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Trump's Ability to Work with his Constituents

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  • Trump does not work well with Congress

    Votes: 24 96.0%
  • Trump does not work well with the Senate

    Votes: 25 100.0%
  • Trump does not work well with his own Cabinet

    Votes: 24 96.0%
  • Trump works well with Congress

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Trump works well with the Senate

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Trump works well with his own Cabinet

    Votes: 1 4.0%

  • Total voters
    25
Wow. What a crooked, graft-ridden craphole you live in.
Most Americans, thankfully, live in a much better country than you do.

Yes, it is unfortunate that this is the state of our legislative branch.

What's also unfortunate is that so many Americans don't know about it and think things are hunky-dory.
 
Actually you are partly right. The bluff about Obamacare being a terrible bill has been called. Nothing has made the ACA more popular than the GOP alternatives. But Trump has not helped either. He has no clue how to work with anyone and never has. If he can't threaten to fire them he is SOL.

What do you think Trump should do to "work" with Congress?

Heck, he's told them what he wants them to do and he's told them that all they have to do is send something...anything...his way...his pen is ready. It's not like he is fighting with them. He's not opposing them. All they have to do is pass something.

He also point out, accurately, that the GOP Congress has been wanting to end Obamacare for 7 years. Seems it should be easy for them.

But people now want to think that it's Trump's fault that they won't end it.
 
???

Why do you call Congress, etc, his "constituents"? Is Congress the one who elected him?

Anyway, it's very clear that Trump isn't the reason Congress isn't working with him. Anyone with half a brain and who is not in the tank against Trump would know that.


Please look up the word "constituent".

Nothing is clear about the relationship with congress, in fact because of your hero, more moribund than ever. And it is only within the Republican caucus where there the dysfunction lies....Trump's caucus, the one he promised to "work with" and repeal Obamacare.

The bill is dying on ennui as Trump, who ran on it's being replaced is too busy fighting off all the crap that went on BEFORE taking office.

You man crush on Trump is preventing you from seeing the real culprit
 
Yes, it is unfortunate that this is the state of our legislative branch.

What's also unfortunate is that so many Americans don't know about it and think things are hunky-dory.



However that "legislative branch" managed to get bills passed in the last administration when the Republicans weren't whining, so has it become this way since Twit Man took office?

But then in propaganda the rule is that it easier to slander a group of people as opposed to one.
 
What do you think Trump should do to "work" with Congress?

Heck, he's told them what he wants them to do and he's told them that all they have to do is send something...anything...his way...his pen is ready. It's not like he is fighting with them. He's not opposing them. All they have to do is pass something.

He also point out, accurately, that the GOP Congress has been wanting to end Obamacare for 7 years. Seems it should be easy for them.

But people now want to think that it's Trump's fault that they won't end it.

He's got the Russian/Iran/N. Korea sanctions bill on his desk right now. Where's his pen?
 
Please look up the word "constituent".

Okay

constituent

a person who authorizes another to act in his or her behalf, as a voter in a district represented by an elected official.

Constituent | Define Constituent at Dictionary.com

Again...do you think Congress elected Trump?

Nothing is clear about the relationship with congress, in fact because of your hero, more moribund than ever. And it is only within the Republican caucus where there the dysfunction lies....Trump's caucus, the one he promised to "work with" and repeal Obamacare.

The bill is dying on ennui as Trump, who ran on it's being replaced is too busy fighting off all the crap that went on BEFORE taking office.

You man crush on Trump is preventing you from seeing the real culprit

Trump's "caucus"? What caucus?

Anyway, I don't see how Trump can be any more clear than, "Send me something...I have my pen in hand."
 
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Trump seems to have little ability to work with Congress, the Senate, or even his own selected cabinet. What's your opinion?

My opinion is that I didn't expect much different when I was considering whether or not to vote for him back during the campaign season. :shrug:

I knew he was a Republican in name only, and was of the opinion that he threw his name into the hat as that Party's candidate because he could; whereas the Democratic Party organization would never have given him the opportunity.

That he never actually expected to be elected. More likely than not, IMO it was just a way to get his name in the news and keep him relevant as someone of political importance and influence...probably to help in future business negotiations with foreign governments in the growing global economy.

That's why he was so unconventional in his campaign style, avoiding expensive commercial campaigning for the much cheaper "train-stop" speechifying at rallies. It's also why he felt free to be more caustic and populist in his speeches. He expected to lose, but wanted to do so after showing he had some political pull and could get a sizeable vote. All the better to influence politicians in the US and overseas when seeking business ventures.

In short, typical Trump tactics in business as usual.

I believe it was almost as much of a surprise to him, albeit a pleasant one when he learned he won, as it was to everyone else.

Now he is President. Yet he never had much real support from the Republican leadership in and out of Congress. Basically only from the old Tea Party insurgents who were elected to combat "liberal" policies.

So he had no plan to set up a Cabinet, much less a fully staffed government. He had no plans to enact any real policy, it was all just a publicity stunt.

But just as he never expected to get elected, once elected he never expected to face such unrelenting hatred and opposition from all those elements who were disappointed by his election.

He also expected those Republican politicians who had been promising to take action once they controlled the government to actually HAVE a plan of action, only to find out they were just as caught off guard as he was.

People compare him to a Hitler, when I've always thought of him as more of a Mussolini, pre-Nazi Germany. A person with good intentions, but used to being a boss and not having to bend to compromises.

So I am not surprised that he isn't working well with either Congress, or those people he had to select to serve as his Cabinet. Neither he nor those he has to work with ever expected his election.

IMO he's simply doing his best to muddle through, and I never expected anything else. :coffeepap:
 
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He's got the Russian/Iran/N. Korea sanctions bill on his desk right now. Where's his pen?

The White House indicated Sunday President Donald Trump would sign a sweeping Russia sanctions measure, which the House could take up this week, that requires him to get Congress' permission before lifting or easing the economic penalties against Moscow.

https://www.usnews.com/news/busines...ns-bill-that-defies-trump-is-set-for-key-vote

In any case, this is just another example of Congress opposing Trump. Cool. They'll force his hand over something that doesn't really matter.

But where is their bill to end Obamacare? Where is their bill to reform taxes? Where is their bill to deal with illegal immigration? Where is their budget?

These are all things those GOP Congressmen promised their constituents when they were trying to get elected. Now they don't seem to want to do any of it.

Why?
 
In any case, this is just another example of Congress opposing Trump. Cool. They'll force his hand over something that doesn't really matter.

But where is their bill to end Obamacare? Where is their bill to reform taxes? Where is their bill to deal with illegal immigration? Where is their budget?

These are all things those GOP Congressmen promised their constituents when they were trying to get elected. Now they don't seem to want to do any of it.

Why?
Putin matters and your comment is evidence that you don't care.
There is no bill because there is no GOP replacement that will not hurt millions of Americans. I really don't blame Trump on this one, he just was a fool that had no clue that the GOP's demonization of the ACA was purely political and had nothing to do with any concerns about real policy. This one is really all the GOP's fault from the start. They got a lot of mileage from hating Obamacare and now it is coming back to bite them on the ass. But if Trump was not so clueless he could have insisted that Congress "fixed" the ACA in a bipartisan way and outted the GOP for their lies about having anything better than Obamacare. Even you have to admit they never have and still don't.
 
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See how a biased statement of opinion can be turned around to bite a person in the rear? :coffeepap:

Yes, I believe I proved your point with my response to mcroft. Your approval is noted. Thanks, Skipper!:agree
 
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Putin matters and your comment is evidence that you don't care.
There is no bill because there is no GOP replacement that will not hurt millions of Americans. I really don't blame Trump on this one, he just was a fool that had no clue that the GOP's demonization of the ACA was purely political and had nothing to do with any concerns about real policy. This one is really all the GOP's fault from the start. They got a lot of mileage from hating Obamacare and now it is coming back to bite them on the ass. But if Trump was not so clueless he could have insisted that Congress "fixed" the ACA in a bipartisan way and outted the GOP for their lies about having anything better than Obamacare. Even you have to admit they never have and still don't.

Oh...so after 7 years of trying to repeal, now they care about "replacement"? BS. Fact is, they never cared about repeal because they knew that under Reid and Obama it would never happen. But now that they know Trump WILL sign a repeal they are going to string their Republican base along because they want people to think they care about a replacement.

Oh, and Trump HAS asked the Republicans and Democrats to work together, but the Democrats aren't interested...and neither are the Republicans. Fact is, BOTH Parties want to keep Obamacare.

And Putin doesn't matter. He didn't affect our election. Period. The people elected the person they wanted as President.
 
Oh...so after 7 years of trying to repeal, now they care about "replacement"? BS. Fact is, they never cared about repeal because they knew that under Reid and Obama it would never happen. But now that they know Trump WILL sign a repeal they are going to string their Republican base along because they want people to think they care about a replacement.

Oh, and Trump HAS asked the Republicans and Democrats to work together, but the Democrats aren't interested...and neither are the Republicans. Fact is, BOTH Parties want to keep Obamacare.

And Putin doesn't matter. He didn't affect our election. Period. The people elected the person they wanted as President.

How do you know that Putin did not effect the election? Because his/your man won? That proves nothing except that the opposite MAY be true.
Democrats were not asked to help fix the problems with the ACA, hell even most Republicans were not in on this bill. This is a classic example of the GOP bluff being called. Like I said nothing has made the ACA more popular than the "replacements" offered by the GOP. It's painful to have your bluff called. But that is always the risk when you choose that path.
 
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How do you know that Putin did not effect the election? Because his/your man won? That proves nothing except that the opposite MAY be true.

I'm a facts and evidence kind of guy and nobody has presented any evidence or facts to show that Putin affected the election.

Democrats were not asked to help fix the problems with the ACA,

Not true...at least, not about Trump.

Trump presses Democrats on Obamacare, calls for bipartisan fix

hell even most Republicans were not in on this bill.

You are right. The Republicans have no intention of either repealing or replacing Obamacare.

This is a classic example of the GOP bluff being called. Like I said nothing has made the ACA more popular than the "replacements" offered by the GOP. It's painful to have your bluff called. But that is always the risk when you choose that path.

There is no bluff. There are only Republicans trying to run their con to make people think they want to do something...while they actually don't do anything and there are only Democrats who won't do anything.
 
Okay



Again...do you think Congress elected Trump?



Trump's "caucus"? What caucus?

Anyway, I don't see how Trump can be any more clear than, "Send me something...I have my pen in hand."


So, Obama with a clear majority in both houses can get a revolutionary health bill passed, but Trump's Republican caucus, the guys supposedly on side like dems were for Obama cannot get a deal.....and you blame congress.

Huh....I can recall you and I talking about how Obama had squandered his majority...but he seems to have accomplished more in his few months in office. So long as Trump hides behind vague twits he's not going to be the leader the country needs, one who can at least work with his own party, let alone others. So now the rhetoric has become congress....it's getting really crowded under than bus.

If Trump REALLY wanted a health care bill, he would have called together all these "great people" he boasted about during the election and had them write the bill. THEN you could blame congress. But, in fact he's done nothing but sit on his ever enlarging ass whining, twitting and blaming.

And I thought George Bush had alienated congress!
 
Wasn't a fan of Trump in fact I down right could not stand him through the primaries. But when you are faced with two choices one being Clinton, and Trump in his last weeks promising to fill Scalia's seat with another like-minded jurist, Trump was the only choice. The thought of the SC being tilted far left with an aging court was a real concern for me. Justice Kennedy is 80, Justice Breyer is 78, and Justice Ginsburg is 84. Scalia was 79 when he passed. It was when I found out that Scalia's widow had a Trump sign in her front line really solidified it for me.

When it comes to the left and their "living breathing" Constitution interpretation, scares the Hell out of me as they twist original intent into pretzels.

But since Trump won and now Gorsuch is on the court, and for the next 3 years if any other jurist should pass or retire, another Scalia will be chosen to fill their spot.

Another thing I have been pleasantly pleased with is Trump cutting regulations. I think that is a direct result of seeing the stock market soar. A good number of folks who work and those who have retired love it when the stock market pays them money for their investments. For the last 10 years for anyone invested it has been really paltry returns. But in the last couple of months we have seen significant gains. And that is a very good thing for a lot of people.

I also appreciate an end to the open border policies under Obama, a very big effort to secure the borders and round up some very heinous people who are here illegally who think they have a license to kill.

I also appreciate Trump's support for law enforcement who I think got a very raw deal under the Obama administration. I have members of my family and friends who serve in law enforcement.

Healthcare has been a disappointment but it hasn't been because of Trump. The GOP need to get their act together. I was encouraged to hear the effort to kill Obamacare is not dead. The only thing that will be acceptable is something that lowers premiums so more can afford healthcare. Period.

But what I do hate about Trump is his 140 character tweets that do not tell the whole story and cause havoc in the process.

I can't stand how he berates people in his own cabinet on his twitter account. I am very offended how he berated Sessions when Sessions is the one cabinet member who has been tirelessly busy implementing Trumps promises to the people who elected him.

I can't stand his ill-advised interviews he has given where he talks out of his ass.

I do not like all the palace intrigue because of the mess going on in the WH. Spicer resigned because Trump wanted Scaramucci. Scaramucci in just 72 hours shows himself to be nothing but a thug a filthy mouthed thug.

And unfortunately all the palace intrigue is what keeps all the good this administration is getting accomplished unreported. I think Trump has reached the point of shooting off all his toes. Before he blows off an entire foot here is hoping he will have a manifestation of relevance .
 
So, Obama with a clear majority in both houses can get a revolutionary health bill passed, but Trump's Republican caucus, the guys supposedly on side like dems were for Obama cannot get a deal.....and you blame congress.

Huh....I can recall you and I talking about how Obama had squandered his majority...but he seems to have accomplished more in his few months in office. So long as Trump hides behind vague twits he's not going to be the leader the country needs, one who can at least work with his own party, let alone others. So now the rhetoric has become congress....it's getting really crowded under than bus.

If Trump REALLY wanted a health care bill, he would have called together all these "great people" he boasted about during the election and had them write the bill. THEN you could blame congress. But, in fact he's done nothing but sit on his ever enlarging ass whining, twitting and blaming.

And I thought George Bush had alienated congress!

Who has ever said the Republican Congress is on Trump's side? I haven't. In fact, I've said the opposite.

Oh...wait...you believe the GOP's rhetoric in spite of their actions. Never mind.

btw, I don't think you actually understand who it is that "writes bills". Fact is, it's not the President and it's not any Congressmen.
 
I'm a facts and evidence kind of guy and nobody has presented any evidence or facts to show that Putin affected the election.



Not true...at least, not about Trump.

Trump presses Democrats on Obamacare, calls for bipartisan fix



You are right. The Republicans have no intention of either repealing or replacing Obamacare.



There is no bluff. There are only Republicans trying to run their con to make people think they want to do something...while they actually don't do anything and there are only Democrats who won't do anything.

Of course there was a bluff. It was that the ACA did not help millions of Americans receive HC coverage and treatment. It did. All the GOP did was call out the flaws without having a fix for them. That is why it is not being repealed. When the GOP admits their bluff and decide they want to work with Democrats to fix the ACA's flaws it will happen. Not before.
 
Who has ever said the Republican Congress is on Trump's side? I haven't. In fact, I've said the opposite.

Oh...wait...you believe the GOP's rhetoric in spite of their actions. Never mind.

btw, I don't think you actually understand who it is that "writes bills". Fact is, it's not the President and it's not any Congressmen.

Trump does not even know what side he is on with HC and offered no help except his ludicrous bullying of GOP holdouts. He foolishly thought the GOP knew what they were doing when they demonized the ACA for 7 years and that is on him. Obama has got to be ecstatic at all of this and I don't blame him.
 
Trump seems to have little ability to work with Congress, the Senate, or even his own selected cabinet. What's your opinion?

Strange....I believe its the congress who for one reneged on campaign promises to repeal the ACA. So it seems its the other way around....its congress who won't work with Trump.

As far as the Cabinet goes I see little that suggest they aren't working to further Trumps agenda. Could you give me an example of the Cabinet not on track with Trump's agenda.
 
To be perfectly honest, this is not clear to me. Shouldn't a Republican Congress and a Republican Senate bend over backwards to work with a Republican president? You seem to point the finger at the Congress and the Senate, instead of Trump. Please explain.

About a half of the Republican Congress are very lukewarm towards Trump's main campaign issues they are established
in what some call the swamp of Washington intrigue. They aren't interested at all in the Wall, leaving the Paris Accords &
Trump's 'Reactionary notions" to the last few decades of policies that they became comfortable with.

Because a great swath of the populous are in tune with Trump's outsider policies, these politicians are conflicted, should they
go along with Trump because the base does or should the follow the status quo which they are accustomed to &
comfortable with.
 
Strange....I believe its the congress who for one reneged on campaign promises to repeal the ACA. So it seems its the other way around....its congress who won't work with Trump.

As far as the Cabinet goes I see little that suggest they aren't working to further Trumps agenda. Could you give me an example of the Cabinet not on track with Trump's agenda.

He has recently caused division in his cabinet, with his outcry against Sessions, to the public media. Also, the hiring of Scaramucchi caused Spicer to leave. Scaramucchi then used 4-letter words to attack Bannon and Priebus. Flint resigned amidst scandal. Did I miss anything?
 
I agree. He's a good president but that's a great quality he lacks.
 
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