"When somebody is president of the United States, your authority is total"

[orangecrush]

Actual Donald Trump quote from today's press briefing.

[Kath2]

1. And, once again, he is wrong.

What an ass. He is the poster child for why we need to decide elections on the popular vote.

[exboyfil]

2. Need to correct his quote

"When somebody is a REPUBLICAN president of the United States, your authority is total"

[Bernardo de La Paz]

12. You forget Pelosi as one example even your amended statement is not true. . . . nt

[TreasonousBastard]

3. Can anyone imagine this asshole if he gets re-elected?

[shanti]

16. I shudder to think of it n/t

[MustLoveBeagles]

21. That's a frightening thought

I hope we don't have to find out.

[paleotn]

4. Umm...no.

But, I do wonder what all those state rights kooks in Dixie are thinking about all this.

[RoadRising]

9. They're fine with it

I live in one of them. They still love Trump.

“States’ rights“ has always been a Southern smokescreen.

[MustLoveBeagles]

22. There are not so blind as those who refuse to see

Welcome to DU RoadRising

[Newest Reality]

5. Of course not...

Spoken like a true dictator though. At least he is being more open and honest about his real intentions and why the GOP is in lockstep with him rather than opposing a Trump Regime(tm).

I guess many people are either too shocked that a sitting President could be so dangerous to democracy or they prefer to deny it and think that it can't happen here--which is rather common.

We can even see other country's governments using the pandemic to move to an authoritarian-style and suspending rights. These are the kinds of situations that usurping ideologies can seize more power. Trump knows and sees that and has been taking many steps as reports show, here and abroad to cement his Junta in place for the end game.

[Ferrets are Cool]

6. UNTIL the next President is a Democrat.

Then NONE Of them will be singing that tune any longer.

[Ohiogal]

7. We need to require

That all presidential candidates be able to pass a 9th grade Civics test.

[shanti]

17. Hopefully

he is an aberration that won't be repeated.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

27. And test negative for sociopathy

Narcissism and authoritarianism

[bdamomma]

8. He is not

a fucking KING, a mad king is more like it.

He really has to go!!!!!!!!!!

[Heartstrings]

10. "Total" bullshit? Nt

[unblock]

11. When you try to be louis xiv but you're actually louis xvi....

[ZZenith]

18. Tres bien!

[Cha]

13. Sit Down Shite4brains.

[Fiendish Thingy]

14. The commercials this fall will be filled with clips from these propaganda briefings

Trump is going to sabotage himself, and I’ll love every second of it.

[DURHAM D]

15. I think he is talking to Bannon. nt

[gldstwmn]

19. "I am the chosen one!"

[mcar]

20. Wonder how the "strict constructionists" on SCOTUS would see that

[spanone]

23. And republicans in congress are about 99.9% okay with that.

[Alex4Martinez]

24. His thinks he's declared martial law in having granted 50 states of emergency, + DC PR and Guam

He tweeted:

"For the first time in history there is a fully signed Presidential Disaster Declaration for all 50 States. We are winning, and will win, the war on the Invisible Enemy!"

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/03/america-has-never-had-50-state-disaster-before/608155/

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/public-global-health/492433-all-50-states-under-disaster-declaration-for-first

https://nypost.com/2020/04/12/trump-has-declared-major-disaster-in-all-50-states-at-once-first-time-in-history/

[thecrow]

26. Orangeman was right...

I’m tired of all this “winning”.

[struggle4progress]

25. I thought he was just a thief and a rapist, but now he sounds like a serial killer