r/politics • u/Quirkie The Netherlands • 1d ago

Soft Paywall Obama Breaks Silence on Trump’s ‘Unimaginable’ Presidency - “Imagine if I had done any of this,” the former two-term president said.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/obama-breaks-silence-on-trumps-unimaginable-presidency/
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u/dIO__OIb 1d ago edited 18h ago

where is the republican congress? they need to be held accountable. this is not just trump, the GOP handed over their power and are silent. The republican party just passed the biggest tax increase in decades and tanked our 401ks. they need to go down. //edit: me bad mobile type

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u/AlphaGoldblum 1d ago

The old Republican guard is dead and gone. Now it's either full loyalty to MAGA or leaving the party altogether.

Some Republicans are grumbling about tariffs, but they know actually doing anything about it will cause the party and Trump to turn on them like sharks smelling blood in the water.

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u/GoodIdea321 America 1d ago

Sounds like it's a good time for them to switch parties, and switch how they vote.

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u/LordBaileyGC 1d ago

No one is switching parties. Democrats are at an all time disapproval rating while Republicans are WAY up. Trump won by a landslide..

How did you like them gas prices under the failure Biden was? How about them food cost…

Give me a break.

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u/GoodIdea321 America 1d ago

We can discuss after you personally ask every eligible voter in America if they are switching parties.

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u/LordBaileyGC 1d ago

Orange man bad.. even though he won by a landslide and have massive approval ratings.

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u/GoodIdea321 America 1d ago

You should go to college to learn how to do propaganda better.

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u/LordBaileyGC 1d ago

Yeah that’s because college is where they teach it amongst other stupid political beliefs like communism.

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u/sonfoa 1d ago

You do realize Trump's economic policy has more in common with the Soviet Union than any president in the past fifty years?

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u/blowback 1d ago

At this point I believe the cult of MAGA has convinced itself that being like Russia is a good thing.

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u/GoodIdea321 America 1d ago

Let me know how you do in Communism 101.

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u/yhwhx 1d ago

Here in reality:

Trump only got 49.8% of the popular vote. Less than 50% is in no way a "landslide".

Trump stands at 42% approval and 56% disapproval which is not "massive approval ratings".

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u/68024 Colorado 1d ago

So is this "winning by a landslide" all that matters to you? Are sound economic policies not important? I've asked this before of Trump voters, is there ANYTHING you don't like about him? Because if there isn't, I think you should take a long hard look in the mirror.

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u/VanbyRiveronbucket 1d ago

Hey LORDBAILEYGC…. it wasn’t a landslide,… or are you gonna double down that it was, cause I would love to hear it.

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u/blowback 1d ago

Trump didn't win by a landslide, that is just propaganda for idiots. Gas prices under Biden weren't Biden's fault, but once again, idiots believe the propaganda. And food prices because of current Trump policies are going through the roof.

As a conservative I believed that strong measures are needed to bring down the deficit and trim government, but that is the only commonality I feel with MAGA. Trump wields a sledge hammer when a scalpel is needed, his appointments based on boot licking instead of skill and competence present dangers for our republic, his attacking of our allies is reprehensible and likely catastrophic in the short and long term, his ham-fisted solutions are harming this country, and his attacks on judges, lawyers, and firms simply for revenge and his self-serving tendencies often reek of corruption. There is nothing conservative about MAGA and MAGA and Trump are clearly harming America.

Hope you can break out of the cult one day, sincerely.