In America today we are nearer a final triumph over
poverty than in any land.
poverty than in any land.
— Herbert Hoover
We’re turning the corner. Look at this, it’s perfect.
— Donald Trump
In a campaign speech in October 1932, Herbert Hoover celebrated America's triumph over poverty, even though 15 million citizens were jobless and 1.2 million homeless.
In a campaign speech in October 2020, Donald Trump celebrated America's triumph over Covid-19, even though 12 million citizens were jobless, 34 million faced homelessness, and 225 thousand lay in fresh graves.
And Hoover's campaign slogan in 1932?
Nihil novi sub sole.
UPDATE, JANUARY 8, 2021: This week, Trump has joined Hoover in losing the presidency and both chambers of Congress. No president since Hoover has done that.
