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It's just the truth.
Between the criminal inaction, the lies, and the outright pathetic grandstanding while people die.
Every person Democrat of Republican should be screaming for him to resign, if they love their families, or care about others.
It's all a "media game" to Trump and if a wall doesn't fix it, and his hedge fund friends can't tell him what to do, he is a mass of jello.
People are dying needlessly.
They can't even set up a system where doctors and nurses can get protective masks for work.
Trump needs to go.
Where is the outrage.
It sucks we can't take to the street, because of Trump we would all get sick die from protesting. It's Catch 22 X 10.
2naSalit
(86,526 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,669 posts)That was already attempted by the only method we have - impeachment - and it failed. We can scream for his resignation all day but he won't do it. What do you suggest?
DavidDvorkin
(19,473 posts)berksdem
(595 posts)ehrnst
(32,640 posts)because they can't accept a feeling of powerlessness over a situation.
I find that to be more prevalent among straight cis white males, who are not used to feeling powerless... so someone must be slacking off somewhere.
Proud Liberal Dem
(24,406 posts)This is, of course, a much different (and dire) issue. I don't see any sign that Trump is course-correcting on anything. If anything, he just keeps making it worse.
I understand that two Impeachments in a year probably isn't viewed by most as politically feasible but it seems like we are getting to a point where Trump's malign incompetence is literally causing a critical public health safety threat IMHO, especially if he decides he's going to try to bully State Governors into voiding their public health emergency orders or purposely withhold critical supplies for everybody other than his allies.
Aristus
(66,316 posts)Don't even get your hopes up.
beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)force cuts that future presidents will have to do AND raise taxes.
GOP will never "force trump" to resign, no matter how many americans die
DanieRains
(4,619 posts)EVERYONE is going WAAAAAYYYYYY too easy on him.
His ignoring the problem amounts to murder.
It's like Roosevelt wouldn't do anything for 70 days after Pearl Harbor.
It's that bad.
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)Speak for yourself.
Did you miss the impeachment?
But do tell us what hasn't been done that could be done to remove him by Democrats in office, because the only way that the constitution provides is impeachment or the 25th Amendment.
We're all ears.
Everyones an expert.
Peregrine Took
(7,413 posts)RANDYWILDMAN
(2,667 posts)They have no shame or guilt or morals or backbone, They are all jellyfish and feel like with Trump they are winning. It's a true tyranny of the minority (the Irony is this is about as close to minorities as repubs will ever get)
N_E_1 for Tennis
(9,715 posts)Stood up against HIS wall and be s.....
Umm..oh yea forced to lick it.
jmbar2
(4,873 posts)Put all that anger and energy into voting him out. It's the only way.
DanieRains
(4,619 posts)Let him defend his body count.
Maybe others will join.
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)If you want to complain about something, complain about something factual.
Sen. Kamala Harris on Thursday called for President Donald Trump to resign.
On Tuesday Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) told NBC News that Trump is a misogynist, admitted sexual predator and liar with a narcissistic need for attention.
The only thing that will stop him from attacking us because nobodys safe is his resignation, she said.
Harris joins Hirono, Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in calling for the presidents resignation.
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/12/list-senators-who-say-trump-should-resign-291756
https://cnycentral.com/news/local/sen-gillibrand-says-trump-should-resign-in-cnn-interview
And here's that press that you are complaining is "making it easy" for him:
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-11-12/senators-impeachment-trump-resign
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/463501-orourke-trump-should-resign
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-time-has-come-for-trump-to-resign-2020-03-11
https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article94055902.html
https://bangordailynews.com/2020/03/22/opinion/contributors/trump-has-completely-mishandled-the-coronavirus-response-and-should-resign/
https://www.metrowestdailynews.com/opinion/20200320/letter-president-trump-should-resign
https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/12/21176170/coronavirus-response-donald-trump-resign-crisis-pandemic-response
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-mental-health-coronavirus-us-symptoms-cdc-white-house-press-briefing-a9446771.html
https://www.citizen.org/news/trump-is-a-clear-and-present-danger-to-the-country-he-must-resign/
https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/26/opinions/nixon-trump-impeachment-resign-higginbotham/index.html
DanieRains
(4,619 posts)We need to deluge the media with demands for him to crawl back to Trump Tower or Floriduh.
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)ehrnst
(32,640 posts)needs to be invoked by Pence in order to fire him.
Pence won't.
Do you think that there is someone who is supposed to be blackmailing him into walking away? That's the only way he'll 'resign."
Where have you been??? Certainly not on DU or social media, or you would see it.
If it was possible for Congress to remove Trump, it would have happened.
You seem to be unfamiliar with the feeling of something being out of your control that affects you profoundly. There is no Democratic "manager" who is neglecting to fix this situation.
Welcome to the world as it has always been for of those who are not white straight men.
DanieRains
(4,619 posts)Trump goes on the tee vee every day with his campaign rally telling lies and causing deaths.
A bunch of people needs to demand he resign.
He is a master of leading the press around on a leash.
Cut the leash. Change the narrative.
Trump Must Leave Now To Save Lives.
Say it over and over and over and over.
Take the narrative back and put it where it belongs.
People are dying like flies because of Trump's incompetence.
He won't leave, but we can't make staying so easy.
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)resign?"
You don't seem to understand that he's not like Nixon - Trump has no shame, and he thinks that he's far more powerful than the press. He takes his frustrations out on the press criticizing him. He tells his followers that he's a martyr because of it. Watch him sometime if you don't believe me.
It's Pence, not the press that has the power to remove him - Pence is the one "making it easy."
You also don't seem to have any clue as to the daily essays and OPEDs about the clear and present danger Trump is. Just because you don't read them doesn't mean they're not there.
We get it. You're upset that he's not gone - like the rest of us. The rest of us just understand that there isn't a manager to call over to fix this, and blaming a fictional "incompetent" one isn't productive or realistic.
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,391 posts)Last edited Tue Apr 14, 2020, 08:58 AM - Edit history (2)
Not mine.
Continuing ehrnst's theme, Nixon stayed dug in until a contingent of senators from his own party went over to the White House to present a dose of reality to the president.
Perhaps the ghost of Senator Goldwater is available on quick notice?
Lots of luck with that.
"A majority of the Senate represents 18% of the population."
To avoid removal, Trump needs senators representing only 7 percent of the country to support him
To avoid removal, Trump needs senators representing only 7 percent of the country to support him
The House impeachment vote, however, largely mirrored what Americans in those districts wanted.
By Philip Bump
Dec. 19, 2019 at 12:02 p.m. EST
{snip}
(Philip Bump/The Washington Post)
{snip}
Wounded Bear
(58,641 posts)DanieRains
(4,619 posts)Trump is a mas murderer and needs to leave.
Let's have some of the talking heads and Democrats just say it.
He has to go.
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)That's more than 'saying it' that's doing everything they could about it. The press, especially the NYT and WAPO have been publishing stories about how dangerous he is since day one.
Again....
Resigning is something that one does voluntarily. Nixon did it voluntarily to avoid impeachment. That didn't scare Trump enough, clearly.
The ONLY way to remove him other than impeachment is the 25th amendment, and Pence has to initiate that.
Complain to Pence. Tell him that he has to remove Trump.
Let us know what he says.
Nitram
(22,791 posts)Where is the outrage? Where have you been?