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He was doing what he was elected to do. That's not despotic, however much you disagree with your fellow voters.

• krapp 2y ago
  It is despotic if he was elected to act like a despot.
• lolbert7 2y ago
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• tombert 2y ago
  > despotic: characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty I would say that ignoring the Constitution [1] and trying to undermine every institution in order to increase your own power is actually very despotic. I have no idea how successful he will be at this, but considering that the Supreme Court basically said "the president can do whatever he wants with no consequences as long as he says it's for an official act", it sure seems despotic, even if he was elected. [1] In regards to trying to end birthright citizenship and ignore the 14th Amendment.
• defrost 2y ago
  He's literally the despot that Benjiman Franklin warned the US about: “I agree to this Constitution with all its faults, if they are such: because I think a General Government necessary for us, and there is no Form of Government but what may be a Blessing to the People if well-administred; and I believe farther that this is likely to be well administred for a Course of Years and can only end in Despotism as other Forms have done before it...”