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AFter voting, is it what you expected?

Yes, pretty much. Huge change 76 8.85%
 
Yes 28 3.26%
 
Not really, thought he wo... 15 1.75%
 
not at all. 83 9.66%
 
You made your bed now sleep in it. 40 4.66%
 
other 3 0.35%
 
see results 51 5.94%
 
I did not vote for him, d... 31 3.61%
 
I did not vote for him, k... 223 25.96%
 
I did not vote/not an American 309 35.97%
 
Total:859
deskpro2k3 said:

he got a low approval rating so far.

http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2017/images/04/26/rel5a.-.trump.at.100.days[10].pdf

Seems like there are almost zero regrets. He won with a slight minority and is approved by a slight minority.



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I am a liberal libertarian who voted for Trump, essentially as a protest vote. It was the first time I ever voted republican. I voted for John Kerry in 2004 and Obama in 2008 partly because of a liberal rhetoric I've had pounded into my head as a naive teenager from my very liberal parents as well as my univeristy, but mainly because of a genuine hatred I had - and still have - to the neocons. Sat out 2012 because both candidates were so mediocre. Over time I realized my biggest beef wasn't necessarily with conservatives but rather with Authoritarianism. I then realized that while the right sort of held the authoritarian mantle back in the 90's/early 2000's (their religious right, pro war, Patriot Act, "either with us or against us/ potentially anyone is a terrorist" etc etc bs), the left was begining to overtake that crown in the last 3-4 years with their cries of racism/sexism, attempts to silence free speech, banning speakers at universities, gamergate, "safe spaces," SJWs, many supporting an authoritarian like HRC, etc.. I then started to see that the left had become everything I once hated on the right - and more. I realized they had fast become the flip side of the same damn coin, and maybe even worse in some ways..

I essentially knew (or at least strongly suspected) Trump was going to be a horrible president but my strong distain of the corrupt Democrats (cheating my candidate Bernie Sanders was the final straw) and the SJWs/PC crowd who would rather silence free speech than have their feelings hurt, essentially coaxed me into voting for him as a big fuck you to all of them. And as long as they remain pissed off and he continues to baffle and anger the mainstream media and snobby coastal elites - who I also despise - honestly, I won't regret it for one second.. It's worth it. I also enjoy the fact that he tore Jeb Bush a new onein a debate - a family that I hate as much as the Clintons. I look at it this way - things were obviously already horrible in America, and the opposition must have been incredibly weak for a buffoon like Trump to win out in the first place.. How much worse can things get than they already are? Our economy is shit, media has become a massive propaganda force not unlike a fascist state where dissent is snuffed out and/or ridiculed, and neoliberalism along with the military industrial complex has essentially created a clandestine empire that exploits third world countries. The gap between the rich and poor in the US has reached an astromomical level, the top 1% owns like 95% of the wealth while people are struggling to get by working two jobs, American industry and the rust belt is in shambles, an entire generation of millenials is burried in debt and many (including myself) are essentially indentured to the government for life via student loans.

All of this occured looong before Trump entered the political scene.. How much worse can things get? Give the guy some time, who knows? Maybe he'll actually improve some things. After all, he's only run the course of roughly 4-8% the duration of his entire term thus far.. The economy is what's most important to me, and as a business man, maybe he'll actually know how to right the ship, or at least steer it in the right direction. I'm not about to act like he actually cares about the American masses, but I'm sure he cares about improving America's economy to a certain degree, even if his goal is to only benefit himself. 



 

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Him being absolutely not fit for the job was a given. Very surpised that some didnt see that one coming from a country mile.



Mbolibombo said:
Him being absolutely not fit for the job was a given. Very surpised that some didnt see that one coming from a country mile.

His supporters don't believe in climate change, even while their backyard is being flooded.



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BraLoD said:
Can you impeach presidents in USA? Just do it.

You can, but there has to be a reason and outrage for it. There are reasons for it, but he hasn't done enough damage to warrant impeachment yet, imo.

As for outrage, it's there, but no one is doing anything about it. Republicans are harder to impeach, imo, than Democrats because left wing people are the type to be angry, but are too passive to do a damn thing. Sure, you can lead a few marches here and there but those quickly lose momentum, as do protests. The Democrats seriously need a figurehead to push for impeachment if they truly want to see Trump out of the WH.



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Trump supporters, for the most part, are going to stick with him no matter what. That has mainly to do with them being demonized the entire campaign. I do think it's possible Trump has created a new Party potentially. An Alt-Republican party. Which always existed to some extent, but not to this degree. Trump's presidency has legitimized conspiracy theory people like Alex Jones and sites Brietbart. Now, as someone who grew up in a very Republican state (Texas), I can say Trump does not uphold many values that Republicans hold near and dear. He's not a good representation of the Repubs. Which is why I'd consider him more Alt-Repub than anything else



Under Clinton the situation would be much worse. Her government and open borders pro crime policy would be against the people.



well on the plus side, you can be sure there's always a funny article of him in the news failing miserably at something.



Eh, it's not like Hillary would have been better. And no, I didn't vote for Trump



etking said:

Under Clinton the situation would be much worse. Her government and open borders pro crime policy would be against the people.

Tax cuts for the rich and a border wall that would cost billions of taxpayer money isn't against the people? This is a guy who wants the nation's budget based on magic (dynamic scoring). Ask Kansas on how that fared.

This is Trump. He's 70 and not gonna change. To drain the swamp, he's hired billionaires to his Cabinet, the most wealthy of any Cabinet in history. He's the exact war hawk people feared about Hillary Clinton except he still has no idea what he's doing. This guy is considering breaking up the 9th Circuit simply because he's not winning. He says any news organization that puts him in a negative light is "fake news". He's relying on his son-in-law to run the new Office of American Innovation, reform the criminal justice system, fight the opioid epidemic, improve veteran health care, overhaul federal bureaucracy, and broke peace in the Middle East. He's keeping his Press Secretary simply because of television ratings. He literally had to change the rules just to get his Supreme Court nominee a seat. He doesn't give a damn about the environment. He's made it legal for people with mental illnesses to purhase firearms. He's considering rolling back regulations on Wall Street that were put in place after the financial crisis. He's cut the budget of several programs Americans need yet has spent 7 of 14 weekends at Mar-a-Lago (a total of $25 million in taxpayer money). On trips alone, Trump alone will surpass Obama's amount of two terms ($96 million) in his first year. Then you have to take in the travel costs of his sons and daughters AND protecting his wife and son who refuse to move from NYC. Then there's being the first sitting President in history to be investigated by the FBI and doing everything he can to distract the people from it (and it's working).

BUT HEY, her e-mails, right?!