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Did Trump Turn Out.... (Original Post) WiffenPoof Feb 2017 OP
Worse WiffenPoof Feb 2017 #1
Worse - it's a complete shit-show. jmg257 Feb 2017 #2
MUCH WORSE AlexSFCA Feb 2017 #3
Worse! frogmarch Feb 2017 #4
As evil as I thought but, fortunately Phoenix61 Feb 2017 #5
Way worse Johnny2X2X Feb 2017 #6
Worse Cracklin Charlie Feb 2017 #7
Exactly what I expected. Glamrock Feb 2017 #8
Worse, thought they'd at least try to get help and not go at it alone uponit7771 Feb 2017 #9
I expected an absolute mess. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2017 #10
I expected a shitshow, and he has met all of my fears. nt Blue_true Feb 2017 #11
He is worse than I even thought he would be. The people he has surrounded himself with are skylucy Feb 2017 #12
Worse. He's crazier than I thought. Vinca Feb 2017 #13

jmg257

(11,996 posts)
2. Worse - it's a complete shit-show.
Fri Feb 10, 2017, 03:38 PM
Feb 2017

ETA: I mean its one thing to disagree, but this is frigging embarrassing.

AlexSFCA

(6,139 posts)
3. MUCH WORSE
Fri Feb 10, 2017, 03:38 PM
Feb 2017

Much worse and even more dangerous than I could have ever predicted.

Remember, that even his surrogates in the final days of the campaign were saying that the 'wall' was a metaphor and that trump supporters don't take him 'literally'. And that trump won't be going against constitution like muslim ban or mislim registry, that he was just saying all that to raise awareness, etc. That trump won't do bad things for the economy cause he is a businessman (trade wars), etc.

Turns out he was literal, word for word: muslim ban, muslim registry (coming soon), wall, mass deportations (coming soon), racism, trade wars, open up libel laws against independent press, etc.

Phoenix61

(17,006 posts)
5. As evil as I thought but, fortunately
Fri Feb 10, 2017, 03:41 PM
Feb 2017

way, way more incompetent. Also, I did not see the level of protests. It has been heartening to see so many coming together to fight for our democracy.

Johnny2X2X

(19,069 posts)
6. Way worse
Fri Feb 10, 2017, 03:44 PM
Feb 2017

Even his closest inner circle is embarrassed. And that's what's scary, when the shit show gets unbearable they will start a war to try to make things better.

Glamrock

(11,802 posts)
8. Exactly what I expected.
Fri Feb 10, 2017, 04:10 PM
Feb 2017

The bullying of the press, the endless tweets, his promise to start a Muslim registry and ban. That's still going on. When he got in Hillary's shit during the debate about how she didn't change tax laws because it would hurt her friends displayed the same ignorance of government that's on display every day now that he's in office. I just hope my darker expectations don't come true.

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,184 posts)
10. I expected an absolute mess.
Fri Feb 10, 2017, 04:22 PM
Feb 2017

And an absolute mess is what we got.

I never had any illusions that Trump would somehow moderate himself or normalize his behavior once in office.

skylucy

(3,739 posts)
12. He is worse than I even thought he would be. The people he has surrounded himself with are
Fri Feb 10, 2017, 04:45 PM
Feb 2017

more horrible and incompetent than I imagined.

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