Energy & Environment

Written by Isaac Orr | November 29, 2020

In the Tank: Liberals Ungrateful Under the Trump Administration

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal and Jim Lakely are joined by Isaac Orr for episode 271 of the In The Tank Podcast. With Thanksgiving upon us, it is a good time to reflect on things we are grateful for. The In The Tank crew discusses some of the policy accomplishments they are thankful for that occurred during Donald Trump’s first term as president. They also talk about why liberals have been nothing but ungrateful during the past four years.

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