What is the worst thing about Donald Trump?

[msc545]

Is it his cruelty, his lying, his stupid and damaging economic ideas, his fascistic tendencies, his cronyism and corruption, his narcissism, his misogyny, his xenophobia, his racism, his amorality, his greed, the normalizing of political threats, vengeance and violence that are his and MAGA’s hallmark and probable legacy OR other things too?

[Syntosi]

Not really. If I had to say, Trump is like a small-time villain put into a position where he can do a lot of damage. Its not his selfishness or incompetence of evil that is the problem, all of that just results into small scale and short term issues. What sets Trump apart is the position he has been put into.

The stage was set long before Trump came around, he just happened to fit the mold perfectly to become the worst kind of person at the worst possible timing. Pick Trump away from his "lucky" circumstances with his inherited wealth, connections and privilege and he would be a complete nobody. He has no real ability by himself and he lacks the motivation and mindset to amount to anything in life. Its just that circumstances has conspired to make him our problem.

[msc545]

Good points, thanks!

[ProbablyClueless]

I don't appreciate the xenophobia of his followers. That comedian's remarks about Puerto Ricans really rubbed me the wrong way.

It was one of those comments that just felt really needlessly shitty. Puerto Rico is a jewel of an island. I have to wonder the judgement of anyone who would publicly describe it as a pile of trash.

[ProbablyClueless]

@phraseology Puerto Rico is a US territory, but to act like it's culturally part of the United States is a bit silly.

Multiple things can be true at once, man.

[phraseology]

@ProbablyClueless Puerto Rico is culturally part of the United States. I know, Democrats don’t feel that way about real Americans, thus why you Democrats shoot Puerto Ricans and call them Confederates, but in Florida they share our culture. You Democrats have more in common with the Chinese Communist Party than American citizens.

http s://www. youtube. com/watch? v=ZPG295dq2mA

[Daniela1982]

@phraseology The Government has still not fully repaired damage from Katrina. Do you really think they are going to worry about Puerto Rico or any of the others? They are too busy putting $Billions into Ukraine.

[seeyounexttuesday]

You picked a good username

www.theenvironmentalblog.org/.../

[Daniela1982]

@seeyounexttuesday Wow, I guess the trash collectors are on strike there. So that comment of a floating island of trash wasn't too far off. In reality, there is actually an island made of trash the size of Rhode Island floating in the ocean.

[seeyounexttuesday]

@Daniela1982 As a side note, the pacific trash patch isn’t what you think it is and is actually providing habitat for tons of marine life…not that I advocate throwing garbage in the ocean

https://youtu.be/IglBJ62Sv3Q?si=-wsLMCFHKaLe2DAG

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

His bullying to win

[goaded]

A third of Trump’s campaign funding has come from billionaires, including several he’s pledged to appoint to his cabinet.

Fascism backed by Big Money is one of the most dangerous of all political alliances.

We saw it in 1930s Germany, and we’re seeing it again today.

"1 Trump fueled division and sparked a record uptick in hate crimes.
2 Murder went way up under Trump. He presided over the largest ever single-year increase in homicides in 2020. A number of factors might have contributed to that, but a big one is …
3 Gun sales broke records under Trump, who has bragged about how he “did nothing” to restrict guns as president in spite of how …
4 Under Trump, America suffered more than 1,700 mass shootings.
...

100 He spent $5.4 million of taxpayer money on a dictator-style military parade in D. C.
101 He attempted to remove protections from nearly 35 million acres of public lands — roughly the size of the entire state of Florida."

https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-101-worst-things-about-trumps

[msc545]

I didn't know about some of that stuff, but it all fits together. He is almost the AntiChrist.

[MisterWack]

I’m a former Trump supporter…. I didn’t think it could get worse with him to be as frank as possible. I took him for a liar who didn’t keep his promises (Afghan Leave, Obamacare Repeal, Wall Finished, and Wipe Out ISIS all in 4 years of presidency)

Then it turned to Selfish & Entitled language for someone who would put America First as he claimed…. “People are dying, that’s true. It is what it is”. & “I’ve always played it down… Didn’t want to create a panic”. “If I lose because of this… I’m mad.”

Then it turned to Lies & Going Against Peaceful Transfer of Power which went from Election Night all the way to January 6th, 2021. Which after the siege on the Capitol I said, “Never going to vote for him”. A small part of me said what if the election was taken, though the rational part of me saw what happened & his proposal of a solution… Anti-American to say it lightly. Especially when I found out Mike Pence was the one to call National Guard through Trump Administration Generals & Associates not Trump…. Even when he “denounced” the mob in his “I love you, you’re very special” message he refused to send the National Guard. Mike Pence later greeted the National Guard thanking them for their service…. Fuck Trump.

[Danzigdawson]

He's one of the most worthless human beings I've ever heard of.

And while we're on the subject of worthless human beings, it's always been weird to me how people like such as trump, fascists, white supremacists think that they can claim any kind of superiority when in fact they are the most stupid, hate-filled, lowly kind of scum that has ever roamed the earth... the very thing they accuse the targets of their hatred to be.

[Arizona2]

I would say his inability to regulate his own behavior. It's as if he can't help but be "Trumpian." My friend, who is a self-described "center of left" person, during Trump's term, said that he never thought that he would miss George W. Bush. Enen though he didn't like Bush's policies, he said Bush still acted like an adult.

[msc545]

Trump has untreated Bipolar 1 disorder and a personality disorder. We cannot expect much from him in terms of decent behavior or self-control.

[Arizona2]

How do you know he has bipolar disorder?

[msc545]

I do this professionally. I have seen his behavior and listened to him carefully which is how we diagnose people. It's not like there are blood tests for these problems.

[Arizona2]

I thought the APA didn't allow psychiatrists to diagnose people whom they hadn't personally examined/

[msc545]

There is a guideline regarding that but that is not a rule or law.

In Trump's case, there is an ethical principle that we are required to warn people of clear and present danger. I have decided that Trump constitutes a clear and present danger to many people and I therefor have a duty to warn others - which I have done and will keep doing.

[DrPepper12]

All of that but his divisiveness is probably the worst second only to the people we've lost to the cult. He's destroyed families, coworker relationships, congregations, student body, unions and so many other groups where the poorly educated sheeple reveled in their new found permission to be horrible, violent, abhorrent people while simultaneously "owning the libs" by voting for feelings over policies.

[RainbowMarinade]

He has used his wealth and power to rip people off. He’s done it for years and years.
How can anybody trust a man with the most powerful seat in the world, when he spent years shitting on the very people he claims to care about today?
It boggles the mind.

[DryGermanGuy]

Probably his crass economic incompetence while still maintaining an image as the "shrewd business genius". Three dozen failed businesses and ventures and his red-hatted followers are still none the wiser.

[andreasderjuengere]

An opportunist with little respect for humanitarian/intellectual values.

Anyhow - I believe that he manages to cover up in secrecy the very worst of himself...

so how could I be certain?

[jshm2]

His incompetence. This is an old fart who thinks he has done "nothing" wrong. Despite having convictions, and more coming.

[lightbulb27]

At this point I'd say the risk he goes after the others he sees as attacking him, starts cutting govt substantially.

That will set them off to create a social bomb. Much death ensues.

Likely to see military in the streets...

[slatyb]

His plans to be dictator of the United States.

[spartan55]

That's quite a list, and unfortunately correct. Worst trait... all of them.

[Miristheiss]

His positions on matters affecting the US are right.

I do not give a shit about Trump. Just his policies. His policies are spot on.

Spot on.

[meepmeeperton]

He didn't send enough illegals back during his presidency. Less than Obama did. So that sucks

[Dargil]

I already voted so it doesn't matter.
He did a poor job of selecting his cabinet last time.

[ihateTaylorSwift]

thought he thought in his head anyone was ever gonna take him "seriously"

[Sevenpointfive]

i think it's his hair. it's bad in a strong wind, but kind of nice when it's combed over

[bobby_bush_eater]

Kamala is going to lose because her own uselessness and the Biden/Democrat handling of immigration and devaluing US citizenship.

[seeyounexttuesday]

Probably the no wars, and prosperous economy.

[exitseven]

He can be too nice. Politics ain;t bean bag. He should have put Hillery and Shiffty Schiff in prison.

[msc545]

I wish he had tried because if he had, perhaps more people might have realized how ill he is and he might have gotten some help.

[exitseven]

No, maybe democrats would think twice before they tried to frame him for fake made up crimes.

[msc545]

We all saw what he did. Nothing was made up except your excuses.

[exitseven]

The Russian collusion case was found to be a total fake. The FBI lied to the FISA court to get a warrant. Hillery was up to her eyeballs in this and Schiff lied to Congress when he said that he had evidence of this. Well, he never produced evidence and he never was charged with lying to Congress.

[msc545]

Lies. Stop it.

[exitseven]

If it was real why was Trump not prosecuted for it? He was prosecuted for everything else except kidnapping the
lindburg baby.

[msc545]

Lies.

[msc545]

@Daniela1982 Sure as soon as you and the other MAGA stop lying.

[exitseven]

@msc545 Did Adam Schiff ever produce the evidence that he claimed that he had linking Trump to the Russians? He lied to Congress which as you know is a crime.

[msc545]

That would be really funny if it wasn't so pathetic.

[beefcakebradybatson]

Got a couple of MONTHS?

[noohair]

Get a hold of yourself.

[question_asker]

His constant shilling for Israel

[Smegskull]

That he is a politician.

[SweetDripp]

His hair