I've now seen this devolution in argument a number of times. Here, Facebook, and Reddit
Trump Supporter: Look what Trump Did!
Answer: Obama Pressured Congress, the bill was passed in December
-Obama waited till he was on his way out so what's the point. He was ineffective.
Answer: Actually the legislation was drafted much earlier, but republicans didn't want to pass it. Obama used his office to raise the profile of the crisis to help convince Republicans to get on board.. Congress hands out Money, not the President
-So Obama fixed his own mistake in poisoning Flints water. A lot of good the EPA does.
Answer: Actually it was a Republican governor who assigned "emergency managers" to take over Flint. He superceded the democratically elected Mayor. The new managers shifted the water source from Detroit to the Flint Michigan. The EPA told them they needed corrosion controls, but the response was by the managers was there was no law requiring the controls. Flint was a financial disaster before, but the emergency managers came in and started doing whatever they wanted regardless of the outcome.
- So the EPA just let it happen.
Answer: The EPA escalated up the chain of command. The argument went on for six months, but they didn't hold press conferences with news organizations, which was probably their last option.
-Because the EPA is ineffective, and that's why it's funding should be cut! Totally Useless!
The final answer from Trump supporters is either a) you can't stop another Flint Water issue so just get rid of the EPA, or b)getting rid of all regulations will allow the free market to naturally fix the issues.
It's no longer possible to have rational discussions. Anything positive is directly attributed to Trump, and anything negative is the fault of Obama.