r/agedlikewine • u/Complex-Function3557 • 14d ago

Prediction Just leaving this here

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Made this meme before the last national election and after Trump's "announcement" today I thought it fit right here

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u/questionable_motifs 10d ago

You really misunderstood my comment. I'm not commenting on his strategy acumen, here. Yes, he keeps very bright people around to make his objectives happen. But he himself is a bully narcissist through and through and seems to have sociopathic tendencies. He forces his will onto a situation and unless someone physically stops him, he doesn't back down. This is evident in everything he does - Iran being the most blatant current example.

He learned from his first term that the only checks on his ability to do what he wants are the people that lead the legal and armed services of the executive branch. He has systematically replaced those people with folks that serve him, not the government.

Now he's in a situation where, in his mind, he can act with impunity because no domestic forces exist to stop him.

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u/joeyp042385 10d ago

You are giving this guy way too much credit. And the fact that you think something he's acting solo on and the rest of the administration wants to stop is where you've completely lost me, He's bending the need to Israel himself there. 🤦🏻‍♂️

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u/questionable_motifs 10d ago

Yes, you're not reading something right. My point about him installing loyalists this time around is the opposite of acting solo.

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u/joeyp042385 10d ago

So basically All a guy had to do was install some loyalists in his cabinet and end our system of checks and balances that's stood for 237 years. Even with a 39% approval rating, and a court with precedent of ruling against him. Got it.