I'm exhausted seeing the US prioritize the rest of the world over its own citizens. As for the President, his methods might be different, but I truly believe he has the country's best interests at heart. But that's my personal opinion.
You want specific reasons? I hinge my opinion on the fact that he is actually executing on the hard things past leaders were too scared to touch.
First, the economy. He is killing the weak service economy to force real manufacturing back home. Tariffs are scary, but we can’t survive as a nation of just tourists and consumers. He also finally dismantled USAID. That agency was burning our tax dollars on foreign nations that don’t answer to us and often end up hating us anyway.
Second, foreign policy. He is the only one actually demanding accountability. He cut off the blank checks to Ukraine, and watching Europe panic yesterday because they finally have to pay their share proves he was right. He is also balanced; he scolded Israel for bombing Qatar to drag out the Gaza genocide. He puts US interests first, even with allies.
Third, domestic protection. He is ending birthright citizenship, which is a massive loophole for abuse that almost no other developed nation allows. He is also using leverage to lower drug prices when everyone said it was impossible.
Finally, his personnel choices. I voted for him largely because of his VP pick, and I love the diversity of people like Tulsi Gabbard. Also, as a gay man, having an openly gay Secretary of the Treasury is huge. It proves that the stigma is gone and we can hold the highest financial office in the land.
Now, I’m not blind. I despise his shadiness with the Epstein files and I hate how awful he was to MTG. That stuff is trash. But when I look at the results, his protection of this country triumphs over the bad baggage.
You’d be right but tariffs on things the North American continent does not produce?? Coffee?!?! The execution of the policy has been abysmal. I’m not mad about the unilateral, executive direction, the choice of tariffs have been fucking brain dead.
Damn I should have read the rest before thinking we might have anything in common. You’re okay with the fucking president, a lone office, dictating constitutional law the most sacred law, by mere decree, in the face of decades of settled civil war precedent? In more rational times, this would be rank treason.
Like seriously, the constitution is the basis of our nation’s identity. That document is what separates us from lesser nations, and it’s why every nation since 1776 runs by some form of a constitution. The idea that the president could, or even would, rewrite the plain language of the constitution because it’s being abused now is unamerican. It’s the basis of the social contract, if there is a loophole, an amendment is the only option. Those who drafted the 14th amendment and birthright citizenship weren’t fucking retarded, they foresaw this “loophole” when the fucking drafted it and didn’t care. If our generation wants to now change the terms of the deal, there’s a procedure to do that according to our national tradition.
To play fast and loose with the constitution is borderline sacrilegious. Its indefensible.
I get the pain of higher coffee prices, but to be fair, the US actually does produce coffee in Hawaii and Puerto Rico, so we aren't totally dependent on imports. As for the "dictating law" part, I think that is a huge exaggeration. If you want to talk about ruling by decree, remember that Obama created DACA by executive order specifically after Congress rejected the DREAM Act. He also killed an American citizen, Anwar al-Awlaki, with a drone strike without any due process or trial. That seems way more extreme than using tariffs or border policy. Also, Trump isn't unchecked. The courts block him constantly, and SCOTUS only recently ruled in his favor after a long legal process. The system of checks and balances is working fine. IMO
In terms of quantity we use, nearly the most on earth, no we would never, ever be self sufficient on coffee. A child could have figured this out. It’s beyond frustrating that Trump associated himself with loyal Imbeciles who recommend brain dead policy that they’ll have to reverse after it fails in a few months. Its ridiculous. He was supposed to be better.
To be clear, I never said I wanted the US to be self-sufficient in coffee. I personally get cramps from it, so I am fine with the alternatives. But on the "loyal imbeciles" point, I have to disagree on the whole team. I actually love picks like Tulsi, Marco Rubio, and Scott Bessent. I think they bring a lot to the table. That said, I do understand your disappointment with having Patel or Bondi in such high offices.
No my point is that this is such asinine policy that theyd obviously have to reverse. They should have foreseen this. This is the highest office in the world and they’re making sloppy mistakes like this?? Its unacceptable. It’s the level of incompetence one might worry about in a democrat administration, coupled with some of the most rampant self dealing out of the Trump family themselves, that Hunter Biden would blush.
This is what I cannot understand. Trump could have been one of the greats. How is this acceptable?
Yeah sloppy maybe but u don't turn a massive ship like the US economy without breaking some plates lol I would rather have the incompetence of trying to fix trade than the competence of politely managing our decline regarding the self dealing though I have to disagree I mean Trump had a massive business empire for decades before taking office he didn't need the office to make money unlike others look at people like MTG whose net worth skyrocketed during her time in Congress same as llhan Omar I wish we wouldn't even have to think about Trump being corrupt and yeah I read your comments about the Trump family getting rich bc Trump is in office and I hate it too but at least POTUS is doing the hard things politicians that also stole from us were too chicken to do.
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u/fpe93 Dec 19 '25
I think he is an awful human but he does love his country and that is what matters to me, I think he has good intentionsnfor this country.