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Has the Traitor/Squatter ever done anything good in the past four years? (Original Post) Foolacious Oct 2020 OP
how about his entire fetid life? Nope. NRaleighLiberal Oct 2020 #1
He DID NOT get us into any new wars. Laelth Oct 2020 #2
He made us realize how flawed our government is. Freedomofspeech Oct 2020 #3
He cemented my dim view of the Constitution's checks and balances, maxsolomon Oct 2020 #12
The weird thing is, yes: UAE, Bahrain, and Sudan recognized Israel Recursion Oct 2020 #4
That was my pick as well. maxsolomon Oct 2020 #10
And it's all absolutely overshadowed by needlessly blowing up the Iran deal Recursion Oct 2020 #14
Pure spite for Obama & Europe maxsolomon Oct 2020 #16
Distracted himself with golfing. Renew Deal Oct 2020 #5
He himself, no. But... GreenEyedLefty Oct 2020 #6
That's just it. Ohiogal Oct 2020 #7
There were a few days in a row dweller Oct 2020 #8
tRUMP and the reTHUGS, along with their cultists and sPUTIN, have totally exposed abqtommy Oct 2020 #9
He hired a kid to mow the White House lawn? yonder Oct 2020 #11
If you were in charge of the McDonald's advertising budget four years ago DFW Oct 2020 #13
Made America more awoke..... KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2020 #15
I saw a post addressing the question on a conservative forum Chainfire Oct 2020 #17

Laelth

(32,017 posts)
2. He DID NOT get us into any new wars.
Fri Oct 30, 2020, 01:48 PM
Oct 2020

Say what you like about Velveeta Voldemort, but I have to give him credit for that. Otherwise, I got nothin’.

-Laelth

maxsolomon

(33,345 posts)
12. He cemented my dim view of the Constitution's checks and balances,
Fri Oct 30, 2020, 02:00 PM
Oct 2020

the Electoral College, and the Senate.

He exposed Congressional Oversight as toothless.

Recursion

(56,582 posts)
4. The weird thing is, yes: UAE, Bahrain, and Sudan recognized Israel
Fri Oct 30, 2020, 01:50 PM
Oct 2020

That's a huge foreign policy coup for the US, and gives us a significant leg-up over Saudi Arabia in the region. (In before the replies: I'm absolutely uninterested in arguing about whether or not this is the right position for the US to support; I'm simply stating it is the position the US has supported for decades and this was some tremendous motion in its favor.)

In a sane Presidency, that alone would be enough to cement a legacy. But this is not a sane Presidency.

maxsolomon

(33,345 posts)
10. That was my pick as well.
Fri Oct 30, 2020, 01:58 PM
Oct 2020

Amazing that it happened under Trump, and it is undoubtedly transactional, but any forward progress is a boon to solving I/P.

The Sudanese are no doubt desperate for aid and rehabilitation of their international image.

UAE just likes money, and Bahrain likes a free hand in oppressing their Shia population.

Recursion

(56,582 posts)
14. And it's all absolutely overshadowed by needlessly blowing up the Iran deal
Fri Oct 30, 2020, 02:11 PM
Oct 2020

I still spit nails over that

maxsolomon

(33,345 posts)
16. Pure spite for Obama & Europe
Fri Oct 30, 2020, 02:33 PM
Oct 2020

The idea that Trump understands, or even listened to anyone explain the Iran Deal is ludicrous.

Especially in the light of hearing Miles Taylor call him "wildly unfocused" in WH meetings.

He's an ignorant, knee-jerk reactionary who imposes black/white choices on complex issues that are almost all gray.

GreenEyedLefty

(2,073 posts)
6. He himself, no. But...
Fri Oct 30, 2020, 01:51 PM
Oct 2020

More people are voting than in a very long time (hoping for a historical turnout).
More people know the Constitution than before.
More people seem to understand that elections have consequences.

It's unfortunate that it took electing a real bastard to figure it out. Hoping this will be a lesson for the history books and not an ongoing nightmare.

Ohiogal

(32,004 posts)
7. That's just it.
Fri Oct 30, 2020, 01:51 PM
Oct 2020

Ask a Rump supporter what good thing they think he has done for our country in 4 years and you get a blank look, or maybe some stupid vague platitude like “He made America great again”! The really... really ... got NUTHIN‘

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)
9. tRUMP and the reTHUGS, along with their cultists and sPUTIN, have totally exposed
Fri Oct 30, 2020, 01:56 PM
Oct 2020

themselves for what they are. They didn't have to do that but thanks to their bravado they
have placed themselves in the hands of the majority of very angry people in this country
who are totally fed up! We will not be gentle with them!

yonder

(9,666 posts)
11. He hired a kid to mow the White House lawn?
Fri Oct 30, 2020, 01:59 PM
Oct 2020

Showed him the value of hard work and how to be yelled at by the boss.

DFW

(54,403 posts)
13. If you were in charge of the McDonald's advertising budget four years ago
Fri Oct 30, 2020, 02:05 PM
Oct 2020

Then probably so, to your way of thinking.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,492 posts)
15. Made America more awoke.....
Fri Oct 30, 2020, 02:12 PM
Oct 2020

and much more aware of Republican malfeasance.

Good job, Donny. That makes you a LOSER for your corrupt GOP.......

Chainfire

(17,543 posts)
17. I saw a post addressing the question on a conservative forum
Fri Oct 30, 2020, 02:38 PM
Oct 2020

The OP had four pages of great accomplishments of the greatest President to ever serve. I read the list and just sat here shaking my head at the poorly disguised bullshit propaganda. For the hard right, Trumps walks on the waters, and feeds the nation with a couple of fish and a half loaf of bread. Trump said it, they believe it, and that is the end of it.

I don't know how we overcome the Trump worship in a world where QAnon batshit crazy theories carries the same weight as the New York Times researched articles. The right wing sources tell the people what they want to hear and the truth is totally irrevelant. We have not adjusted to the information age and that failure is liable to be the final nail in our coffin.

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