Trump takes over America

[DonViejo]

Mike Allen 1 hour ago

President Trump, with his refusal to take advice or yield to experts, is the West Wing. Republicans who control both halves of Congress won't lift a finger against him and fully support his every move.

The big picture: With his chance to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy, Trump may have fewer checks on his power than any president in his lifetime. (Trump was born in 1946, the year after FDR died in office, 72 years ago.)

The media, normally the last check on a president with total control of government, has lost the trust of most Republicans and many Democrats, after two years of Trump pummeling.

An alumnus of the Bush 43 administration told me: "This president is facing fewer checks and balance than any president in recent history except perhaps George W. Bush after 9/11."

Consider Trump's scorecard:

Trump will soon have the conservative Supreme Court that Republicans dreamed of for a lifetime.

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[GusBob]

1. The death of American Democracy

We are witness

[Iliyah]

2. Mike Allen is a RWer journalist.

Politico played a major part in deceiving for the 2016 elections.

[Trust Buster]

3. He is right. Once Don the Con seats a far right justice, right wingers will always look at him

In Reaganesque terms. No Republican politician will dare cross him.