r/politics 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/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/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.