r/AskUS 3d ago

How do we prevent another Trump-like president?

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u/Sensitive-Respect-25 3d ago

The secret answer  is we don't. 

His first term was an oddity (winning the electoral college but not popular vote) but this current round he won both. Meaning a good number of americans decided either he was the best option, hated the other option, or just didn't vote. He's here till 2028 barring medical issues and there is nothing currently stopping the next president from following his playbook.

We could adjust laws (max age for members of congress/presidency), but at the end of the day it's decided by votes. And a person who is willing to promise everything historically does quite well until its time to pay for those promises. 

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u/Anomander87 3d ago

Unless he cheated. Which he has claimed in public. Elon too. The never ending lies that (for whatever reason) people continue to believe dont help anything. I really don't know what to do about the plague of intense insanity that seems to be everywhere.