"'The difference between Trump 1 and Trump 2 is that he now has no guardrails … Now Trump is surrounded by people who want to be like him. He learned his lesson of not having people around him who would say no to him,' said George Conway, a lawyer and board president of [@chkbal.bsky.social] …."
Release the un-redacted Epstein files, now.
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Well they had 4 years to prepare! And plan project 2025! Not like the democrats who fail again to prepare for 2028! Or did I miss something?
Only the American people can stop him. At least until it‘s too late.
What makes this predictably problematic is that he will not only make bad decisions, but double-down on them. Everyone in his administration will look back in ten years and ask themselves a haunting question...What was I thinking?
14 words—- The military is in Washington DC because Donald Trump rapes children.
Authoritarianism 101 For those not aware, Governors from South Carolina, Ohio, Mississippi, and West Virginia are deploying National Guard to D.C. S.C.-200, OH.-150, MS.-200, W.V.-300 Doubling the forces there— Is this the start of Martial Law… #AmericasHitler
And the South Will Rise Again…!
Well, I certainly hope you don’t mean elements of the ignorance & bigotry (Confederacy) many associate with the South? However, I wasn’t aware that Ohio & West Virginia were considered Southern States? {Hopefully your comment is tongue-in-cheek 😉}
Trump not only demands absolute loyalty— the allegiance to Don requires that they are sociopaths like him. The lack of guardrails is what frightened me the most about Trump 2. I knew unrestrained, he was severely dangerous. 🌟From those that saw the insanity up close & personal. 👇
Trump’s cronies should realize there is life after Trump.They ruined their lives to be in his orbit. No respect for the constitution or the rule of law. Their decisions will come back to haunt them sooner than later. Where is Rudy G.? A prime example of loyalty to Trump. Just saying!!
Interesting that I have been wondering over the last couple of days about Rudi. Has anyone seen him lately? Is he on his deathbed?
No one mentioned poor little Rudy G. Probably found himself some new friends to play with. He defended Trump regardless what he said or did. Everyone know Trump, is a fair weather friend.
Don't know that they want to be like him, but recognize that they can use him to try to force their beliefs on the country. Which they don't even seem to have the same beliefs which has added to the cluster fuck. They do have enough in common to "support" his ego and make him feel powerful.
No authoritarian leader cedes power easily or turns it over to bodies he cannot control. ~Stephen Kinzer
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United not divided 🇺🇸
Absolutely. It's also notable that (unllke with Trump 1.0), there is little leaking. The Administration is a thing of Trump. The GOP Congress is a thing of Trump for now, but is keeping one anxious eye on the polls and the other on the inflation figure.
This was discussed before he was elected. He also has the most unqualified, weak & out of their depth cabinet who would never get a place on any other presidents team - so they are nodding dogs or it’s back to fox tv for most of them.
East Coast Democratic Leadership - Thanks Again for continuously reminding us what we already know. Now go back to accomplishing absolutely NOTHING to save Democracy from the facist criminal authoritarian regime destroying our lives!!
A heartfelt message to the 77 million Americans who voted for this… Fuck. You.
Karma has an appointment with MAGA
Exactly. All yes men and women surrounding him.
Is he dead yet? That's the event that the world is waiting for.
Said Kamala Harris to the entire country, multiple times
Shouldn't have missed.
Was he huffing or puffing on camera yesterday or Friday? I wonder how his circulation is lately.
Not bad enough.
I noticed that too. If by circulation you mean the venous insufficiency, this doesn't cause huffing & puffing. Lots of people have v.i. who don't have respiratory issues. Something bigger must be doing this.
My father coughed a lot when his ankles were swollen like the blob’s. He had congestive heart failure. His lungs were fine but his fluid wasn’t circulating properly.
Trump is in his last term. It is in the last term of office that corrupt politicians line their pockets with bribe money because they know they no longer must be accountable to the voters. One thing Republicans forgot. Republicans in congress "are" accountable to the voters. Voting matters!
Which is EXACTLY what Harris & dozens of political experts, legal minds, & historical scholars warned us about. So what did the dumb fuck Fox watchers do? They voted to end our Democracy to see if the libs would cry. You know who's gonna cry? The children & grandchildren of MAGA living with this
And, he seems to be amassing his own personal army. I am truly shocked that the National Guards have simply fallen in line with his plan.
True, but EVERYONE knew the difference between 🍊🤡 1 and 🍊🤡 2 and still either actively CHOSE it or didn’t bother to vote. Fuck both groups.
and no fear of future democrats seeking justice. we already know they couldnt care less. trump is fund-raising fodder. its disaster capitalism for votes
This is scary George
Is this 1938 George?
Be like him or be liked by him.
Incompetent people and people that may be successful business owners but don’t understand the government is not a corporation
I would say incompetent people who are morally bankrupt and believe Trump will reward them with their loyalty. Oh and they’re banking that is it all goes south, America won’t punish them.
I’m not sure they’re incompetent in their own businesses but they are definitely incompetent in this situation. Definitely to all the remainder. I hope I’m here to see their punishment
And he’ll continue to wage war against us as long as we sit idle and allow CONGRESS to give up their Constitutional duty to the king of shit
Gosh, I seem to vaguely remember someone issuing strong warnings with that very wording, "Donald Trump with no guardrails." I wonder who it could have been... 🤔
Hitler had people around him that wanted to be like him.
Yes, and in case we missed the point that Trump now has no guardrails, he made it clear that he doesn't even know the word when he called them "medians".
We tried to warn people.
Also, he knew that the GOP would not resist his nominees no matter how crazy & unqualified they are.
Trump 2.0 is just a free for all......whatever he says and does is applauded and the GOP can't line up fast enough to kiss his ring. We are only 8 months into this mess, God help America.
What mess are we in?
That’s how he’s bankrupted all his companies. Now it’s our turn.
Time to resurrect Claus von Stauffenberg.
Those of us that were watching all predicted this would happen
What would happen?
Maybe if Juan Merchan wouldve delayed Trumps sentencing till after he’s out of Office instead of letting the prick go, they wouldn’t be as many Republicans jumping on board to help Trump. Epstein got a sweetheart deal from Alex Acosta & Trump got one from Merchan! Money has its privileges!!!
Should victims share specific, actionable evidence against Trump & others invited to testify; there will be migration. It'll be lawmakers who hear "lock him up" from voters.
Exactly. This is what happens when the government don’t prosecute EVERYONE the same. When the wealthy get treated differently,they’re using their money to buy as many chances as they need to get their crimes perfect! All of Trumps corrupt judge picks should be impeached.
It’s that, but his adled brain is also allowing other agendas and power to percolate.
I’m terrified. 😕
It won’t last and there will be a pile of people going down in disgrace Wait and see
Hoping it's soon 🥺
This is scary for Americans to live through. However, contained within the arrogance and hubris of Trump 2 are the seeds of its destruction.
What are we living through?
Pence saved us the first time.
I'm waiting for the day his own administration overthrows him then has an all-out battle to determine who will take his place. Funny thing is he thinks they are all "loyal" to him. Ha ha ha!
Yep, they'll stay "loyal" to have until the second they have a reason to not be loyal. That will happen when they see him losing power. I'm bit surprise that, with his polling #s, it hasn't begun already.
Trump teaches people how to be the very worst versions of themselves.
No competent and qualified person would work for him even if 🌮 himself invited them.
Not many left. His poll numbers are in the gutter.
I hope you have an exit strategy.
We are confronting the modern Confederacy
#Neo-confederacy
Do you know what kind of shape he will be in in 3 and half years if he doesn't die in office? Please, his mind is mush now. Cross that bridge when we come to it because he may have already crossed it.
Yep. Calling it out now is kinda dumb, since there are better things to focus on, like all the damage he is doing with his actual policies.
That must be what the US population wanted. Why else elect the OT?
Gut wrenching when the loyalists are in your family. But I quit trying to change them and stay clear of them. They are toxic and attracted to the smell of his poop. Scrambling to lick his boots because he is always stepping in it.
I have some of those, too. We avoid any mention of politics. Period. Also, we’re not around each other very often. 🙏
So exactly what we warned people would happen!
MAGA has not yet learned the meaning of "payback is a bitch" but they will. Put that on a sign!
How much is he paying them?
If only someone warned about this...🫠
jobs jobs everywhere jobs, blocking the scenery, so many jobs.
"They're all tiptoeing around Trump" to avoid any blame, he said, adding that on security guarantees, "the problem is that what Trump has said is so vague it's very hard to take it seriously".
Anyone who was in the federal government during trump’s first administration already knew this was going to happen. That’s why people left after he was elected.
Republican legislators completely bow to his wishes.
He surrounded himself with loyalists, but they are also wildly incompetent. I hope they are his undoing.
This is terrifying.
It’s part 1 of the Authoritarian playbook. Ineptotism (verb) [in-ep-ta-tism] 1. Describes the hiring of an unqualified individual by another unqualified individual based on favoritism and incompetence. 2. See also — The current Regime’s administration.
