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Those things may be true, but he also has signed executive orders directly overstepping the judiciary and legislative branches (e.g. 14160 / birthright citizens
by CGamesPlay 2y ago
Those things may be true, but he also has signed executive orders directly overstepping the judiciary and legislative branches (e.g. 14160 / birthright citizenship reinterprets the text of the constitution; 14159 / suspending illegal alien rights directly overrides a law passed by congress). He also uses his authority to stop criminal investigations into himself and his loyal supporters (sources 1-4), and he uses his supporter base to illegally threaten his enemies (note: he does not do anything illegal, it's the supporters who do), sources 5-7.
The policy decisions aren't why Trump is being called a dictator and a nazi.
[1] domestic abuse arrest warrant not granted https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/controversy-surrounding-gops-cory-mills-becomes-even-serious-rcna193650 https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/controve...
[2] corruption investigation dropped https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-jeff-fortenberry-prosecution-dropped-rcna189993 https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-je...
[3] corruption investigation dropped https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/eric-adams-charges-manhattan-prosecutor-quits-b2697925.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politic...
[4] campaign finance investigation dropped https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2025/01/31/andy-ogles-investigation-federal-prosecutors-withdraw-from-case/78094561007/ https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2025/01/31/an...
[5] "credible death threats" https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/trump-congress-political-violence https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/trump-congress-politic...
[6] "at least one gentleman who went to prison for making threats" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/27/republicans-trump-threats https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/27/republicans-...
[7] "subjected to waves of Maga attacks" https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/16/donald-trump-us-senate https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/16/donald...
- galimalint 2y agoAnd yet in many cases, his orders have been struck down by the courts. Where's the dictatorship? Biden pardoned his entire family. Is he a dictator?
- CGamesPlay 2y agoBiden pardoning his own family may be unethical, but it wasn't illegal. Similarly, Trump directing his DoJ not to prosecute his political allies is (probably) legal, but I hope we can both agree that it is unethical. Pardoning is a legal power given to the presidents. The executive orders are being stuck down by the courts because they are found to be illegal.
- dendrite9 2y agoI think there is a decent distinction between a pardon in the last days of power and actions taken in the beginning of a term.