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Glitchesarecool · Apr 30, 2017

He blamed the constitutional checks and balances built in to US governance. ”It's a very rough system," he said. ”It's an archaic system ... It's really a bad thing for the country."

Some other things to mull over.

He has failed to get any of his priorities turned into legislation in the face of party disunity, and his attempt to rule by executive order has been largely hollow. His decrees have been either meaningless, like his one-page, detail-free tax reform plan, or have been blocked by the courts, such as his travel ban for Muslim countries and refugees.

Trump's approval ratings have remained mired at historic lows for a presidency in what is supposed to be a honeymoon period, hovering around – and frequently below – the 40% mark, well below his recent predecessors at this stage in their presidencies.

The gap between the extreme bravado of Trump's claims and the daily realities of governing has deepened public cynicism. In a new Gallup poll, just 36% declared him honest and trustworthy, down from 42% in early February. His general approval rating stood at 40%.

There is strong evidence, however, that the fact-checking of presidential claims is having a small and dwindling impact on true Trump loyalists. His support remains strong in traditional blue collar areas and evangelical strongholds, where there is more trust in the president than the mainstream media. The president has relentlessly assaulted the media, launching an attack per day on average since he took office, denouncing negative news as fake news, and there are signs the relentless offensive has inflicted wounds. One poll released on Friday found that more people trusted the White House than political journalists.

Bannon was also said to have drafted an executive order withdrawing the US from the North American Free Trade Area (Nafta), but on Thursday Trump decided simply to issue a call for its renegotiation reportedly after having been shown a map showing it would cost the most jobs in states that had supported him in the election. The battle between countervailing factions in the Trump White House continues to ebb and flow, but the president's reflexes in times of adversity lead him to fall back on the ”America First" narrative that got him elected in the first place.

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Related: In an interview with Fox News that aired Friday night, Trump dismissed the ”archaic" rules of the House and Senate — using that word four times — and suggested they needed to be streamlined for the good of the country. WaPo

”You can't go through a process like this. It's not fair. It forces you to make bad decisions. I mean, you're really forced into doing things that you would normally not do except for these archaic rules."

More_Badass · Apr 30, 2017

That's exactly what a tyrannical fascist would say

It's almost ironic that now I know exactly what my Dad felt for the last 8 years with "King Obama"

MartyStu · Apr 30, 2017

Well no wonder he seems so buddy-buddy with Erdogan.

wandering · Apr 30, 2017

You're welcome

Monocle · Apr 30, 2017

More_Badass said:
That's exactly what a tyrannical fascist would say

If it looks, talks, and tans like a tyrannical fascist...

mj1108 · Apr 30, 2017

Wouldn't be surprised at all if he tries to rewrite the whole Constitution.

ValkyrUser · Apr 30, 2017

Imagine if Obama had said this! Holy shit!

chaosblade · Apr 30, 2017

It's still hard to fathom that this country elected a man without a basic understanding of how the government works as president.

linkboy · Apr 30, 2017

mj1108 said:
Wouldn't be surprised at all if he tries to rewrite the whole Constitution.

Thankfully, there's enough of those pesky checks and balances to prevent that.

sangreal · Apr 30, 2017

Sounds more like Erdogan by the day

royalan · Apr 30, 2017

And 96% of Republicans would vote for him again.

Marinate in those juices.

Monocle · Apr 30, 2017

Magwik · Apr 30, 2017

chaosblade said:
It's still hard to fathom that this country elected a man without a basic understanding of how the government works as president.

It really goes to show how fucked the entire system is where a man like this can rise to such power, amas such wealth, and win the presidency while groping women and spring hate.

Big One · Apr 30, 2017

To be honest these first 100 days have been a breath of fresh air cause literally nothing he's trying to do is actually passing. It pretty much establishes that even the GOP knows he's an unreliable cunt with bad ideas.

It kind of makes me sleep at night better to be honest.

HStallion · Apr 30, 2017

chaosblade said:
It's still hard to fathom that this country elected a man without a basic understanding of how the government works as president.

They don't understand it either. They think removing the courts from the picture would be a boon for FREEDOM.

WhiteRabbitEXE · Apr 30, 2017

More_Badass said:
That's exactly what a tyrannical fascist would say

It's almost ironic that now I know exactly what my Dad felt for the last 8 years with "King Obama"

Outside of the fact that he's not a black Muslim (OR IS HE), Trump is literally, to a goddamn T, the every single thing that the Right accused Obama of being. It's incredible.

Escape Goat · Apr 30, 2017

A Trump administration is a an archaic thing thats really bad for this country.

Slayven · Apr 30, 2017

Doesn't his party worship the constitution?

Monocle · Apr 30, 2017

chaosblade said:
It's still hard to fathom that this country elected a man without a basic understanding of how the government works as president.

Some voters want their president to be just like themselves.

Dismissive of facts, arrogantly self-assured, dumb as all fuck.

Zap Rowsdower · Apr 30, 2017

chaosblade said:
It's still hard to fathom that this country elected a man without a basic understanding of how the government works as president.

He's white so it's all okay.

Psychoward · Apr 30, 2017

Slayven said:
Doesn't his party worship the constitution?

just like they worship jesus, only when it suits them

GoldenEye 007 · Apr 30, 2017

Any more doubts out there that Trump being in office is a direct threat to the United States itself?

Imm0rt4l · Apr 30, 2017

I'm reminded of that painting of Obama stepping on the constitution, much to the dismay of all the presidents before him.

The Technomancer · Apr 30, 2017

WhiteRabbitEXE said:
Outside of the fact that he's not a black Muslim (OR IS HE), Trump is literally, to a goddamn T, the every single thing that the Right accused Obama of being. It's incredible.

Its incredible. They project so hard

Glitchesarecool · Apr 30, 2017

royalan said:
And 96% of Republicans would vote for him again.

Marinate in those juices.

Well sure, name me any of the other Republican candidates that had half the groundswell he did. If the goal is "beat the Democrats" of course they'd rather have him in office than nothing at all.

linkboy · Apr 30, 2017

Slayven said:
Doesn't his party worship the constitution?

His party will worship anything that will bring them closer to the only thing they care about,

Captin Quacker · Apr 30, 2017

Monocle said:
Some voters want their president to be just like themselves.

Dishwalla · Apr 30, 2017

So if he criticizes the document he has sworn to uphold under oath, perhaps he shouldn't be president?

I mean I'm in the military and have likewise taken an oath to uphold and defend the constitution, and if I criticized it I'd get in trouble.

faceless007 · Apr 30, 2017

chaosblade said:
It's still hard to fathom that this country elected a man without a basic understanding of how the government works as president.

Well, how well do you think the average person who voted for him understands how the government works?

Hazmat · Apr 30, 2017

And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you meddling checks and balances!

The Lone Courier · Apr 30, 2017

mj1108 said:
Wouldn't be surprised at all if he tries to rewrite the whole Constitution.

First thing that popped into my head.

royalan · Apr 30, 2017

Glitchesarecool said:
Well sure, name me any of the other Republican candidates that had half the groundswell he did. If the goal is "beat the Democrats" of course they'd rather have him in office than nothing at all.

I can't.

And if that doesn't demonstrate something seriously wrong with our country, I don't know what does.

Quixzlizx · Apr 30, 2017

Tall4Life · Apr 30, 2017

hahahahahahahahaha we're fucked

Mobius 1 · Apr 30, 2017

Dishwalla said:
So if he criticizes the document he has sworn to uphold under oath, perhaps he shouldn't be president?

I mean I'm in the military and have likewise taken an oath to uphold and defend the constitution, and if I criticized it I'd get in trouble.

Genuine question - if the president dismiss or break his oath to the Constitution in an egregious way, where would your and your fellow soldier's loyalty lie? Do you think the military would stand by the Constitution or the Commander-In-Chief?

TylerD · Apr 30, 2017

Too bad he's not going to rewrite the constitution. He should think about something more attainable like passing Trumpcare or his tax reform. LOL

A Serious Man · Apr 30, 2017

sangreal said:
Sounds more like Erdogan by the day

And all the moderate Republicans were scratching their head as to why Trump would congratulate Erdogan on consolidating power.

Escape Goat · Apr 30, 2017

Tall4Life said:
hahahahahahahahaha we're fucked

You got it backwards. The checks and balances are like a constitutional chastity belt trump has to wear so we don't get fucked.

Gordon Shumway · Apr 30, 2017

Slayven said:
Doesn't his party worship the constitution?

Not if he says otherwise..

Haly · Apr 30, 2017

He's so close, like, on the cusp of making a critical realization about himself relative to the engine of governance, and yet he will never see the system was designed to make sure someone like him can't ruin everything in "100 days".

”You can't go through a process like this. It's not fair. It forces you to make bad decisions. I mean, you're really forced into doing things that you would normally not do except for these archaic rules."

This is 100% true and 100% not the lesson he should be taking away from his consistent failures.

Kthulhu · Apr 30, 2017

Good bless the founding fathers.

Electric Eye · Apr 30, 2017

We can at be relieved that he's the exact thing the founding fathers worried about and the system more or less is working.

Tall4Life · Apr 30, 2017

Escape Goat said:
You got it backwards. The checks and balances are like a constitutional chastity belt trump has to wear so we don't get fucked.

if he really cares enough he'll find a way

Elwood Blues · Apr 30, 2017

Git rid of the whole thing. Except the 2nd amendment, keep that.

Angelus Errare · Apr 30, 2017

Remember when we people argued that calling Trump a fascist was wrong? Good times

GoldenEye 007 · Apr 30, 2017

Electric Eye said:
We can at be relieved that he's the exact thing the founding fathers worried about and the system more or less is working.

Electoral College fucked up bad, though, on their one test.

mj1108 · Apr 30, 2017

Slayven said:
Doesn't his party worship the constitution?

They pretend to. They "defend" it when Democrats are in power. It then turns to "What Constitution?" when the GOP is in power.

HStallion · Apr 30, 2017

I do wonder if there is any line that he could cross that could get his cult off the band wagon. I'm not even sure him being a full on pedophile with hard proof everywhere could do it. They'd make excuses and not believe it.

Kthulhu · Apr 30, 2017

GoldenEye 007 said:
Electoral College fucked up bad, though, on their one test.

They fucked up with Bush Jr too.

Bronx-Man · Apr 30, 2017

Electric Eye said:
We can at be relieved that he's the exact thing the founding fathers worried about and the system more or less is working.

The fact that he even made it to the Presidency would suggest that the Founding Fathers' plan for all this didn't work out.

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