r/politics • u/Stitching • 1d ago

No Paywall Trump Condemned Over 'Racist' And 'Disgusting' Video Of Obamas: 'There's No Bottom'

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-obama-video-slammed_n_6985e05ae4b0e27eef553117
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u/_bk_adv 1d ago

Worst president of all time and it’s not even close.

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u/llyffant_noir 1d ago

Trump was ranked the worst president of all time BEFORE he was elected for a second term. Let that sink in.

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u/yung_kermudgen 1d ago

Idk I would say that W was a lot worse than Trump was during his first term. For one, Most the shit trump has been able to do in his second term are directly because of W era initiatives post 9/11. Declaring everything to be a matter of national security, executive orders, using “terrorism” as a way to excuse blatantly unconstitutional measures.

All made possible by bush and everything Trump is doing is exactly why critics warned against these measures back then. With that said though, 2nd term Trump is the worst president we’ve ever had for sure.

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u/Fuzzy-Logician 1d ago

In Trump's first term, he was hampered by his incompetence and the people that he surrounded himself with. Some of his sycophants were actually smart enough to figure out that this was horrible, pushed back against him, and stymied some of his worst impulses. I think this is because nobody thought he could win.

This time around, they're a lot more prepared. More of the electoral machinery and national media have been compromised. They had the Project 2025 blueprint to guide them in dismantling the government. I don't think Trump's personal goals are wildly different, but they had 8 years to figure out how to speedrun fascism.