First Step

45* crows about moving on Criminal Justice Reform - signing the First Step Act, and parading Kim and Kanye through the White House to celebrate. But then, of course, he doesn't follow thru, making sure the thing is funded.

And at this point - of course again - we have to consider the probability that the funding is being withheld on purpose. He wanted the optics. He wanted nothing but the appearance of being the guy who helps all those unfortunates and blah blah blah.

It was just an episode on the little reality TV show that he runs in his head.

My suspicion is that the Prisons-For-Profit guys got in his ear, reminding him that their campaign contributions might have to diminish if the program ends up costing them money.

And it becomes nothing but another cheap paint job.