"If my memory serves me correctly, it was on Christmas Eve in 1992 that I found out there was no Santa Claus. I was a 10-year-old elementary school student in Austin, Texas, and although I had already debunked the existence of the Tooth Fairy and Easter Bunny, I had held onto Santa for as long as possible, apparently unready to relinquish my youth."
"Fast forward more than three decades, and many Americans are feeling similarly deceived this holiday season by another man in red MAGA red to be precise. As United States President Donald Trump nears the end of his first year back in office, he has neglected to deliver on pretty much all of his key promises aside from manic deportations, which have helped convert the country into a holly, jolly police state."
A childhood anecdote about discovering Santa Claus frames a broader claim that Americans feel deceived by unmet political promises. President Donald Trump has largely failed to deliver on key pledges during his return to office, while prioritizing aggressive deportations that critics say militarize domestic policy. Polling shows Trump's approval around 39 percent amid a surging cost-of-living crisis with rising food, rent, and electricity prices. A federal government shutdown threatened millions with lost income and increased unemployment to 4.6 percent, linked by economists to disturbances such as tariff-driven hiring pullbacks.
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