Poll of the Day > So what good has Donald Trump done in the first five months of presidency?

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http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/06/every-terrifying-thing-that-donald-trump-has-done.html

Serious topic. I can't think of much except what was mentioned in the above link.

Brought down CNN, started plans for the border wall, illegal alien and refugee numbers at an all time low, destroyed the DNC.

yeah cnn isnt anywhere near being done. they did mishandle the takedown tweet but yeah they arent done. thekr ratings are doing pretty well atm. i think

TheWorstPoster posted...

Brought down CNN, started plans for the border wall, illegal alien and refugee numbers at an all time low, destroyed the DNC.

I thought CNN still exists.

Starting plans for the wall doesn't mean anything until it actually gets built. It could be in the planning stages for 4 years.

Illegal border crossings were down long before Trump took office. I bet you also think the unemployment was at 25% under Obama and then it magically dropped to 5% under Trump.

Not sure what you have against refugees. They're people trying to escape serious issues in their home country.

The DNC still exists and isn't destroyed.
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Erik_P posted...

I thought CNN still exists.

There are more people watching reruns of Yogi Bear than there are people watching CNN. This Fake News exposure will cause it to collapse onto itself within several months.

Erik_P posted...

Starting plans for the wall doesn't mean anything until it actually gets built. It could be in the planning stages for 4 years.

Only because the DNC keeps blocking these plans, but the first part of the wall will be built in September.

Erik_P posted...

Illegal border crossings were down long before Trump took office. I bet you also think the unemployment was at 25% under Obama and then it magically dropped to 5% under Trump.

You mean since November, when Trump was elected President?

Erik_P posted...

Not sure what you have against refugees. They're people trying to escape serious issues in their home country.

Look at the City of Romance, and tell me if you would like to live there, or visit there

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk3twhzOtr0

Erik_P posted...

The DNC still exists and isn't destroyed.

When you have a crazy old lady demanding for Trump's impeachment on everything she says, and an unhinged do-nothing senator from that same state as the party's frontrunners, then you know that they can't survive. Losing more than 1000 seats since 2010 does NOT means a party's survivability.

Trump would be a hilarious joke if we weren't the punchline.
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Only because the DNC keeps blocking these plans, but the first part of the wall will be built in September.

A minority party can't obstruct or block anything. Your Republican buddies are just incompetent.
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Erik_P posted...

A minority party can't obstruct or block anything. Your Republican buddies are just incompetent.

The Establishment is incompetent.

Donald Trump, as well as the other non-Establishment however, are not.

TheWorstPoster posted...

Erik_P posted...

A minority party can't obstruct or block anything. Your Republican buddies are just incompetent.

The Establishment is incompetent.

Donald Trump, as well as the other non-Establishment however, are not.

Damn I didn't know you were capable of being funny or making jokes.

Trump and his staff are so incompetent they couldn't even book a hotel for G20 this weekend.
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He played some golf.
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Erik_P posted...

Damn I didn't know you were capable of being funny or making jokes.

Trump and his staff are so incompetent they couldn't even book a hotel for G20 this weekend.

You mean because of shit like this?

http://tinyurl.com/yb9bwppe

I wonder if Erik and Nathan are just screwing with each other at this point

knowing that he will get his inevitable 2nd term which im so wet about. #trump2020 #maga

TheWorstPoster posted...

Erik_P posted...

Damn I didn't know you were capable of being funny or making jokes.

Trump and his staff are so incompetent they couldn't even book a hotel for G20 this weekend.

You mean because of shit like this?

http://tinyurl.com/yb9bwppe

No, they couldn't book a hotel because all the hotels were full.

Come on Nathan, I know you don't understand how the world works but you should at least understand something as basic as "book a room early if you want it."

Cacciato posted...

I wonder if Erik and Nathan are just screwing with each other at this point

Classic Cacciato never contributing anything of relevance to a topic.
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Erik_P posted...

No, they couldn't book a hotel because all the hotels were full.

Or, because they were threatened by the riots by these degenerate globalists, who would likely stampede towards him, using their mass numbers to kill him.

WastelandCowboy posted...

Apparently, it's just Erik and ICOYAR giving each other footjobs.

it's really sad
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personally i think the best parts of trumps election are all of the videos of liberals losing their fucking minds the night of, and the videos of all the people who told us over and over and over again that "Trump is never going to be president."

i can go back and watch this shit 8 months later and still laugh my ass off


a few of my favorites

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahkMA6JPOHU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnTnpN2H34A

and then theres just the regular 4chan nonsense. always good for a laff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7ZuffBrloo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_p4h3jwJob0&list=PLHTeAiqTTlUgv17EkpWRX9vHIelEvOJVm



overall, the only people who were ever going to win in this election were the trolls. things are going pretty goddamn swimmingly.
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My personal favorite part of Trump's presidency was when that idiot Maddow primed everyone with her breaking news about Trump's tax returns.

That was a good day.
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Smarkil posted...

My personal favorite part of Trump's presidency was when that idiot Maddow primed everyone with her breaking news about Trump's tax returns.

That was a good day.

Agreed, that was fantastic to watch.
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Why exactly is everyone so opposed to Russia and America palling around? Is it just a subconscious throwback to McCarthyism, or something? There are no downsides to co-operating with a foreign power to the extent that it will reasonably occur anyway. It seems like a bunch of petty assholery like with Cuba.
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Not sure how much you expect from a first five months. However, in general, he's done less harm than Obama so... there's that. Otherwise just this week he got Russia to agree to a ceasefire in Syria. The other month he negotiated with China to start accepting US beef again. Oh, plus he filled a much-needed SCOTUS vacancy with an impeccably qualified judge. He does stuff all the time, but it's not like everything he does is going to be as big as the ACA which, by the way, was a terrible deal.
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Zeus posted...

However, in general, he's done less harm than Obama so... there's that.

How so? Are you comparing Trump's five months to Obama's first five months or the entirety of his presidency?

TheCyborgNinja posted...

Why exactly is everyone so opposed to Russia and America palling around? Is it just a subconscious throwback to McCarthyism, or something? There are no downsides to co-operating with a foreign power to the extent that it will reasonably occur anyway. It seems like a bunch of petty assholery like with Cuba.

It's also funny because the roles are somewhat reversed since now it's the Democrats being harder on Russia and, humorously enough, there's a Democrat named McCarthy leading part of that charge:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_McCarthy_(California_politician)
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The amount of damage that shit stain has done to our diplomatic relationships in the world is unmeasurable at this point.

TheCyborgNinja posted...

Why exactly is everyone so opposed to Russia and America palling around? Is it just a subconscious throwback to McCarthyism, or something? There are no downsides to co-operating with a foreign power to the extent that it will reasonably occur anyway. It seems like a bunch of petty assholery like with Cuba.

There is no problem with improving relationships between our nations.

There is a problem with our president being a puppet for a hostile foreign power.

WastelandCowboy posted...

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/06/every-terrifying-thing-that-donald-trump-has-done.html

Serious topic. I can't think of much except what was mentioned in the above link.

Also could you pick a more biased news story? Because that's pushing harder than Slate and Mother Jones.

WastelandCowboy posted...

Zeus posted...

However, in general, he's done less harm than Obama so... there's that.

How so? Are you comparing Trump's five months to Obama's first five months or the entirety of his presidency?

First five, solely for passing the ACA. He did other stuff, but that's more than enough by itself.
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Zeus posted...

TheCyborgNinja posted...

Why exactly is everyone so opposed to Russia and America palling around? Is it just a subconscious throwback to McCarthyism, or something? There are no downsides to co-operating with a foreign power to the extent that it will reasonably occur anyway. It seems like a bunch of petty assholery like with Cuba.

It's also funny because the roles are somewhat reversed since now it's the Democrats being harder on Russia and, humorously enough, there's a Democrat named McCarthy leading part of that charge:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_McCarthy_(California_politician)

Holy shit. That's too perfect.
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TheCyborgNinja posted...

Why exactly is everyone so opposed to Russia and America palling around?

Because they hacked with our election, which is bad.
It'd obviously be super nice if we could get along with Russia, but they aren't trustworthy right now.
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Zeus posted...

WastelandCowboy posted...

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/06/every-terrifying-thing-that-donald-trump-has-done.html

Serious topic. I can't think of much except what was mentioned in the above link.

Also could you pick a more biased news story? Because that's pushing harder than Slate and Mother Jones.

WastelandCowboy posted...

Zeus posted...

However, in general, he's done less harm than Obama so... there's that.

How so? Are you comparing Trump's five months to Obama's first five months or the entirety of his presidency?

First five, solely for passing the ACA. He did other stuff, but that's more than enough by itself.

You're more than welcome to post another. This is a free country, after all.

Explain to me exactly how the ACA was entirely bad. It helped millions of US citizens get much-needed medical attention.

TheCyborgNinja posted...

Why exactly is everyone so opposed to Russia and America palling around? Is it just a subconscious throwback to McCarthyism, or something? There are no downsides to co-operating with a foreign power to the extent that it will reasonably occur anyway. It seems like a bunch of petty assholery like with Cuba.

Probably because they interfered with our election, used force to steal part of a country they wanted, Putin has journalists killed who says anything negative about him, and holds sham elections to retain power.

Not sure how much you expect from a first five months.

"I don't know how you expect much from a first year!" I don't know how you expect much from a first 2 years!" It's nothing but excuses from the Trump cult.

However, in general, he's done less harm than Obama so... there's that.

Yea, Obama turned around the worst recession this country has seen since the Great Depression. The nerve he had! He should've let this country go to shit!

Otherwise just this week he got Russia to agree to a ceasefire in Syria.

Which is what any president should be doing.

The other month he negotiated with China to start accepting US beef again.

Which was a deal that was in place before Trump took office.

Oh, plus he filled a much-needed SCOTUS vacancy with an impeccably qualified judge.

Which was a stolen seat. And Gorsuch is a gigantic prick that has no business being any type of judge. He thought a guy freezing to death in his work truck should've frozen to death instead of looking for help.
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He does stuff all the time,

Yea, like watch Fox News and tweet about Fox News.

but it's not like everything he does is going to be as big as the ACA which, by the way, was a terrible deal.

Yea, the most people insured ever in the history of this country is such a bad deal. We should kick 22 million people off and let them die. Who needs sick and poor people anyways?
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Lightning Bolt posted...

TheCyborgNinja posted...

Why exactly is everyone so opposed to Russia and America palling around?

Because they hacked with our election, which is bad.
It'd obviously be super nice if we could get along with Russia, but they aren't trustworthy right now.

They didn't "hack" our election and those kinds of misleading claims are dangerous.

WastelandCowboy posted...

Explain to me exactly how the ACA was entirely bad. It helped millions of US citizens get much-needed medical attention.

It screwed over countless middle-class Americans by jacking up rates, it punished lower-class Americans by killing affordable plans and punishing them for not buying insurance, it added several new invasive standards with the potential for abuse because of the new centralized databases (including asking about gun ownership info), it jacked up taxes, it's forced the further unification of major health providers thus shutting smaller groups out of the market, people lost their doctors (which they KNEW going in yet claimed otherwise), it burdened states with an additional largely unfunded expense (the federal subsidies scaled down year to year), and basically the list goes on to infinity. And, equally importantly, as it is you ALREADY had programs like Medicaid providing healthcare to the needy.
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Erik_P posted...

Only because the DNC keeps blocking these plans, but the first part of the wall will be built in September.

A minority party can't obstruct or block anything. Your Republican buddies are just incompetent.

Remember when Republicans kept blocking Obama, especially his SCOTUS nomination? Well, turnabout is fair play.
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He changed the batteries in the smoke detector!
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Mead posted...

He changed the batteries in the smoke detector!

Put them in backwards...
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He appears to have stopped the rise of right-wing populism in Europe, as pretty much every far-right party from France to the Netherlands to Austria to Germany has tumbled in the polls since he came to power. And on a more partisan note, as a liberal I'm quite thankful he's president at the moment because just about any other Republican could be doing some real damage given that they have both houses of congress and the supreme court on their side.

TheCyborgNinja posted...

Why exactly is everyone so opposed to Russia and America palling around? Is it just a subconscious throwback to McCarthyism, or something? There are no downsides to co-operating with a foreign power to the extent that it will reasonably occur anyway. It seems like a bunch of petty assholery like with Cuba.

I dunno, man, seems to just be a knee-jerk thing. Well that and reaction to Russia blatantly interfering with the election via promulgation of false news stories, hacking the Democrats' e-mails, and generally relying on borderline cyber-warfare in their attempts to tip the scales in Trump's favour. Oh, and their invasion of Ukraine - can't forget that. And their propping up of a murderous dictator in Syria who has been slaughtering his own civilians by the tens of thousands. And invading Georgia. And cracking down on gay rights. And having opposition politicians and reporters jailed or killed.

Y'know, minor stuff.

Zeus posted...

Otherwise just this week he got Russia to agree to a ceasefire in Syria.

Yes, this is the... what, eighth ceasefire in Syria? Ninth?

I'm sure it will work this time. I heard Putin even crossed his heart and hoped to die (though he appears to have pushed back against the request to stick a needle in his eye).
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