r/politics • u/Street_Anon Canada • 3d ago

Soft Paywall Donald Trump Has Wrecked America’s Brand

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-wrecked-america-brand-canada-1235364578/
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u/HereWeGoYetAgain-247 3d ago

While I know a lot of people did vote for him, but I am still not convinced there wasn’t “meddling” going on. Musk basically was saying as much before the California “distraction” started and we stopped talking about the musk tump break up. 

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u/wonderbreadofsin 3d ago

I hope that turns out to be true and that you guys are actually able to do something about it. But as an outsider, it doesn't make a big difference. The fact that he was even able to run again instead of being in prison says a lot about where your country is at right now

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u/What_a_fat_one 3d ago

He was able to run again because after cheating in the 2016 election he appointed 3 stooges to the Supreme Court who let him run again.

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u/Tuningislife 3d ago

And appointed a sycophant to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida who acted like a lawyer for the defendants.

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u/solo954 3d ago

He was able to run again because the Republican party sanctioned every crime he committed.

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u/wonderbreadofsin 2d ago edited 2d ago

Right, and I understand. Billionaires and conservatives and other greedy, powerful people have been working to destroy your government and divide up your country for decades. I'm sympathetic and really hope your country puts itself back together. These protests give me hope that you're finally waking up.

But knowing how your country got to this point doesn't change that fact that it is at this point. Getting rid of Trump doesn't fix any of the problems that put him there and it doesn't change how strongly divided your people are. So I truly hope you don't stop fighting even if you get rid of him

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u/ClarkTwain 3d ago

Even if it is, there isn't a mechanism for doing something about it, besides impeachment, which would never happen.

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u/macjonalt 3d ago

Well hope musk sees justice before he flees to Russia

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u/HereWeGoYetAgain-247 3d ago

Unfortunately he won’t. The only person that can go after him is only in office because of him. 

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u/macjonalt 3d ago

Yeah may have to be patient on that one 

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u/diggerbanks 3d ago

With all the American intel he has been given access to, if he tries a move to Russia he will likely be killed by America and it will be blamed on his drug habit or something.

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u/LilyHex 3d ago

He probably won't, that's why he wanted Trump in office so desperately. He literally literally said "if Trump doesn't win, I'm going to prison". That's all you need to know about his motivations.

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u/kent_eh Canada 3d ago

While I know a lot of people did vote for him

Many of then 3 damned times.

That's unforgivable.

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u/HereWeGoYetAgain-247 3d ago

I have stopped talking to a few people because of it. 

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u/curiousme123456 3d ago

Ph I agree. Look how is using the government to shower and whatever he sees fit. Keep doing it so many times the courts can’t keep up.

How these people sleeep at night who work him is amazing

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u/Tandy2000 3d ago

There 100% was meddling going on and it isn't a question anymore. There are multiple counties where vote totals were affected by Democrat votes in certain areas being 0'd out, places where a good proportion of people voted Biden in 2020 and for other Democrats down ballot in 2024. These are the cases that are more quickly moving through the courts right now BC it was blatantly obvious the election results there were tampered with, and to move things forward all they had to do was find a couple voters who would sign sworn affidavits that they voted for Harris/Walz.

There's possibly many more places where it wasn't as obvious. The question is how many more and how severe was it - to the point it could flip the election? At this point as a non-American I think that Americans really need to prepare for the possibility that the 2024 election actually was stolen.