What do you think of Trump's presidency so far?

[Puppet Pal Clem]

Pretty entertaining.

 

[Medicated]

Most of the time I don't even hear from the media what Trump is actually doing. All I know is that he had policies, and he's tried to implement most of them. Most of the time the media is going on about his Twitter wars or two scoops or salt shakers. Instead of whats actually happening. It's like the reverse Obama, where Obama seemed to be having TV appearances and being filmed getting local takeout every other week.

I don't think he'll get much done through congress. He'll have to try to do as much as he can through executive orders. Democrats won't work with him on anything even if it sounds good, simply to trip him up so they can say he was useless later. Half the Republicans probably won't support him because he's not a Republican veteran like McCain.

Most of the people I've talked to simply don't like him because he's brash, rude, and tends to speak his mind. They seem to want the typical PR darling that can flash a charming smile and lie to your face. Probably a Trudeau type. I thought in this modern era, people would be more wise to those sorts of people.

I'd be fine if people disagreed with him on policy, but most of them just hate him because they don't like him. They barely know what his policies actually are. And when they attempt to talk about it, they appear woefully underinformed from some blogsite that obviously a hard left media outlet.

 

[Organic Fapcup]

He's nothing special. Most of his detractors project an image of ultimate evil onto him, whereas many of his supporters view him as a god. He's a generic neocon who did the right thing in ending the TPP and dropping out of the Paris Accord. The only things special about his presidency are his "brand" i.e. he's that billionaire guy who showed up in reality TV and the greater influence of the internet and the media during the election. Plus he shitposts on Twitter, which I would argue has a positive side to it beyond generating more salt.

His campaign, however, I'd describe as masterful. He spent less than half a million dollars. His rallies helped gather followers across the country and give him a "man of the people" image. The media's constant stream of news about him, both online and on television, doubled as free advertisement for him, while left-leaning hysterics kept accusing people of various -isms, which only served to disenfranchise the normal voter. They even came up with a neo-Red Scare story about Russian interference in the election! Say what you will about the man or his policies, but his campaign was legitimately something to behold.

 

[Clown Baby]

I like all the people spazzing about trump, because it's funny. Unless they are drunk and next to me and won't stop talking about single payer health care systems. Then I don't like it.

 

[Joan Nyan]

The first two paragraphs of this article are a pretty good description of what I think.

As Trump-loving readers of this blog have frequently complained, I am not always a fan of Donald Trump's personal style. I don't like bullies and I prefer a president who thinks before he opens his mouth. I do, on the other hand, very much like many of the things Trump has accomplished: the great judicial nominations, the taming of the regulatory state, the restoration of the rule of law at the border, leaving the silly Paris accord, the annihilation of ISIS, the attempts to hurry the implosion of Obamacare by suspending utterly illegal payments to insurance companies, calling out the NFL on its lack of patriotism, and calling out the media on a leftward bias that now amounts to simple malfeasance and corruption. That's an awful lot of good stuff, and it surely makes up for the big mouthery.

Aside from a few stupid remarks that seemed to show a lack of respect for the First Amendment — remarks that have so far not been followed up by any bad actions — I can't think of one instance in which Trump has behaved in a way that endangers the norms of American governance. He hasn’t misused the IRS like Barack Obama did, or corrupted the Justice Department like Obama did, or made illegal payouts to insurance companies like Obama did, or extended the power of regulatory agencies until they became a threat to constitutional democracy like Obama did, or lied to the people about health care or Benghazi like Obama did, or behaved so autocratically and unconstitutionally that he lost more cases before the Supreme Court than any other modern president like Obama did. In fact, Trump has been incredibly transparent with the public and has generally thrown legislative decisions to Congress -- where they belong.

 

[Scratch This Nut]

I still don't like him.

To put it in perspective, my dad is a dedicated conservative who has always voted republican and he still hates Trump's guts.

 

[Takayuki Yagami]

I still don't like him.

To put it in perspective, my dad is a dedicated conservative who has always voted republican and he still hates Trump's guts.

But you have to like someone if they're suiting your ends. Johnson was a massive prick, but he still got the Civil Rights Act passed.

 

[Medicated]

The first two paragraphs of this article are a pretty good description of what I think.

I never got the "he's a bully" descriptor. Everyone complains about him tweeting about random stuff at all times of the day. And then they themselves, decide to hurl constant abuse at him through Twitter, often joining in with Celebrities and major authors. I see people in regular conversation saying they hope he gets assassinated. It's okay for us, but if he posts his personal opinion on current celeb news we're gonna hurl 20 tweets of abuse at him again.

I feel like people have stopped thinking sometimes.

 

[Alec Benson Leary]

I don't like his plans for the environment. The idea of coal coming back is an absolute joke and his emptiest promise is to give coal workers their jobs back.

I don't like DeVos in general, but I do like that she's rolling back the bullshit expansion Obama's administration put onto Title IX.

I do like that he intends to actually enforce immigration laws and wants people vetted before they come into America. The idea that anyone is just entitled to come here is a joke.

I don't like that he's playing the GOP tune when it comes to traditional GOP causes like being pro-life, and fuck him up the ass for wanting to shut down planned parenthood. Blah blah killing God's children and whatever but we aren't going to stop having problems with shitty people raising more shitty people if you rake abortion away.

But here's the biggest thing I can comment on and it's not about him really, it's about the country as a whole: we were already heading down the social justice pit for several years before the election, but his win sent these people into fucking overdrive. Antifa and BLM and neogaf twitter crusaders and all of it. It used to be that calling someone racist was enough to ruin them but Trump's win defied that, so now they just call you a white supremacist and come at you with bike locks. And worse, corporations are mixing money with morality now. You can't dislike our wonder woman movie just because you think it's shitty, oh no. You have to pay Sony for a film ticket or else you hate women.

 

[Mungo]

The guy's an asshole and has many of his opinions dictated to him by aging neocons, but that doesn't distinguish him from either fellow Republicans or politicians in general. The only thing that does is his personal, uh, "style," and some of his anti-globalist policies. Honestly, I find it funny that such an average, middle of the road president (so far) attracts such hyperbolic attention from all sides.

I'm more interested in his campaign, which was very well executed, and which played on anxieties rooted in a lot of voters, along with constant media attention, to gain much more exposure than anyone else running. I say this because it was very much an "outsider" campaign, one that I don't think will be repeatable when campaigning from the position of a President. I'll be very interested to see what Trump will try to sell himself as in 2020, because he has to come up with a new strategy.

 

[Medicated]

The guy's an asshole and has many of his opinions dictated to him by aging neocons, but that doesn't distinguish him from either fellow Republicans or politicians in general. The only thing that does is his personal, uh, "style," and some of his anti-globalist policies. Honestly, I find it funny that such an average, middle of the road president (so far) attracts such hyperbolic attention from all sides.

I'm more interested in his campaign, which was very well executed, and which played on anxieties rooted in a lot of voters, along with constant media attention, to gain much more exposure than anyone else running. I say this because it was very much an "outsider" campaign, one that I don't think will be repeatable when campaigning from the position of a President. I'll be very interested to see what Trump will try to sell himself as in 2020, because he has to come up with a new strategy.

I think that will be the real test though, and the Democrats do not want him to do anything that could be spun as a positive for the next election, I think the Russia probe will be dragged out into infinity hoping to tar his entire Presidency. They'd probably vote down every bill that came to congress if it they thought wouldn't backfire explosively on them.

The one thing they do not want, is something "big" to happen that Trump can claim credit for, like when Obama nabbed Bin Laden. I think that's the main thing they are afraid of, and they'll do whatever they can to stop or downplay anything relating to it.

 

[Bork Laser]

But here's the biggest thing I can comment on and it's not about him really, it's about the country as a whole: we were already heading down the social justice pit for several years before the election, but his win sent these people into fucking overdrive. Antifa and BLM and neogaf twitter crusaders and all of it. It used to be that calling someone racist was enough to ruin them but Trump's win defied that, so now they just call you a white supremacist and come at you with bike locks. And worse, corporations are mixing money with morality now. You can't dislike our wonder woman movie just because you think it's shitty, oh no. You have to pay Sony for a film ticket or else you hate women.

But thats the thing though, Trump's election exposed these people as fucking nuts. Sending them into overdrive has shown just how batshit they are. Its also these assholes talk a big game but when it comes to blows, they don't go out and vote or aren't as numerous as the internet makes them appear to be. I'm not gonna say its a dieing movement but I think a loss in 2018 and/or 2020 is gonna force the Democrats to push these guys to the fringes where they'll be regulated to shitposting on twitter/tumblr/wherever.

As for Trump's term so far, its been a shit show and its been great. I went into this knowing half of what he said was bullshit. He told people what he wanted to hear and hold no illusions he was in this for himself. The best part its exposed the worst parts of both sides. You have the edgy white nationalists on one side and the screaming SJWs on one. In terms of entertainment its great. Where our country is headed? Probably not good.

I seriously believe the only 2 people that can really challenge Trump in 2020 are Sanders and Biden. Thats it. Everyone else is either unknown or or only locally known. My dream match up would be Corery Booker vs Trump because if Trump wins he beat both a women and a black man to get into the White House.

 

[Alec Benson Leary]

But thats the thing though, Trump's election exposed these people as fucking nuts. Sending them into overdrive has shown just how batshit they are. Its also these assholes talk a big game but when it comes to blows, they don't go out and vote or aren't as numerous as the internet makes them appear to be. I'm not gonna say its a dieing movement but I think a loss in 2018 and/or 2020 is gonna force the Democrats to push these guys to the fringes where they'll be regulated to shitposting on twitter/tumblr/wherever.

As for Trump's term so far, its been a shit show and its been great. I went into this knowing half of what he said was bullshit. He told people what he wanted to hear and hold no illusions he was in this for himself. The best part its exposed the worst parts of both sides. You have the edgy white nationalists on one side and the screaming SJWs on one. In terms of entertainment its great. Where our country is headed? Probably not good.

I seriously believe the only 2 people that can really challenge Trump in 2020 are Sanders and Biden. Thats it. Everyone else is either unknown or or only locally known. My dream match up would be Corery Booker vs Trump because if Trump wins he beat both a women and a black man to get into the White House.

If it's kamala harris, he'll beat a half black half indian woman in 2020.

You're right that the crazies have dropped their masks though.

 

[Medicated]

As for Trump's term so far, its been a shit show and its been great. I went into this knowing half of what he said was bullshit. He told people what he wanted to hear and hold no illusions he was in this for himself. The best part its exposed the worst parts of both sides. You have the edgy white nationalists on one side and the screaming SJWs on one. In terms of entertainment its great. Where our country is headed? Probably not good.

That's one thing I've really noticed, when people think you support Trump and that means you are 100% behind every policy and everything he's ever said and you wear MAGA hats everywhere. I only supported Trump because he gave proposed solutions to problems, of which some that made sense to me. Hillary and her team gave me nothing but " I'll do stuff kinda like Obama did im not getting into specifics, vote for me or you're sexist". How is that a policy position? That's shit. I've no interest in "persona" that's a load of political spin bullshit. Anyone who bases their vote on that is just under control of the media machine. If I listened to that, then Hillary is better than St Teresa and Trump is Genghis Khan crossed with Hitler.

The entire media shitstorm over Trump is entertaining and a nice bonus, but it wasn't the reason to support him.

 

[SregginKcuf]

He is alright

 

[Joan Nyan]

I seriously believe the only 2 people that can really challenge Trump in 2020 are Sanders and Biden. Thats it. Everyone else is either unknown or or only locally known.

Idk, nobody had heard of Obama before '07, either that or they thought he was a terrorist. Trying to predict an election 3 years from now is ridiculous. The most you can really say about 2020 is that it's very hard for an incumbent to lose unless there's a strong third party splitting the vote (Clinton beating Bush Sr because Perot) or they're really bad and up against someone really great (Reagan beating Carter).

 

[ADN_VIII]

At the moment, Trump hasn't actually done much beyond sign EOs, golf, and get dick slapped by the Judicial branch. In light of the Mueller probe, I'm concerned that Trump's rather mercurial mood will direct him to doing something stupid.

Sure, he says a lot of dumb shit and picks the weirdest Twitter fights, but that's not doing anything and what you do is more important than what you say.

Personally I'm indifferent to his presidency despite disliking him. I grew up in NYC, and his name was half praise, half curse for most people since they were the ones nearest when he succeeded or fucked up. I'm of the same opinion of him that I had of Obama when he first came into office, in that it's too early to make an intellectually honest decision.

If I had to quibble, though, I would tag his freeze on federal hiring as a hideously bad idea since there are massive gaps in agencies that need manpower. Plus I'd say he could stand to golf and travel a bit less but if the budget is sound it's no big deal to me.

 

[Fougaro]

I'll give Trump a full review once he finishes at least one term. So far though I'd give him a meh/10. How much of it can be pinpointed on his own ineptitude or the GOP's schizophrenia I can't tell. IF he doesn't kickstart some unnecessary wars on his own I'd already consider him better than Obama. Acting like a douche is in my opinion at least not nearly as bad as engaging in geopolitical adventures that result in massive destabilization and a trail of mass graves.

Besides of causing so many people to pointlessly chimp out for our amusement one of the things for which I will always like Trump is how he politically killed both the Bush and the Clinton dynasty. One of my biggest hopes, as delusional as they might be, is that his presidency will discredit both neoliberals and neocons, after all the mayhem they caused on the planet. Until then time will tell and salt will continue to flow.

 

[Chinaman]

Build the wall and put America in a trillion dollar deficit.
Make birth control a rare commodity do to insurance cucking and have abortions be on Craigslist sales gutting out women's insides.
Start another Vietnam war with Korea and have thousands of soldiers come back wiggling and dancing from PTSD.

 

[Medicated]

Build the wall and put America in a trillion dollar deficit.
Make birth control a rare commodity do to insurance cucking and have abortions be on Craigslist sales gutting out women's insides.
Start another Vietnam war with Korea and have thousands of soldiers come back wiggling and dancing from PTSD.

I thought America was over a trllion dollars in debt and in 2-3 wars already. Apparently it's a big deal now Trump is in, before, everything was fine. Interesting how people view things through the partisan lens.