Show of ✋hands. Who thought after hearing trump won 2016

[kacekwl]

that this would be the state of the country after he got through with it ? Especially after 8 years of the most divisive, traitorous president ever

[Walleye]

1. I don't think anybody imagined it would be this bad.

We had too much faith that America could weather the storm

[2naSalit]

25. Oh, I did. ...nt

[rampartc]

2. trump's followers have exactly what they asked for.

[onecaliberal]

3. I knew it would be hideous, but never envisioned anything like this.

[demmiblue]

6. Same. n/t

[NRaleighLiberal]

4. Sadly, I thought it would be this bad.

[dalton99a]

7. +1. As did many in this forum

I posted these after the election -they were painted in 2016:

[sinkingfeeling]

16. Ditto.

[yardwork]

18. Me too. The evidence was there for all to see.

[Freedomofspeech]

5. I knew it would be bad but everyday has brought a new hell.

And his cult still loves him.

[Laelth]

8. Let's see.

40 million unemployed? Nope. I didn’t see that coming.
Pandemic? Nope. I didn’t see that coming.
Widespread rioting in American cities? Nope. I didn’t see that coming.
Trump being an incompetent buffoon—almost certainly the worst President in American history? Well, yes. I did see that coming. I just didn’t know how it would play out.

Now I know, or I THINK I do. Trump isn’t quite done with us yet. Things are likely to get worse before they get better.

-Laelth

[world wide wally]

11. The biggest thing missing so far is a war...

But I'm sure he'll get to that soon

[2naSalit]

26. We already have the war, in our streets...

that was the plan... American carnage. He said so on day one.

[IADEMO2004]

9. I never thought GOP would abandon America for him.

While spotlights are on pResident GOP is in the crowd picking pockets and stealing the future.

[LiberalArkie]

10. I actually remember thinking that it would be the end of the Republican party.

[walkingman]

12. I used to say that as bad as Trump is, "W" was worse - he is responsible for needlessly killing

hundreds of thousands of Iraqis and thousands of Americans and destabilizing the entire Middle East.

But after suffering 3.5 years of the crazy horseshit that is Trump, I've changed my mind. As this point I'm not sure if we will or can recover from the damage. This is not the same country anymore. The mask is off - America is no longer the a beacon of hope. It is so sad.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

13. I was sure he'd fuck up something important

and cause a lot of harm, but I thought it would be more along the lines of starting a war.

[LeftInTX]

22. He's still got five months!!

[whistler162]

14. The exact situation...no

given his history a totally mishandled and botched response to a problem... yup...

[JudyM]

15. And this isn't the half of it. Hordes of ideologue judges installed who will impact life for decades

and we’re not even seeing the impact of this yet.

I was most concerned about the Supremes, didn’t imagine the machine-like speed that McConnell would implement. All those empty seats left by Obama, blocked by McConnell, were part of the plan. We should have the legal means to lock up that scum of the earth.

[dalton99a]

23. +1. The long-term damage is being done out of public view by McConnell and Senate Republicans

[yardwork]

17. Who could possibly have predicted this.... / sarcasm

[ancianita]

19. I yelled all over Facebook that night, got a lot of lectures, lost friends over politeness.

I didn't know what detailed form the disaster of this presidency would take, but I felt it from election night on.

And now it's here in all its ugly horror.

[AirmensMom]

20. I knew it would be bad.

Maybe not this bad, but bad. And everyone around me laughed at me, spouted "checks and balances," and basically dismissed me as crazy. And since it's not happening right in our yard, they're still laughing at me for being so depressed and hopeless about all the shit that has happened and continues to happen.

I cried for weeks after that election and I wasn't wrong or crazy.

Edited to add that my family also calls me intolerant because I fucking have no time or energy for anyone who still supports MF45.

[MythosMaster]

21. We created this image before he took office.

[Crunchy Frog]

24. I did.

I didn't know how, but I always thought things would get extremely bad. And I don't think that they're as bad yet as they will be by the end, which I hope will be sooner rather than later.

[2naSalit]

27. +1

I thought the same back in 2016 when I still was working for a federal agency. Glad I was able to get out when I did.

[kacekwl]

28. All I remember after the "election" is saying over and over

We're screwed. I realize now what an understatement that was.