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> How about I throw it back at you and ask you to name a single former President who has been involved in as many deeply serious scandals as Trump? Firstly, I
by brigandish 7y ago
> How about I throw it back at you and ask you to name a single former President who has been involved in as many deeply serious scandals as Trump?
Firstly, I would be cautious in an era of big government and vastly more media than previous governments in case of falling prey to the diagnosis fallacy. Regardless, yes, I could.
> Can you even identify any scandals involving a Democrat President that even begin to approach the seriousness of the Stormy Daniels affair, the Ukraine affair, his ties to Russia and the assistance his campaign received from Putin, or any of the literally hundreds of major acts of corruption that have taken place under his watch and often at his explicit direction?
That's easy, Bill Clinton.
> the Stormy Daniels affair
Monica Lewinsky, and that was a far bigger scandal
> the Ukraine affair
Operation Infinite Reach, a war crime if you ask me (and many others). Has Trump committed any war crimes? Bombed any pharmaceutical facilities that produce medicines for some of the most deprived and needy people on the planet?
> his ties to Russia
I can't believe people are still into this one, but lets go for White Water for that one.
> any of the literally hundreds of major acts of corruption
If we're going for rhetoric instead of anything substantial then Christopher Hitchens will always win, though this is one of his more mundane descriptions: "a crooked President and a corrupt and reactionary administration"
I'm old enough to remember before Trump, and I struggle to remember an American president who wasn't mired in scandal, but "Trump bad" must mean it was all nothing much.