Monday, January 20, 2025

Why Trump's Honeymoon Won't Last

Noah Berlatsky: Donald Trump takes office today promising to immediately start in on a litany of human rights abuses and other efforts to harm marginalized people. He's promised a sweeping assault on immigrants in Chicago starting as early as this week. He's said he will said he will sign executive orders to make trans people second class citizens (and effectively deny their existence). In recent days he's indicated that he's going to take his corrupt self-dealing to new levels by promoting numerous shady crypto schemes that will enrich himself and his family. And of course he's pledged to pardon those convicted of violence associated with the January 6 coup attempt, reiterating his disdain for democracy and the rule of law.

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It's difficult to find much cause for hope right now. There is one mild glimmer of good news, though. The enthusiasm for Trump almost certainly won't last.

Trump has never had high approval ratings, in part because most of his policies are ill-thought out at best and deeply unpopular at worst. The beginning of a term is usually a honeymoon period when voters and other politicians give the president the benefit of the doubt. But that honeymoon is generally short, and there's plenty of reason to believe that with Trump it will be even shorter.

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I just hope that he hurts the right people.

Those who voted for him/sat at home on election day/voted for Jill Stein. Ideally all three at the same time. Unlikely, but a girl can dream, can't she?

#1 | Posted by censored at 2025-01-20 01:04 PM

Because his plans are anything but America First.

And it'll become readily apparent to everyone but the die hard MAGA idiots in very short order.

#2 | Posted by jpw at 2025-01-20 02:32 PM

It will be a laff riot when Cardinal Dolans parishioners start getting snatched from the streets later this week by the goon squads empowered by King Dotard II. His fawning over Dotard will be hard to square with current events come next Sundays homily ...

#3 | Posted by catdog at 2025-01-20 03:24 PM

CATDOG

"from the streets" ???

It's reported that he's giving his goons the authority to raid the churches and snatch them right out of the pew.

#4 | Posted by Twinpac at 2025-01-20 06:26 PM

He's a lame duck President. Anyone who understands politics knows the ramifications.

His ardent supporters might think he's a king, but Congress has to be aware of independents and not bending to the King on everthing, because they'll potentially a lot longer than he'll be which is just four years.

As he gets deeper into his Presidency, he'll become less a presence (and that will kill him). Not literally, settle down.

#5 | Posted by brass30 at 2025-01-20 09:29 PM

Winning an election doesn't cure senility. He lost the popular vote. He's leaving office in disgrace... again.

#6 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2025-01-20 09:54 PM

Because he's a fat, stupid faggot.

#7 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-01-20 10:23 PM

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