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Doodley

(10,834 posts) Thu Apr 24, 2025, 11:11 AM Apr 24

I don't think Trump will become a dictator. He has already pressed the self-destruct button. [View all]

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His poll numbers are already falling, but when tariffs interrupt supply chains, when truckers are laid off en-mass, when the tourism
and hospitality industry slumps because he has killed inward international travel, when factories have to suspend production, when prices go up, and 99% of Americans are affected, his approval numbers will be where they were when he left office in 2021----that's 34 percent. CEO's won't support Trump when we are in a recession of his creation. I think all that will happen this year.

Trump's incompetence and lies will be exposed to all, even his own base. Confidence in him will be on the floor. Protests will be in the millions. His behavior will become increasingly erratic. Trump's disastrous presidency will be the ongoing dominant news story. GOP lawmakers will start to distance themselves from him. He won't have the authority to grab more power without deligitimizing himself further. The military will have lost faith in him and all respect. His ambitions to be a dictator will be in ruins. His presidency will be in ruins. His legacy will be as a nasty stain on America's democracy and America's reputation.

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I don't think Trump will become a dictator. He has already pressed the self-destruct button. [View all] Doodley Apr 24 OP

And the timer on the explosives are ticking MarineCombatEngineer Apr 24 #1

That's Right, Top roscoeroscoe Apr 24 #31

The worse thngs get, the more power dictators consolidate Johnny2X2X Apr 24 #2

Agreed, but when most of the country hate his guts, he has no chance in pulling off a power grab to serve a third term. Doodley Apr 24 #10

I'm concerned a President Vance will be equally as disruptive and his administration full of the same ignorant players. MLAA Apr 24 #3

But he doesn't have the cult following. Sky Jewels Apr 24 #4

Excellent point. MLAA Apr 24 #7

Of course, we all have that same reaction to the orange cretin, Sky Jewels Apr 24 #8

I'm afraid of President Vance Nasruddin Apr 24 #14

I have to agree with you. Dumpy has overstepped his bounds. OLDMDDEM Apr 24 #5

Semantics perhaps, but I'd argue he's already a dictator. The question is, can he keep it? unblock Apr 24 #6

He hasn't used force to take total control. He is already caving against the resistance to tariffs. He has caved on Doodley Apr 24 #9

Indeed. We survived Donnie 1.0 primarily due to his abject incompetence unblock Apr 24 #11

Attractive candidates are indispensable. Frasier Balzov Apr 24 #12

Haven't we already seen online comments from Trumpsters who will never, ever abandon him or admit they were wrong? Aristus Apr 24 #13

Most of my clients are Trumpers Dr. Shepper Apr 24 #19

Forty years of AM hate radio have taken their toll. Aristus Apr 24 #24

He can't even get the trains running on time. TBA Apr 24 #15

they will not be turning things around crud Apr 24 #16

If he can get the military to pledge fealty to him rather than the constitution, Fil1957 Apr 24 #17

From what I've seen - cab67 Apr 24 #18

His approval cratered at the end of term one, so I wouldn't be so sure it is rock solid now. Doodley Apr 24 #25

His approval cratered because of the pandemic. cab67 Apr 24 #28

He had an average of 34% approval. Whatever the reason, according to pollsters, there was a time when only a third of Doodley Apr 24 #32

He's pissed off the moneymen. Ollie Garkie Apr 24 #20

You make some salient points Janbdwl72 Apr 24 #21

The right get totally different info from us. R/W propaganda dominates TV, radio and social media news and commentary, Doodley Apr 24 #27

He might not become the dictator but not fooled Apr 24 #22

The dictator doesn't care about poll numbers when he's running the only game in town 0rganism Apr 24 #23

I agree with your suggestion, except we are talking about Trump. Yes W went into the 90s after 9/11, but look how Trump Doodley Apr 24 #29

I'm fairly confident we'll find out, probably in about 19 months to apply maximum chaos to midterm elections 0rganism Apr 24 #35

My thoughts, it's not really about domestic politics. Dan Apr 24 #26

Good point! Doodley Apr 24 #30

He paves the way for the next guy. Both Vance and Li'l Pervy are waiting in the wings.... Hekate Apr 24 #33

Maybe we can skip to the impeachment part maybe next week? Blues Heron Apr 24 #34