Trump: Power Restrained Only by 'My Own Morality'

Friday, January 09, 2026

On topic after topic, President Trump made clear that he would be the arbiter of any limits to his authorities, not international law or treaties.

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'I don't need international law': Trump says power constrained only by 'my own morality'

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-- The Guardian (@theguardian.com) Jan 9, 2026 at 3:10 AM

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Donald Trump is a rabid dog. He has no morality.

#1 | Posted by Zed at 2026-01-09 10:27 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Mortality.....

Fixed the Typo.

#2 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-01-09 11:17 AM | Reply

The serial------------ who made his daughter abort her sibling has morality? GTFO

#3 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-01-09 12:38 PM | Reply

How is this not how monarchs and dictators behave?

OCU

#4 | Posted by OCUser at 2026-01-09 12:50 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

So no morality and no restraint on the President.

Just as the Founding Fathers intended!

#5 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-01-09 12:51 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 3

The aesthetic of a dictator, the language of a mobster, the performance of a con artist = MAGA trifecta!

None of the GOP are "moral" creatures, not one. Trump was Democrat and pro-abortion before he joined the "winning" cult.

ALL corporate legislators are traitors and always have been.

#6 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2026-01-09 12:51 PM | Reply

And still the GOP does nothing.

They're either more craven than we ever imagined, or there is some seriously dark, horrible dirt on these people to keep them so complicit.

#7 | Posted by jpw at 2026-01-09 01:11 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 3

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#8 | Posted by Corky at 2026-01-09 01:12 PM | Reply

John Kelly was right.

Retired four-star General John Kelly, who was one of Donald Trump's White House chiefs of staff, told the New York Times Trump would rule like a fascist if reelected.

www.pbs.org

#9 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2026-01-09 02:37 PM | Reply

Trump: Power Restrained Only by 'My Own Morality'

I guess Republicans already know this and accept it as reality.
So there's nothing for them to comment on.

#10 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-01-09 02:48 PM | Reply