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I don't understand. This is literally what people voted for, isn't it?

• rudedogg 2y ago
  The US Government has checks and balances. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separation_of_powers#Checks_and_balances https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separation_of_powers#Checks_an...
  • mig39 2y ago
    I understand that, but the people literally voted for someone who promised to get rid of checks and balances, and rule as a dictator. Isn't that what they wanted?
    • jerlam 2y ago
      An oversimplification is that people voted against the status quo, not necessarily "for" Trump. Since the US only has a two-party system, the actual policies were irrelevant.
    • deckar01 2y ago
      Republicans and independents indicated in polls that they did not take what Trump said during the 2024 campaign literally. Voters didn’t give him a mandate, they thought they were voting for a troll. https://www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2024/10/22/many-voters-arent-taking-trumps-comments-seriously https://www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2024/10/22/many-voters-...
  • outer_web 2y ago
    I don't think he is condoning it or saying it's legal, simply that it was a campaign promise being fulfilled.