Why Believe Them?

Late last week I heard news the Trump administration was reversing course on two high-profile bad decisions: revocation of thousands of student visas and defunding of the long-term Women’s Health Initiative study.

This would be good news, obviously. If it's actually true.

At this point I don't know why any of us should believe the leaders of our federal government when they claim anything. They've declared other canceled programs uncanceled in the past, and it wasn't true. PEPFARS funding, anyone?

So why should these examples be any more true?

Don't believe it until the money is in a bank (and preferably transferred to a different bank the feds don't have access to... if that's even possible) and every student has their visa back.

Trump's people are arresting and jailing judges. They lie with impunity. They know they can make a story go away for at least a while and muddy the waters by saying they've reversed on an unpopular issue.

Don't believe them.