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Donald Trump’s First Term Apparently Doesn’t Count

Susan Quinn
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Don’t you find it interesting that Trump is being accused of wanting to commit all kinds of abhorrent actions and behaviors that he has never demonstrated? That if you look at his first term, his policies were quite good? That he didn’t abuse his power or meddle with the powers of others?

I continue to marvel at the number of people who are crying out about his “fascist” or “autocratic” nature. When did he act that way? He never misused the military; when he recommended to Nancy Pelosi that the National Guard be called up prior to January 6, he was ignored. When he suggested that state governors use the National Guard in June 2020, men like Tim Walz ignored him. And he didn't interfere with their decisions.

He does sometimes talk hyperbolically. Well, he does it a lot, and that’s Donald Trump. He’s never abused the Constitution. He has always (in spite of the rumors) shown respect for the military, especially our men and women on the ground. Some people will say that now that he knows how the Executive Branch works, he will become more aggressive. I suspect instead that he's less likely to make mistakes and will pick more qualified and supportive people.

And yet people, from Congress, the military and even his cabinet repeatedly attacked him. They have apparently assumed that their cause is so great that they can lie about just about anything.

If people would only look at his first term and judge him on what he accomplished, they wouldn’t be wringing their hands over actions he would never take.

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    Susan Quinn (View Post):

    Don’t you find it interesting that Trump is being accused of wanting to commit all kinds of abhorrent actions and behaviors that he has never demonstrated? That if you look at his first term, his policies were quite good? That he didn’t abuse his power or meddle with the powers of others?

    I continue to marvel at the number of people who are crying out about his “fascist” or “autocratic” nature. When did he act that way? He never misused the military; when he recommended to Nancy Pelosi that the National Guard be called up prior to January 6, he was ignored. When he suggested that state governors use the National Guard in June 2020, men like Tim Walz ignored him. And he didn’t interfere with their decisions.

    He does sometimes talk hyperbolically. Well, he does it a lot, and that’s Donald Trump. He’s never abused the Constitution. He has always (in spite of the rumors) shown respect for the military, especially our men and women on the ground. Some people will say that now that he knows how the Executive Branch works, he will become more aggressive. I suspect instead that he’s less likely to make mistakes and will pick more qualified and supportive people.

    And yet people, from Congress, the military and even his Cabinet repeatedly attacked him. They have apparently assumed that their cause is so great that they can lie about just about anything.

    If people would only look at his first term and judge him on what he accomplished, they wouldn’t be wringing their hands over actions he will never take.

    The argument seems to be this: Well, he was constrained in his first term because he wanted to be re-elected, But this time, when he can't run again, he'll unleash his inner-Hitler.

    Counterargument: If he unleashed his "inner-Hitler" in the first term, he wouldn't have had to run for re-election.

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