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Donald Trump’s Presidency Is in Free Fall (newrepublic.com)

submitted 4 hours ago by spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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Consider three of the biggest developments in our politics right now: We just learned that the economy lost 92,000 jobs in February, a capstone to a terrible year in terms of job creation. President Trump has fired widely despised Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, a key architect of his mass deportations. And reports are indicating that the killing of scores of Iranian schoolchildren might have been the handiwork of the United States.

What links all these things? In addition to the massive human toll they’re inflicting, they suggest that Trump is about to pull off a unique trifecta. He is squandering the advantage he and Republicans have enjoyed in recent years on three major GOP-friendly issues: The economy, immigration, and national security.

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[–] WatDabney@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 hours ago

The problem though is that he's insane, so his response is to move to expand his powers and crush dissent, and all too much of the rest of the corrupt and compromised political establishment - the vaunted checks and balances - are, if not actively assisting him, conveniently failing to stop him.

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