Study released a day before State of the Union address shows president has lost support among Republicans
Most US adults think Donald Trump is moving the country in the wrong direction during his second presidency, according to a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll released the day before his State of the Union speech.
Fifty-five percent of adults feel that Trump is changing the country for the worse, a 13-point increase from around the same time of his first presidency, the survey conducted from 27 to 30 January found.
The number of people who held that view also increased four points from April.
Unsurprisingly, support for the president splits down party lines.
I was aware that he used legal maneuvering to take control. (From that video I referred to)
And then at a certain point stopped abiding by the very system laws that allowed him to get into position.
Which is very concerning. Because I think many people and many politicians are under the impression that they can keep trump in check with laws.
But he only abides by them when they suit him and disregards them when they don’t.
And those who oppose him always stay within the laws.
When we have no laws of enforcement/punishment of the executive branch, then any laws are dismissible by the executive branch when it suits them.
And there is already a long history of presidents doing this. Trump isn’t the first. Just the worst.
Our current government system is set to ultimately fail when tested in this way.
It’s playing a game where your opponent is allowed to cheat with no penalty and can even change the rules at their whim. But you are bound to the rule book.
Not impossible to still beat but nearly. And unlikely.
I agree, Trump is currently progressing much faster than Hitler did in turning the country into a dictatorship. The lack of a united opposition is concerning from an outside perspective.