Trump
is acting like a dictator. Unilaterally freezing funds allocated by Congress or shutting down agencies created by Congress is acting like a dictator. Only allowing friendly media to cover the POTUS is acting like a dictator. Destroying America? He’s purposely crashing the economy my right in front of our faces.
I’ll provide something “of substance” to complain about—Trump defying a court order to not deport people under the Alien Enemies Act. Trump did it anyway, sarcastically tweeting “Too Late!”
Now, the White House is trying to pretend they complied the whole time:
While the White House insists it has complied with a recent court order temporarily blocking the president from invoking a rarely used wartime authority, ABC News' review of flight data and court documents suggests the Trump administration ignored the court's ruling. The dispute came after...
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Each of these things—each salute, each “joke,” each defied court order—is a thermometer up America’s ass. He’s taking the temperature to see what we’ll accept and what we won’t.
If the People took to the streets with torches and pitchforks and Congress was in an uproar, he’d back off. When that doesn’t happen, expect him to defy another judge’s order before too long. Maybe he’ll make an excuse again, like the judge was so radical and unconstitutional he “had” to defy it or some flimsy excuse… but once it’s clear that Americans will accept it, defying court orders will become routine.
Let’s just keep our eye on that and see what happens.