitute. About the Reagan Foundation and Institute The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute (RRPFI) is the sole nonprofit organization created by President Reagan charged with advancing his legacy and principles –individual liberty, economic opportunity, freedom and democracy, peace through strength, and national pride. A globally recognized nonpartisan organization based in Simi Valley, CA, with a leading policy institute in Washington, DC, RRPFI delivers impactful public affairs programming, policy convenings and projects of national and international significance, and distinctive educational initiatives. In addition, RRPFI sustains the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, the largest and most visited presidential library, which routinely hosts major special exhibitions. An hour from Los Angeles International Airport, RRPFI's Simi Valley campus sits on 400 acres, serves as the final resting place of America's 40th President and former First Lady Nancy Reagan, displays a chunk of the Berlin Wall, and houses the plane President Reagan flew on as Air Force One to 26 countries. Onsite are the Reagan Center for Public Affairs, Presidential Learning Center, Air Force One Pavilion, and the Reagan Leadership Academy. More information is available at Contact:Kelsey Koberg BeymerBeymer@ View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute
