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Does Trump Have Any Credibility Left?

Does Trump have any credibility left?

  • Trump has bigly credibility left

    Votes: 13 15.9%

  • Trump has some credibility left

    Votes: 9 11.0%

  • Trump has little credibility left

    Votes: 12 14.6%

  • Trump has no credibility left and never had any to begin with.

    Votes: 48 58.5%
  • Total voters
    82
eohrnberger said:
So in other words this is just yet another anti-Trump birch fest thread, sans anything real than the parroted media hatred and personal attacks.

ok good to know.

Nothing on policy or accomplishments?

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Trump has no accomplishments.. he signed some deregulatory EO's, that will likely be reversed under a Democratic administration. What has Trump accomplished? Nothing. (Nominated a judge, big whoop, he was probably given a list of people to choose from by the RNC.)
 
Winston said:
Trump is a serial liar and egotistical jackass, who would be more at home on The Jerry Springer show than in the White House. Since he's been caught lying so many times, combined with him just being a general incompetent in policy and the world, does he have any credibility left?
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You are too kind to Trump.
 
Winston said:
Trump is a serial liar and egotistical jackass, who would be more at home on The Jerry Springer show than in the White House. Since he's been caught lying so many times, combined with him just being a general incompetent in policy and the world, does he have any credibility left?
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I see most people here agree with me: he never had any cred to begin with. It's good to know that most of us on DP are sane.
 
bearpoker said:
Trump is really interesting in a clinical sort of way. He seems determined to construct his own reality in which he is universally loved and admired. He won the popular vote. He won by a landslide. His inauguration was the biggest in history. It makes me wonder if he believes all to that crap. Maybe in his mind he doesn't lie. Maybe he believes that what he wants to be true is true. Of course this would make him one sick puppy. He's certainly not a normal person.
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In a lot of people's opinions, Trump's a sick puppy (including some mental health professionals). His lack of conscience allowed him to be a pathological liar about everything about his life - and has a documented history of employing extremely unethical business practices, etc. for decades. But his megalomania is his power supply.

meg·a·lo·ma·ni·a

obsession with the exercise of power, especially in the domination of others.

synonyms: delusions of grandeur, folie de grandeur, thirst/lust for power; More
delusion about one's own power or importance (typically as a symptom of manic or paranoid disorder).
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Now America's welfare is in the clutches of an off the rail narcissistic, dishonest screwball.
 
Winston said:
Trump is a serial liar and egotistical jackass, who would be more at home on The Jerry Springer show than in the White House. Since he's been caught lying so many times, combined with him just being a general incompetent in policy and the world, does he have any credibility left?
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He lost me on the campaign trail, before *****gate. He's done a few things I like which I do think any other Republican President would have done too. So he hasn't really convinced me to like him, besides for the fact that I've met him and it's easy to be nice for five seconds.
 
I never thought Trump had much credibility to begin with. He has always been heavy on ideas and light on details. Granted, I am a fan of Bernie, but whenever Bernie was asked about how he would accomplish one of his proposals he would actually answer. There was never some vague response like he couldn't tell you how because it's a secret, or it will happen because he's so great. I'm not surprised how his presidency has turned out so far.
 
Winston said:
Trump has no accomplishments.. he signed some deregulatory EO's, that will likely be reversed under a Democratic administration. What has Trump accomplished? Nothing. (Nominated a judge, big whoop, he was probably given a list of people to choose from by the RNC.)
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"Trump has no accomplishments.. he signed some deregulatory EO's" ?

President Trump's 100 Days of Historic Accomplishments
GETTING GOVERNMENT OUT OF THE WAY: President Donald J. Trump has done more to stop the Government from interfering in the lives of Americans in his first 100 days than any other President in history.

President Trump has signed 13 Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions in his first 100 days, more than any other President. These resolutions nullified unnecessary regulations and block agencies from reissuing them.

Since CRA resolutions were introduced under President Clinton, they’ve been used only once, under President George W. Bush.
The Wall Street Journal editorial: “So far the Trump Administration is a welcome improvement, rolling back more regulations than any President in history.”

TAKING EXECUTIVE ACTION: In office, President Trump has accomplished more in his first 100 days than any other President since Franklin Roosevelt.
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President Trump: What the new White House has done so far
By UPI Staff | May 11, 2017
President Trump: What the new White House has done so far - UPI.com

May 11 (UPI) -- Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States on January 20 and immediately began taking action on a number of issues.

Here's a rundown of the highlights so far:
(Most recent first)

May 11
Election fraud: Trump created a commission to examine vulnerabilities in U.S. political systems and assess voter registration procedures.

Cybersecurity: Trump signed an order to hold federal agency heads accountable for the cybersecurity of their networks and calls on government and IT leaders to step up defenses against automated attacks online.

May 4
Religious politics: Trump issued an order to ease federal restrictions against political activity by tax-exempt religious organizations.

May 1
Technology council: Trump ordered the creation of the American Technology Council to upgrade the U.S. government's use of digital services.

April 28
Offshore drilling: The president issued an order to review federal regulations and guidelines on offshore drilling in the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic.

April 27
Whistleblowers: Trump signed an order to protect whistleblowers in the U.S. Veterans Administration, as part of his pledge to care for American service veterans.

April 26
Education: Trump signed an order directing Secretary Betsy DeVos to determine if there is too much federal oversight in U.S. education.
. . . .
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(And the list goes on and on).

"Trump has no accomplishments.. he signed some deregulatory EO's" ?

Facts would seem to differ.
 
Bucky said:
Ehe.

We tolerated for 8 years a community organizer that was an amateur when it came to the economy. At least Trump is a pro-business president that understands how to create jobs in this country.

You don't need to graduate from Harvard to understand basic ecnomic principles which Barack Obama did not understand.
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OMFG I cannot believe you buy this crap for a dollar. My cat is a better business person than Trump.
At least Obama had words........wow
 
Winston said:
Trump is a serial liar and egotistical jackass, who would be more at home on The Jerry Springer show than in the White House. Since he's been caught lying so many times, combined with him just being a general incompetent in policy and the world, does he have any credibility left?
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What do you mean "left"?
 
Winston said:
Trump is a serial liar and egotistical jackass, who would be more at home on The Jerry Springer show than in the White House. Since he's been caught lying so many times, combined with him just being a general incompetent in policy and the world, does he have any credibility left?
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This country has elected a little boy. It's not like they didn't see it on the campaign trail, they did see it, but either thought he was joking, or that he would change once he was in the Oval office, and I have seen comments where people believed others could control him. No one can control him, he's a narcissist.
A neuroscientist explains: Trump has a mental disorder that makes him a dangerous world leader

Personally, I think he jumped in this race to get the attention he craves as a Narcissist, but never really expected to win it. We saw him do this over Obama's birth certificate. And attention he got. He received an unprecedented 2 billion in free news coverage during the primaries, while FOX News ignored all other GOP candidates. His supporters let him get away with everything, no income tax returns, making foul vile comments about women, attacking other GOP candidates with non-stop offensive insults, and never really answering any questions with any substance--things that they would have crucified any other GOP candidate for doing. It was Donald Trump--their "John Wayne" that was going to FIX everything all by himself. They ignored every single warning about Trump and voted for him anyway.

But WHY is CNN crushing Fox News in the ratings?
Donald Trump has earned $2 billion in free media coverage, study shows - Mar. 15, 2016

Now the reality of this nightmare has settled in. Trump supporters are getting hammered on every political board I am on, he is getting ridiculed by the entire world, and he embarasses himself with what he says and tweets, without a care in the world. He has the very worst approval rating of any President as of this stage in his Presidency, and it's not going any higher. 6 months into his term and we have two ongoing criminal investigations. One into Russian collusion, the other into Obstruction of Justice.

Trump is going to end up destroying the entire Republican party. So Republicans have 2 options.
1. Remove him from office asap or
2. Burn the entire party down in 2018-2020 & beyond.

If Republicans can do 8 investigations into Benghazi, it's not hard to imagine what Democrats will do with Treason, Obstruction & Lies when they take over in 2018. Everyone is also going to get a great education on what that Emoluments clause in the Constitution is all about.
https://www.brookings.edu/research/...xt-meaning-and-application-to-donald-j-trump/

The Republican party would do well to add in Super Delegates of their own. Because after this you don't know when Pee Wee Herman, or someone with Dancing with the Stars will make a comeback on reality T.V and be the next nominee of the Republican party.
The GOP That Failed - POLITICO Magazine
 
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I'd say he has more than he began with.
It was hard to take him seriously during the election, and he hasn't changed much since then, so in that regards nothing much has changed about his level of credibility.

However, I'm given to understand that some rare progress has actually been made in various areas.
Apparently the EPA "puddle rule" is being redefined to limit what constitutes a body of water (no unlimited power), and I read somewhere that the DOJ is now pressuring universities to implement due process into university tribunals (no more witch trials). NATO members are starting to live up to their responsibilities (which I think is a good thing). And then the Palestinian Authority mysteriously stopped paying blood money to convicted terrorists (but I don't actually know if Trump had anything to do with that).
So nothing world-shaking, but nonetheless things that cast a favorable light on his presidency.

On the controversial side there is the Paris accords, but I'm still on the fence on those personally. And the Russian collusion theory seems to be going nowhere.
Regarding his social media comments, I'm seeing less outrage from regular people than a couple of months ago (opinion makers still go nuts), so people may be slowly getting inured to those.
Bush JR seemed to adhere to the principle of not wrestling pigs to avoid getting dirty, but it didn't work very well for him and Trump may have taken that to heart.

All in all, I'd say there is a small improvement in his credibility. Not enough to get him out of the "better than Hillary, but still a circus clown" category, but an improvement nonetheless.
 
HK.227 said:
I'd say he has more than he began with.
It was hard to take him seriously during the election, and he hasn't changed much since then, so in that regards nothing much has changed about his level of credibility.

However, I'm given to understand that some rare progress has actually been made in various areas.
Apparently the EPA "puddle rule" is being redefined to limit what constitutes a body of water (no unlimited power), and I read somewhere that the DOJ is now pressuring universities to implement due process into university tribunals (no more witch trials). NATO members are starting to live up to their responsibilities (which I think is a good thing). And then the Palestinian Authority mysteriously stopped paying blood money to convicted terrorists (but I don't actually know if Trump had anything to do with that).
So nothing world-shaking, but nonetheless things that cast a favorable light on his presidency.

On the controversial side there is the Paris accords, but I'm still on the fence on those personally. And the Russian collusion theory seems to be going nowhere.
Regarding his social media comments, I'm seeing less outrage from regular people than a couple of months ago (opinion makers still go nuts), so people may be slowly getting inured to those.
Bush JR seemed to adhere to the principle of not wrestling pigs to avoid getting dirty, but it didn't work very well for him and Trump may have taken that to heart.

All in all, I'd say there is a small improvement in his credibility. Not enough to get him out of the "better than Hillary, but still a circus clown" category, but an improvement nonetheless.
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Haven't heard that, but it'd certainly be welcome.

As far as less outrage re tweets, I'd suggest that most people aren't any less "outraged" or disapproving, they've just moved on to other things as the brain dead tweets have become 'normal'.
 
tried to link it, but it is not yet available to the public: meet the press, july 2, 2017
chuck todd's interview with Malcolm Gladwell about tRump
Gladwell's observations resonated with me. he insisted that tRump remains authentic. that the worst thing a politician can do is to be unauthentic; and tRump has not disappointed in that regard
Gladwell observed that tRump has long been non-peecee and remains that way. his tweets and his lies confirm that. and it is this authenticity which keeps his base loyal to him, no matter the degree of absurdity displayed by him. to that base, his absurdity, his non-conformity, is what makes him authentic ... or for purposes of this thread "credibility" as remaining as authentic as the presidential candidate they voted for
recall how unorthodox tRump was in the campaign. he remains that unorthodox. and to his admirers, that speaks to his continued authenticity/credibility
 
Donald Trump is the antithesis of credibility.

He never had any, still doesn't have any, and never will have any.
 
Hes done what he said he was going to do and thats your issue.

Being sooooo on board with the bs of hillary and losing bigly is whats up your you know what and the biggest issue the media is upset with. Not only being wrong...but being SO wrong and blindsided by your own echo chamber.

Keep up the display of idiocy as it shows the true face of the party of slavery and intolerance as voters continue to wander off and vote elsewhere.



Most people who are interested in jobs and the economy are tired of you and your hypocritical false outrage.

Kathy Griffin, Who Held Up Trump'''s Severed Head in Effigy, Scolds Trump: '''POTUS Likes to Punch Down'''

Kathy Griffin, Who Held Up Trump's Severed Head in Effigy, Scolds Trump: 'POTUS Likes to Punch Down'

"Griffin accused the president of “punching down” on poor network anchors and stand up comics:"

Ohh the irony.

Dish it out for many months and cry like a baby at any response whatsoever.

You people need to get over yourselves.
 
akyron said:
Hes done what he said he was going to do and thats your issue.

Being sooooo on board with the bs of hillary and losing bigly is whats up your you know what and the biggest issue the media is upset with. Not only being wrong...but being SO wrong and blindsided by your own echo chamber.

Keep up the display of idiocy as it shows the true face of the party of slavery and intolerance as voters continue to wander off and vote elsewhere.



Most people who are interested in jobs and the economy are tired of you and your hypocritical false outrage.

Kathy Griffin, Who Held Up Trump'''s Severed Head in Effigy, Scolds Trump: '''POTUS Likes to Punch Down'''

Kathy Griffin, Who Held Up Trump's Severed Head in Effigy, Scolds Trump: 'POTUS Likes to Punch Down'

"Griffin accused the president of “punching down” on poor network anchors and stand up comics:"

Ohh the irony.

Dish it out for many months and cry like a baby at any response whatsoever.

You people need to get over yourselves.
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actually, he hasn't
 
justabubba said:
actually, he hasn't
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Actually he has in many instances. You just havent bothered to look.
Many were wrong about hillary and many are wrong about this for the same reasons.
 
akyron said:
Acutally he has in many instances. You havent bothered to look.
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i have been watching
intently

don't see a wall going up
don't see mexico paying for any wall to go up
don't see the coal miners getting hired back to their former jobs
don't see anybody tired of winning
don't see the infrastructure being upgraded
don't see a revision of the tax laws
don't see Obamacare being repealed
don't see Obamacare having been replaced
it is taking longer than 30 days for the promised defeat of isis using his secret plan
hasn't saved medicare, medicaid, and social security while not cutting those benefits
don't think he has honored the commitment not to take a vacation while serving as president
no signs that hillary is being prosecuted for her email faux pas
no indication he has brought back waterboarding - would think that would disappoint you and yours
hasn't ended the iranian nuclear deal
said he would feed the chinese president a mcdonalds hamburger instead of treating him to a state dinner; if i recall correctly mcdonalds was not on the menu
thus far the economy is not growing at the promised 6% rate
has not reduced the national debt ... it was $18 Trillion at the time he made that promise. it's what, $20 Trillion now
did not cut the federal budget by 20%
did not repatriate offshore capital due to non-payment of federal tax obligations
did not get rid of gun free zones in schools and military installations - promised to happen his first day in office
did not use common sense to fix mental health system and eliminate mass shootings
has not ended birthright citizenship

other than that, he has been quite successful
 
justabubba said:
i have been watching
intently
he has been quite successful
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That much you got right.

Did you expect some kind of instant wall wile coyotes acme product? There are over 600 companies involved in the bidding process. My dad sent in one as well. Mexico will pay for the wall one way or another. Right now with illegal immigration 70 down they are losing billions.
Survey: Most Mexico-Bound Cash Remittances Sent by Undocumented Workers

Technically mexico will pay off the wall by the end of the year.

America’s first ‘clean coal’ plant is now operational — and another is on the way

Executive Order Expediting Environmental Reviews and Approvals For High Priority Infrastructure Projects


GETTING GOVERNMENT OUT OF THE WAY: President Donald J. Trump has done more to stop the Government from interfering in the lives of Americans in his first 100 days than any other President in history.

President Trump has signed 13 Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions in his first 100 days, more than any other President. These resolutions nullified unnecessary regulations and block agencies from reissuing them.
Since CRA resolutions were introduced under President Clinton, they’ve been used only once, under President George W. Bush.
The Wall Street Journal editorial: “So far the Trump Administration is a welcome improvement, rolling back more regulations than any President in history.”

TAKING EXECUTIVE ACTION: In office, President Trump has accomplished more in his first 100 days than any other President since Franklin Roosevelt.

President Trump will have signed 30 executive orders during his first 100 days.
President Obama signed 19 executive orders during his first 100 days.
President George W. Bush signed 11 executive orders during his first 100 days.
President Clinton signed 13 executive orders during his first 100 days.
President George H.W. Bush signed 11 executive orders during his first 100 days.
President Reagan signed 18 executive orders during his first 100 days.
President Carter signed 16 executive orders during his first 100 days.
President Nixon signed 15 executive orders during his first 100 days.
President Johnson signed 26 executive orders during his first 100 days.
President Kennedy signed 23 executive orders during his first 100 days.
President Eisenhower signed 20 executive orders during his first 100 days.
President Truman signed 25 executive orders during his first 100 days.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed 9 executive orders during his first 100 days.

A SLEW OF LEGISLATION SIGNED: Despite historic Democrat obstructionism, President Trump has worked with Congress to pass more legislation in his first 100 days than any President since Truman.

President Trump has worked with Congress to enact 28 laws during the first 100 days of his Administration.
President Obama enacted 11 laws during his first 100 days.
President George W. Bush enacted 7 laws during his first 100 days.
President Clinton enacted 24 laws during his first 100 days.
President George H.W. Bush enacted 18 laws during his first 100 days.
President Reagan enacted 9 laws during his first 100 days.
President Carter enacted 22 laws during his first 100 days.
President Nixon enacted 9 laws during his first 100 days.
President Johnson enacted 10 laws during his first 100 days.
President Kennedy enacted 26 laws during his first 100 days.
President Eisenhower enacted 22 laws during his first 100 days.
President Truman enacted 55 bills laws during his first 100 days.

Theres plenty more but I dont not believe you are serious about seeing it. Besides. Im tired of winning and want to go have lunch.

Good day.
 
The ones with no credibility are the left. The ones who can't go a day without whining about Trump. The ones who start all these idiotic threads.
 
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