A Report Card On The Trump Administration

[NuffSaid]

Gas is still high, prices are high.
Ukraine and Russia are still fighting.

F-

 

[Sandy Shanks]

Screw Congress. Screw the Supreme Court. Screw the Constitution. Unbelievable, but true, this is what the majority of Americans wanted.

They don't even know what they did. Note their silence on this thread.

Trump issued an executive order that violates our Constitution while Republicans continue their silence.

NBC reports, "Trump will end birthright citizenship, the right of children born in the U.S. to claim citizenship regardless of their parents' immigration status.

"Birthright citizenship has been understood to be required under the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which states: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States.”

"To change the Constitution would require approval from two-thirds of Congress and ratification by three-quarters of states, an extremely high bar. Democrats and some legal groups have vowed to challenge in court any Trump attempt to do away with birthright citizenship."

The point is this. What other parts of the Constitution does Trump not like? What laws doesn't he like? Does anyone seriously think this will end with birthright citizenship?

Why do Republicans support authoritarianism?

 

[Sandy Shanks]

Gas is still high, prices are high.
Ukraine and Russia are still fighting.

This is a response from a typical Republican.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

Screw Congress. Screw the Supreme Court. Screw the Constitution. Unbelievable, but true, this is what the majority of Americans wanted.

They don't even know what they did. Note their silence on this thread.

Screw climate control!

CNN reports, "President Donald Trump signed executive actions Monday and cemented his intent to double down on fossil fuels and reverse America’s progress on climate change and clean energy, including signing orders to pull United States out of the Paris climate agreement.

"Trump’s day-one actions come as climate change-fueled fires ravage Southern California, following the globe’s hottest year on record during which two major hurricanes – Helene and Milton – devastated the Southeast."

"President Trump famously declared during his 2016 campaign that he loved the “poorly educated” because rural voters with lower levels of schooling delivered an overwhelming share of votes to him," the conservative Washington Times."

Only the poorly educated would agree with Trump. Note their silence on the issues. Their forte is cracking jokes.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

The biggest problem with the convicted felon in the Oval office is he can't be trusted. Trump is a prolific liar who fantasizes to prove a point. Fact checking his statements is a full-time job.

Then there is this,

The Hill reports, "President Trump pardoned nearly all Jan. 6 defendants on Monday, making good on a long-standing campaign promise just hours into his second presidency.

"He briefly said Monday night that he granted roughly 1,500 “full, complete and unconditional pardons” for rioters charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. There have been 1,583 total defendants charged."

Good Lord! This is just the first day.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

Good Lord! This is just the first day.

We have all seen the videos of the ransacking of our capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, the horrible destruction, the right wing extremist mob loyal to Trump attacking police, cries of "Hang Mike Pence, and lawmakers fleeing for their lives or in hiding.

On that fateful day Trump gave the right wing mob his orders!

“We fight like hell and if you don’t fight like hell, you’re not going to have a country anymore.”
"Now it is up to Congress to confront this egregious assault on our democracy. And after this, we’re going to walk down, and I’ll be there with you. We are going to try and give them the kind of pride and boldness that they need to take back our country.”
********************************************************************************************************************Donald J. Trump, Jan. 6, 2021

Within 36 hours, six people died: one was shot by Capitol Police, another died of a drug overdose, three died of natural causes, and a police officer died after being assaulted by rioters. Many people were injured, including 174 police officers.

ABC reports, "Enrique Tarrio, the former head of the Proud Boys, and Stewart Rhodes, the head of the Oath Keepers, were released Tuesday from prison following President Donald Trump's sweeping pardon of those convicted in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

"They were serving 22- and 18-year sentences, respectively, for their roles in the riot.

"A federal judge sentenced Rhodes in May 2023 after he was convicted of seditious conspiracy the year prior for his and his group's role in the riot. The Oath Keepers had stockpiled weapons at a D.C. hotel and organized the attack, according to prosecutors."

Through it all, Republicans, responsible for a convicted felon becoming our President, continue their silence.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

On that fateful day Trump gave the right wing mob his orders!
“We fight like hell and if you don’t fight like hell, you’re not going to have a country anymore.”
"Now it is up to Congress to confront this egregious assault on our democracy. And after this, we’re going to walk down, and I’ll be there with you. We are going to try and give them the kind of pride and boldness that they need to take back our country.”
********************************************************************************************************************Donald J. Trump, Jan. 6, 2021
Within 36 hours, six people died: one was shot by Capitol Police, another died of a drug overdose, three died of natural causes, and a police officer died after being assaulted by rioters. Many people were injured, including 174 police officers.

Why is it we have not heard from Republicans on this matter

With some minor exceptions, we have not heard from Senate Republicans. We have not heard from the Speaker of the House, and House Republicans largely remain silent.

The forum's Republicans have not said a thing.

Republicans are responsible for the pardoning of convicted felons who ransacked our capitol and attacked the police, and they say nothing! They do not even try to justify the pardons.

Conclusion: The pardons never should have happened and they know it. The Republican President is out of control, and Republicans know that, too.

Embarrassed by their vote, the forum's Republicans will continue their silence.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

Is the Supreme Court siding with the former President?​

The Supreme Court gave this man immunity from prosecution, and now Trump is taking out his revenge on prosecutors.

CNN reports, "New leaders at the Justice Department, which has been a center of President Donald Trump’s ire because of its two criminal cases filed against him, have moved quickly to reassign at least 20 career officials, effectively sidelining them from senior-level positions where they’ve worked for years, according to multiple sources briefed on the changes.

"There has also been a shake-up at key US attorney offices in New York and Washington, DC.

"Those who have been sidelined at the DOJ headquarters in Washington include senior lawyers in the criminal division as well as the national security division, which in the past has been insulated from shifting political winds, and prosecutors who work on international affairs, which handles extraditions and immigration matters, the sources said."

 

[Sandy Shanks]

Federal judges, six of them on the Supreme Court, are protecting a convicted felon who is now exacting his revenge on the judicial system.

That's crazy!

ABC reports, "The federal judge who oversaw Donald Trump's classified documents case has blocked the Department of Justice from sharing special counsel Jack Smith's final report on his probe with select members of Congress.

"Judge Aileen Cannon, in an order issued one day after Trump's inauguration, offered a scathing criticism of the Department of Justice's "startling" conduct and willingness to "gamble" with the rights of Trump's former co-defendants by attempting to allow four members of Congress to review Smith's final report as directed by DOJ policy.

"Prosecutors play a special role in our criminal justice system and are entrusted and expected to do justice," Cannon wrote. "The Department of Justice's position on Defendants' Emergency Motion ... has not been faithful to that obligation."

Providing the defense with a look at the prosecution's case is not being faithful? In attempting to protect the felon, a federal judge said that.

 

[Jack2aTee]

Trump is not about to invade Panama and Greenland, or annex Canada, but, because he is the President of the United States, our allies must take him seriously.

But he IS about to impose 25% tariffs on Canada he says starting February 1.

 

[Jack2aTee]

Federal judges, six of them on the Supreme Court, are protecting a convicted felon who is now exacting his revenge on the judicial system.

Welcome to the NEW "United States of Trump". I hear that's what Trump is thinking of renaming the United States of America.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

NBC reports, "President Donald Trump's plan to roll back the constitutionally protected right to birthright citizenship is just one of several contentious executive actions that are likely to face pushback from judges and could be struck down by the Supreme Court.

"Other policies that could be legally vulnerable include a plan to invoke an 18th century law called the Alien Enemies Act to round up and deport certain immigrants, legal experts said. Efforts to re-allocate congressional funding to build a border wall and refusing to spend money appropriated by Congress for environmental policies would also most likely be challenged.

"It is where Trump administration officials intend to invoke new or previously untested theories that they are most likely to lose, even with a Supreme Court that has a 6-3 conservative majority with three Trump appointees."

 

[Sandy Shanks]

But he IS about to impose 25% tariffs on Canada he says starting February 1.

That's what he has said. Trump says a lot. Most of it is B.S.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

The pardons never should have happened and they know it. The Republican President is out of control, and Republicans know that, too.

CNN reports, "Republican senators struggled to defend Donald Trump’s decision to commute and pardon hundreds of January 6 protesters, including those who were charged and convicted of crimes against police officers, just hours after the president entered office Monday.

"Sen. Thom Tillis, a Republican from North Carolina, who has warned before about giving a blanket pardon to the rioters, said, “I just can’t agree” with Trump’s decision to commute the sentences or pardon a vast swath of January 6 insurrection participants.

"He added the move “raises a legitimate safety issues on Capitol Hill” before also attacking former President Joe Biden’s pardons in his final hours in office.

"Trump’s executive action, which many GOP senators had hoped would be directed at only nonviolent offenders who entered the Capitol that day, thrust Republicans once again into a familiar posture of navigating how and when to distance themselves from the sitting president and leader of their party. And Republicans largely attempted to sidestep direct questions about whether they personally agreed with Trump’s action, arguing it was up to the president to use his pardon powers at his discretion."

Republicans will be responsible for what happen to us in the next four years. The forum's Republicans have nothing to say.

Republicans should keep in mind that Trump is doing exactly what he said he would do. Americans have given him control of the White House, the Senate, the House, and the Supreme Court.

We deserve whatever befalls us.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

Trump promises a lot.

"President Trump announced Tuesday billions of dollars in private sector investment to build artificial intelligence infrastructure in the United States, although Elon Musk soon cast doubt on the size of the investment," CBS.

Trump promised his loyal flock he would end the war in Ukraine in a day. They believed him.

Today Trump threatened Russia with sanctions if they don't end the war.

Trump said he would place a 25% tariff on goods from Mexico and Canada.

Trump "promised national power so great that it could “stop all wars,” and expand the nation’s territory."

Trump is a prolific liar. He creates fantasies to support his positions.

We cannot trust a single thing he says. He lies that much.

We should pay attention only to what Trump does, not what he says he will do.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

This is confusing.

NBC reports, "House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., announced Wednesday the creation of a new select subcommittee to investigate events before and after Jan. 6, 2021.

“House Republicans are proud of our work so far in exposing the false narratives peddled by the politically motivated January 6 Select Committee during the 117th Congress, but there is still more work to be done,” Johnson said in a statement.

"The subcommittee’s mission is to “uncover the full truth that is owed to the American people,” Johnson said."

What is confusing is that one would think the very last thing Trump would want is another investigation into Jan. 6.

Far right extremist groups loyal to Trump ransacked our capital, threatened the vice-president, attacked police, and they did so due to President Trump's order and deception. The deception being Trump's insistence that the 2020 election was stolen from him. There is no way to get away from those facts. Insisting that grandma was caught by events will only go so far before becoming ridiculous.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

Where are the forum's Republicans?

Republicans won the Presidency, the Senate, and the House. One would think they would be rejoicing.

Instead, they say nothing. That is very strange. Following the election victories, Republicans went into hiding.

 

[VanceMack]

He managed to grab around 30 million deranged leftists by the ***** in only 2 days.

In their minds.

Its going to be a long 4 years...

 

[Jay59]

Going into day #4 he deserves an A.

We will see how he holds up but the first returns are exceptional.

I almost wish I voted for him.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

Trump is a prolific liar. He creates fantasies to support his positions.

Trump says the convicted felons who ransacked our capitol and threatened the vice-president on Jan. 6, 2021, are "hostages." Trump freed all of them.

Trump told Republicans countries pay for tariffs on goods sent to America. Countries never pay for tariffs. American consumers do. Trump doesn't want Republicans to know that.

Why does Trump lie so much?

Because Republicans who are incapable of discussing the issues, who avoid the realities of responsible news, believe every word.

Because this is reality, the forum's Republicans will not respond to this issue.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

Trump's executive order violated our Constitution. Republicans say nothing, but a federal judge took exception.

NBC reports, "A federal district court judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at limiting birthright citizenship — the first skirmish in what promises to be a protracted legal battle over the new administration’s agenda.

"Senior U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour heard 25 minutes of arguments and then issued an order from the bench blocking the policy from taking effect for 14 days. There will be a further briefing on a preliminary injunction to permanently block the executive order while the case proceeds.

"I’ve been on the bench for over four decades," Coughenour, a Ronald Reagan appointee, said. "I can’t remember another case where the question presented is as clear as this one. This is a blatantly unconstitutional order."

 

[Sandy Shanks]

Is this a joke? While Republicans remain quiet on what Trump is doing, apparently, they enjoy making fools of themselves.

They can't even respond to this post.

NBC reports, "Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., introduced a resolution that would amend the Constitution and allow Trump to seek a third term in office.

“This amendment would allow President Trump to serve three terms, ensuring that we can sustain the bold leadership our nation so desperately needs,” Ogles said in a statement today.

"His resolution states: "No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than three times, nor be elected to any additional term after being elected to two consecutive terms, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice."

"There is a high bar to amend the Constitution. A proposed amendment needs the backing of two-thirds of the House and Senate or a constitutional convention called for by two-thirds of state legislatures. A proposed amendment must then be ratified by three-fourths of the states. Republicans do not hold a two-thirds majority in the House or Senate."

Conclusion: It is a joke.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

Trump seems bent on dismantling the American government and the world order.

He has been in office for only five days, but we can see where he wants to go. In some cases he directly attacks democracy as if he was opposed to the idea.

On the other hand, he is a prolific liar who come up with fantasies to prove a point. He is an egocentric sociopath.

Republicans support him with their silence and their cabinet choices.

We know what he is doing to the U.S., such as putting conditions on federal aid to areas devastated by fires and hurricanes, so we turn to Trump's global ambitions. He is ostracizing himself from the world leaders club.

CNN reports, "On his fourth day, President Donald Trump set out to impose his will on the globe.

"Rapt European elites watched Trump beam virtually into the Swiss alpine village of Davos Thursday, in a metaphor for a world that is taking in his testosterone-fueled return to power with fearful fascination.

"In his speech Trump gave the Davos crowd his rawest vision yet for America’s new role in the world.

“He was elected as a disruptor,” David Miliband, a former British foreign secretary, told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour from Davos.

“He promised that he would disrupt the existing way of doing things, both within the United States and internationally,” said Miliband, now the CEO of the International Rescue Committee. “He has been consistent in that all the way through the campaign, during the transition period and now in the first three days.”

That says it all.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

Trump seems bent on dismantling the American government and the world order.

He has been in office for only five days, but we can see where he wants to go. In some cases he directly attacks democracy as if he was opposed to the idea.

Trump has ended foreign aid. Our friends and allies can go to hell, so thinks our President.

CNN reports, "The US State Department has frozen nearly all foreign assistance worldwide effective immediately after President Donald Trump issued a sweeping executive order Monday to put a hold on such assistance for 90 days.

"Secretary of State Marco Rubio sent a message, seen by CNN, to all US diplomatic posts on Friday outlining the move, which threatens billions of dollars of funding from the State Department and the US Agency for International Development for programs worldwide."

Trump has the full support of the Republican Party, and forum Republicans will continue their silence on the issues.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

Because our Republican President wanted him, Republicans in the Senate made a sexual pervert with scant experience, a Fox news host, the second most powerful man on the planet.

The forum's Republicans will have nothing to say.

So, too, with Senate Republicans.

NBC reports, "The Republican-controlled Senate on Friday night confirmed Pete Hegseth as defense secretary by the narrowest of margins, with Vice President JD Vance casting a tie-breaking vote and delivering a victory for President Donald Trump.

"The initial vote was 50-50, with three Republicans — Sens. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine — joining all 47 Democrats in voting no."