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kentuck

(111,705 posts)
Wed Jan 31, 2024, 10:56 AM Jan 2024

Why the Trump Presidency sucked?

To listen to his cult supporters, it was the greatest presidency of all time. The greatest economy. The greatest everything.

The truth is: it was none of those.

It sucked because it divided this country moreso than any time since the Civil War, moreso than the Vietnam War.

It worked more for the interests of Vladimir Putin than it did for our own country.

It ridiculed and badmouthed our allies and kissed up to dictators. That is not America.

It divided friends and families and appealed to the lowest common denominator.

It promoted hatred of those different from us.

It was a shitstain of a presidency.

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Walleye

(32,746 posts)
1. Dividing friends and family is one of the most egregious result of the Trump administration. Maga never talk about it
Wed Jan 31, 2024, 11:02 AM
Jan 2024

walkingman

(8,002 posts)
2. It was and continues to be chaos every day.
Wed Jan 31, 2024, 11:07 AM
Jan 2024

I want nothing to do with organized religion.

I question if our justice system is capable of dealing with the overlords.

I have never seen so much obvious mental illness.

I'm not sure we can recover from this.

Emile

(26,135 posts)
3. Two years into his 4 year term he destroyed the economy.
Wed Jan 31, 2024, 11:11 AM
Jan 2024

Over a million Americans died of his handling of Covid. He couldn't even get funding for his stupid border wall when republicans had the majority of all three branches of government. The guy was impeached not once, but twice. He was and will go down in history as the worst American president ever!

Johonny

(21,431 posts)
5. He tore up the Iran deal, he passed on the climate deal
Wed Jan 31, 2024, 01:00 PM
Jan 2024

He tried to liquidate NATO, he let many Russian weapon treaties sunset, he legitimized the North Korean leader, he did nothing to help Canadian, Cuban, Mexican relations and a lot to worsen them . . . He was the worst foreign policy president in modern history. Possibly history. It's a nightmare of laziness and capitulation.

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