How is drumpf able to get away with it?

[cilla4progress]

Is the mob that good?

Why has he not been transparently busted by now? Hard to believe there are no turncoats among his cadre?

Or is he that good at gaslighting?

Or are "we" that stupid?

[myohmy2]

1. I think...

...we're that stupid...like trump...

...teleprompter?

...what the hell does a teleprompter failure have to do with not knowing there were no airplanes in the 1700's?

...but we buy it...

...

[babylonsister]

2. Because the gop and dt's rabid followers don't

give a shit. He can ruin our environment, education, scientists, he can lie with abandon, and no one cares. No one seems to want to rein him in.

[dameatball]

3. Just as puzzling is "How has he gotten away with it his entire life?" IRS asleep at the wheel all

these decades?

[Nay]

6. He's just one of the many rich people who buy their way out of trouble. Ordinary people would be

enraged if they knew how often this happens. They buy their way out of trouble, they buy fancy college degrees, etc.

But if you are a waitress, the IRS monitors your pathetic tip money with a sharp eye, you can bet on that.

[no_hypocrisy]

4. Life imitating art. Go get "Being There" with Peter Sellers. That should explain a few things.

Trailer

"All you gotta be is white in America to get whatever you want."

[mnmoderatedem]

5. Two words. Fox News.

the demonization of the librul media has enabled trump to just say "fake news" to absolutely anything he doesn't like. And the mindless lemmings suck it up indiscriminately

[durablend]

8. You see anyone stopping him?

All I hear is crickets.

[triron]

9. Stern looks and letters!

[world wide wally]

10. Not #1 because some have confessed about what he does and he just says, "fake news"

Not #2 because he is not even a good liar, so everyone already knows he is lying about everthing.
That only leaves #3. Because... Duuuh

[Brainfodder]

11. Ignoring the beauty known as Trump University during election season, pretty much told me everything

This was party unity at the leadership level capable of ignoring/doing anything!

Fox Propaganda # supporting whatever and "WE" definitely STUPID.

If this was the 1880's, Americans would have stormed Fox News studios and destroyed it with pitchforks and torches?

Feels like Republicans are taking advantage of Democrats steadfast adherence to civility?

[triron]

12. But the democrats are issuing stern words and letters.

[Blue_true]

13. By inducing fear.

For example, his publicly firing certain people sends a message to all others in the particular department. To take him on, a person must be willing to lose his or her livelihood, a tough task to ask of people.

The most recent example was his surprise firing of the head of the Secret Service, he goes there, other Presidents did not. That left a clear message for agents, do what he wants or pay a price.

His tactics are low level dictator stuff and will become more brazen and corrosive if the Courts don't help The House challenge him.

[smirkymonkey]

14. To your point, I just don't understand how he has gone his whole life without anybody ever

turning him in, majorly screwing him over, turning the tables on him or just outright threatening him with harm or death if he doesn’t play nice.

He has been a loathsome, contemptible liar and cheat his entire life who has never shown any loyalty to ANYONE, and who has repeatedly screwed over almost everyone he has been involved with. How has this not come back on him?

Even now in the White House, everyone must know his reputation by now and how willing he is to throw anyone under the bus for even a hint of disloyalty, yet nobody turns on him? What is this power he has over people?

I could understand it if he was a different kind of person, but he is a stupid, ridiculous, buffoon who doesn’t deserve to be taken seriously. I just don’t get it.