Posted on 11/06/2024 3:55:09 AM PST by dennisw
Now, America stands on the precipice of an authoritarian style of governance never before seen in its 248-year history. Watching Donald J. Trump’s election night speech in Times Square in Manhattan.Credit...Graham Dickie/The New York Times
Donald Trump told Americans exactly what he planned to do. He would use military force against his political opponents. He would fire thousands of career public servants. He would deport millions of immigrants in military-style roundups. He would crush the independence of the Department of Justice, use government to push public health conspiracies and abandon America’s allies abroad. He would turn the government into a tool of his own grievances, a way to punish his critics and richly reward his supporters. He would be a “dictator” — if only on Day One. And, when asked to give him the power to do all of that, the voters said yes.
This was a conquering of the nation not by force but with a permission slip. Now, America stands on the precipice of an authoritarian style of governance never before seen in its 248-year history.
After defeating Vice President Kamala Harris, who would have become the first female U.S. president, Mr. Trump will bring his own historic firsts into the White House: the only president convicted of dozens of crimes, accused of dozens more and twice impeached.
Unlike in 2016, when he scored a surprise electoral victory but lost the popular vote, Mr. Trump will go to Washington able to claim a broad mandate. Over his four years out of power, he rebuilt the Republican Party in his image, creating a movement that only seemed to strengthen with every recrimination. He will begin his second term bound by few political norms, after a campaign in which he seemed to defy every one.
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Somebody get Lisa Lerer a binky.
How to say “sore loser” without saying “sore loser”.
2 years with the house and senate on our side.... and lots of work to do. It’s a Godsend, but it’s also time to get busy. Very busy.
Sweet Surrender... LOL
The pathetic delusional whining warms my heart.
This cup of coffee is black Hitler.
In other words….
Tell me you’re a sore loser……without TELLING ME…..you’re a sore loser…
Is it possible that we relegate the nyt to its proper place in the dust bin of history?
Anerica told these idiots to STFU last night.
Womp womp waaaa.
(Sad Trombone)
CC
First time huh? Tell that to the J6 political prisoners who hopefully will be pardoned soon.
The losers and tossers will keep on calling DJT Hitler.
True that Trump will tightening the screws on them and on Dems open borders. But he won, so he is allowed to blow up the Climate Church. Fake men in womans sports. Tariffs.
Trump will have permission on getting the expanded Abraham Accords into place.
Trump will reinstate sanctions on Iran, which cuts off their oil money spigot/ Under Trump sanctions Iran was able to sell 400000 barrels oil daily. Biden ditched these sanctions to where today, Iran is selling 2.5 million barrels of oil daily.
Obviously, Iran will have much less money to fund its Hamas Houthi Hezbollah proxies that make war on Israel.
"Kamala Harris"
Only thing that bums me out is my state, Virginia, went for the Cackler. It’s All freakin NOVA
Someone call out the WAAHmbulance.
The good news is that I don’t think that the NYT can actually keep up this level of pathetic drivel for much longer.
Exactly! Elections have benefits.
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