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Why isn’t Trump being overthrown?

242 replies

itsneverdullinull · 08/03/2026 07:39

I’m sorry if this is a really thick question but I’m guessing that the answers will be multi-faceted.

Why isn’t Trump being overthrown internally in the US? He is presiding over a shit show and trampling over the constitution from what I understand. But there doesn’t seem to be massive resistance to this (or at least none reported). Can anyone explain why this is, please. Genuine question.

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MsAmerica · 04/04/2026 01:22

daisychain01 · 22/03/2026 15:51

Bernie Sanders wouldn't get close to power, so what you are getting is extreme and neo liberalism....there's isn't a left.

if only Bernie Sanders could get more widespread support. He's a thoroughly decent person, and everything that Trump isn't. He talked on a broadcast yesterday about imposing a wealth tax on the billionaires, well that's never going to happen.

the trouble is the US today is built on a culture of such excessive greed with an even greater divide between the rich and poor than in UK. Sanders would never stand a chance because he's just too decent and not sufficiently cut-throat to ever get voted in as President. He'd be mincemeat.

Bernie is terrific, but temperamentally unsuited.

MsAmerica · 04/04/2026 01:22

Amiacoolorwarmcolour · 19/03/2026 11:22

Yes I’d like to know exactly what positive things Trump has done.
I know for a fact that gas prices have risen in the US which affects the cost of living for every citizen.
It’s a genuine question, what positives has he brought?

Trump has, overall, done nothing good, except maybe one or two small things by accident. Like engineering a prisoner oversees to be freed. But you can be sure that in these situations, he's been coaxed by someone else. Or bribed.

Trump is the only president about whom I can say nothing positive. He has no friends in the ordinary sense of the world. He is estranged from much of his family. (He once pushed to get his nephew's medical insurance canceled, and tried to tamper with his father's will.) He is appallingly ignorant. He is horrifyingly rude and cruel. He hires incompetent people, basing his choices mostly on their loyalty and money. His criminality is staggering.

By comparison, President George W. Bush was widely disliked, but at least you could feel he had some decency. He loved his family and had genuine friends. His military actions were appalling and stupid, but I believe he was sincere in caring for the country. He was under-qualified (though certainly more qualified than Trump!), but he drew on his father's circle (his father having been President George H. W. Bush) to choose competent people.

President Richard Nixon, who was widely considered the most corrupt president ever at the time, seems almost angelic by comparison. He was smart, experienced, and promoted a lot of good governmental programs.

If you find any Trump supporter citing anything good that Trump has done, you can be fairly sure that they're slanting the truth.

Mischance · 04/04/2026 01:10

Quite, not quote ..

Mischance · 04/04/2026 01:10

Imdunfer · 08/03/2026 07:42

There is no valid comparison whatsover between the two, imo.

Well quote. Trump is insane, erratic and dangerous. Starmer is sane, thoughtful and measured. You don't have to agree with his policies to recognise this.

MsAmerica · 04/04/2026 01:10

flapjackfairy · 19/03/2026 10:07

but what stuff is he getting done ? Genuine question.
He ran.on promises to end Ukraine war on day one no less. Ha ha that went well.
He said he would slash gas and electricity charges. Surprisingly they are massively up. And oil is obviously soaring now.
He promised to make health care affordable and has done the opposite.
He has bankrupted farmers and destroyed tourism and the economy is in the shitter.He has failed to create jobs
And finally he has trashed his promise not to engage in further wars or attack Iran. He wasn't sending your kids to die remember.
He is the president of peace after all.
.He also promised to be transparent about the Epstein files which was another lie.
So I ask again....what has he got done...except set up ICE and terrorise innocent people .

Exactly! Yes! Thank you!
I should also point out the gullibility of his supporters. I still can't believe they fell for these absurd promises - including that he would instantly lower food prices.

MsAmerica · 04/04/2026 01:07

Amiacoolorwarmcolour · 19/03/2026 08:09

I’m also wondering why there isn’t a level above Trump which has to agree to his actions. Maybe there is and they agree with everything he is doing.
What I am aware of is that he gets rid of opponents. The head of the military spoke against Trump’s rationale about Ukraine for example and was swiftly replaced.
He surrounds himself with unqualified yes men.
Most of the US don’t care about Iran, that’s not a criticism, all citizens care primarily about themselves and their family and immediate circle.
Yet Trump is ruining the US economy. The price of petrol is rocketing.
Surely he can’t justify this to US citizens.

Yes, there is a level theoretically co-equal with Trump which has to agree. That's Congress. For instance, they could have stopped him for attacking Iran. But the problem is that Congress is now dominated by the same Republican party, and while many Republican senators and representatives privately admit that they despise him, they're terrified - because Trump has been able to prevent them from getting re-elected by supporting someone else. These people are mostly spineless.

MsAmerica · 04/04/2026 01:03

itsneverdullinull · 19/03/2026 07:16

So you’re happy that you have a ln unconvincted paedophile and a nepotistic convicted fraudster in charge of your country? Not to mention someone who isn’t that interested in looking after anyone in the country who doesn’t look and think like he does?

Also, genuinely, what has he done that constitutes the ‘most part’ that you like? I get that we might not hear about the good stuff he’s doing as it’s eclipsed by the bad, but if there are positives they should be highlighted. What are they?

There is basically no good stuff that he is doing, except occasionally by accident.

MsAmerica · 04/04/2026 01:02

RingoJuice · 19/03/2026 06:32

Because over half of Americans like myself voted for Trump and actually like what he’s doing for the most part?

Excuse me, but that's not true. About one-quarter of Americans voted for him, because only about half of America votes.
It's also worth noting that Trump LOST the first two popular votes, and the reason he won the third time was because he was scraping the bottom of the barrel for the dregs of young white men who don't usually vote.

MushMonster · 30/03/2026 08:01

Netanyahu has now sorted access for the priests and cardinal to the Holy Sepulcre Church. Thanks goodness. Just before MAGA wakes up to a "cancelled" Easter in Jerusalem.

MushMonster · 29/03/2026 19:47

Just watched a video of Vance sitting in the White House with all the boys saying how special Easter is and wishing a good Easter week (to soldiers, who may, actually... be of a differenet faith... but he did not seem to gather that point...)
Then just opened the news to see that Israel has not allowed the priest into the Holly Sepulcre Church today, for mass, today! Palm Sunday!

In the great scheme of things, it is nothing. Nobody died or has been arrested and Christians can pray anywhere, at any time.

But you really cannot make this shit up!

MushMonster · 29/03/2026 19:41

Oh, I suppose he can tey! But I doubt it will succeed.

LeftBoobGoneRogue · 29/03/2026 18:15

Can he declare emergency powers due to was and stop the mid terms happening?

MushMonster · 29/03/2026 14:13

dwordle · 29/03/2026 11:01

Agreed, I don't think he will survive the midterms. Honestly think he will be impeached by the house and the senate and will be removed and imprisoned....

I hope so!

dwordle · 29/03/2026 11:01

MushMonster · 29/03/2026 09:34

The No Kings demonstrations are going strong in US! Trump is in more domestic trouble that he cares to admit. He is doing the opposite of his manifesto, bypassing Congress and shooting down American citizens for exercising their rights. He is on very very very thin ice.

Agreed, I don't think he will survive the midterms. Honestly think he will be impeached by the house and the senate and will be removed and imprisoned....

BIossomtoes · 29/03/2026 10:03

It’s so encouraging to see the No Kings demos yesterday. The mid terms should be interesting.

MushMonster · 29/03/2026 09:34

The No Kings demonstrations are going strong in US! Trump is in more domestic trouble that he cares to admit. He is doing the opposite of his manifesto, bypassing Congress and shooting down American citizens for exercising their rights. He is on very very very thin ice.

MushMonster · 27/03/2026 20:51

Only a few selected ones are making a fortune indeed. As per usual, when there is a crisis, and this is going to be THE CRISIS!
Maybe we should consider to grow UK's economy by stablishing a strong weapons manufacturing sector. Let's call it IronMan or something cool like that.
We already have plenty of customers.
And we will not need to worry about our carbon footprint! Or feeding the world! Or human rights... who wants to be ruled by those.

Amiacoolorwarmcolour · 27/03/2026 08:11

It’s all a dick swinging contest.
Making money for a tiny elite few whilst the rest of the world suffers. Petrol prices anyone?
I really hope one day the UK will not be so reliant on oil. Let’s yes wind turbines. Yes I know they are nut perfect but bloody hell, they are preferable to this shit show.
Also, I will say it again: it is a distraction from Trump being held accountable for being heavily involved in the Epstein scandal. He is also being pushed by others who are sex pests and paedophiles and want a distraction.
Accusing those who critics Trump as being Iranian supported is really very silly. You can oppose both.

lljkk · 27/03/2026 08:02

Whose morality? Ayatollah morality or Israeli religious right morality or Buddhist morality? Pah.

TalkToTheHand123 · 27/03/2026 07:16

Moral law should take president anyways. The Iranian regime needs stopping for the safety of the West.

LavenderFieldds · 26/03/2026 21:49

Marmalademorning · 08/03/2026 10:11

Another example of the selective outrage you see so often from the left.

Where is your outrage towards the murder by the Iranian regime of the 36,000 innocent Iranian civilians which happened last month OP?

Where is your outrage towards the Iranian state sponsored terrorism that has caused deaths all over the globe?

Where is your outrage at the repression the Iranian regime has inflicted on the Iranian people over the past 4 decades OP? Women and girls were raped in prison prior to execution because under their rules you can’t execute virgins.

In my town there are a group of people who assemble by the market cross on a Friday with their children and they bang on their pots and pans in protest at the events in Gaza.
Not a peep out of them in relation to the 36,000 innocent souls were gunned down last month though.

But it’s widely known that the Iranian regime is wicked and corrupt. America is supposed to be a democracy bound by a constitution and international law.

Doteycat · 26/03/2026 21:15

TalkToTheHand123 · 26/03/2026 21:05

It's not. They had weapons of mass destruction. It's self defence.

Ah would ya stop.
The ignorance.

TalkToTheHand123 · 26/03/2026 21:05

Doteycat · 26/03/2026 09:09

Yes it is.

It's not. They had weapons of mass destruction. It's self defence.

MushMonster · 26/03/2026 17:01

Doteycat · 26/03/2026 09:09

Yes it is.

Vote for it is!

(Though, really, not any war is)

Not only unfulfilling of UN conventions, but senseless, dangerous and fully unprepared! And it will yield a worst scenario that what we had before the bombs started flying around. So, pointless!

Wizeman · 26/03/2026 16:07

GoldenApricity · 26/03/2026 09:54

Clearly deception is useful in state craft - but US has twice while in their words having productive talk with Iran bombed them and now seem surprised they aren't keen to go for a third.

I don't think there some great plan being enacted here.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SRv2n5WTtbI

I think Jon Stewart sums up where most of the world is - veiwing Trup has having zero credibility as a result of his prior behavior.

It's just some sections of the media that acts like Trump still talks any sense about anything that stumps me.

Personally I'd interested in who made the massive oil trades just before Trump announced the talks that weren't ever a thing.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg547ljepvzo

Bombing for leverage I would assume