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[–] Rapidcreek@lemmy.world 56 points 1 month ago

I like his line "If he was your Grandpa, you'd take away his keys"

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 56 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Alright. I'm starting to like this guy.

[–] BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 47 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I do feel surprised that Trump's comments on using the military against Americans isn't all over the news.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 31 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

the news is like 80% run by billionaires who want to pay less taxes. They didn't even drill him on any of the insane shit he's said when the last debate came up.

[–] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 7 points 4 weeks ago

It's Trump's schtick. He spews out a constant stream of nonsense. His supporters are conditioned to ignore it.

[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Because he says so much bat shit crazy things that none of them stick and the outrage just goes from 1 thing to another

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago

It's like a sewer backing up; you can't count the turds as fast as they fly out. For every one they scoop out they've got five more passing by unseen.

[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 42 points 1 month ago

There is nothing normal about the Nazi Trump.

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

But what about the economy

that trump left Biden

. What about MEEEEEEEEE.

  • 49% of the country literally right now.
[–] chaogomu@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Economic policy has a 3-4 year lag time until it's felt by the average citizen.

Biden has been picking up the pieces and putting the economy back together after the fiasco that was Trump. Just like Obama had to pick up the pieces after Bush, and Clinton had to after Reagan and Bush Sr.

To a lesser extent, Carter had to do the same, but Nixon and Ford didn't fuck the economy as hard as Reagan.

And if you go back a bit further, FDR pulled us out of the depression caused by Hoover, Coolidge and Harding.

The crash was due to the policy of Coolidge and Harding, but the depression, that was pure Hoover. He made a bad situation so much worse.

Kind of like Trump taking a pandemic, and making it worse.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Almost seems to be a pattern there, but I can't put my finger on it...

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

Neither can 49% of Americans!

[–] nifty@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Say this literally every time you have a chance, the data overwhelmingly show that Republicans are bad for the economy

https://washingtonmonthly.com/2024/03/01/democratic-presidents-have-better-economic-performance-than-republican-ones/

[–] DrMorose@lemmy.world 17 points 4 weeks ago

Being a vet myself I would HOPE that most commanders especially the Joint Chiefs would say no to that level of absurdity and bullshit. If it came down to it yes he could relieve commanders till he found someone to follow his orders, but if that happened I would almost assume a coup would take place because the CIC is trying to subvert the Constitution and every Service Member is charged with upholding said document.

Now getting a 3 letter agency to do it...is another matter entirely, but again any federal employee is sworn to uphold the Constitution and not the man. I just feel those 3 letters can be swayed a little bit easier.

[–] WrenFeathers@lemmy.world 10 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

The problem is, most people don’t think he’ll actually do it- because they have the attention span of goldfish.

The rest of us know full-well to assume he is dead serious.

[–] usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml 8 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

People forget that under Trump, he sent in unmarked federal officers who took protesters from the street without any named justification against state and local officals wishes

Last week [July, 2020], federal officers started cracking down on crowds gathering in the city against the wishes of state and local officials, drawing widespread criticism and legal challenges.

Federal officers in unmarked vehicles appeared to forcefully seize protesters from the streets and detain them without justification. They have also fired tear gas and less-lethal munitions into crowds of demonstrators.

[...]

The role of federal troops sent to Portland is the subject of intense speculation at the moment. Numerous widely-shared videos show troops in camouflaged combat-style uniform arresting protesters, transporting them away in apparently unmarked vehicles.

[...]

They belong to a new federal force created last month in an executive order signed by President Trump which tasks them to protect historic monuments, memorials, statues, and federal facilities.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53473732

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

He also had a goon squad execute a guy in the pcnw because the dude had shot a proud boy and then Trump later bragged about it.

[–] AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 1 points 4 weeks ago

Ah, yes, sending the military to fight against your citizens. Totally like June 4th, 1989. You know, the date where famously nothing happened. In fact, I don't even know why I brought up that date.