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23. I thought it would be more of a repeat of the first term. Trump 2.0 is much worse

Wed Jan 14, 2026, 10:09 PM

Jan 2026

This time, there is absolutely no resistance inside the Republican Party. In the first term, there was some friction, even if it was a little bit, and this time there is none. Trump is completely in control of that party. Since they are the majority, he can do whatever he wants. They will let him get away with literally anything.

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When TSF "took office", did you think it would get this bad this fast? (Poll) [View all] orangecrush Jan 2026 OP

I thought all this cr*p would happen during term 1 C_U_L8R Jan 2026 #1

Like the civil war. orangecrush Jan 2026 #3

Yes after I saw what total ass lickers the pubicans had become for monster 45. IA8IT Jan 2026 #2

I thought that he would repeat actions of his first term BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 2026 #4

I believed in the separation of powers, and honestly thought Congress and the Courts could rein him in. sop Jan 2026 #5

Same here orangecrush Jan 2026 #15

Nope, when we also lost the Legislative branch to the GOP haele Jan 2026 #26

I didn't expect instutitions like universities, large companies and media and news organizations to be so fucking In It to Win It Jan 2026 #31

I think part of the resistance in term one ITAL Jan 2026 #39

Yes, to all of that. In It to Win It Jan 2026 #63

I didn't think it would be this bad in as many different ways. muriel_volestrangler Jan 2026 #6

Knew it was gonna be bad, but damn, it's been absolutely horrible so far. a kennedy Jan 2026 #7

The lack of imagination of so many has been unreal to watch NewHendoLib Jan 2026 #8

Where were the predictions of masked ICE thugs? Of people being deported to prisons in other highplainsdem Jan 2026 #32

extrapolation of acts from a malignant narcissistic lunatic. Sadly, none of this surprises me - NewHendoLib Jan 2026 #33

But no one here actually predicted it getting this bad. highplainsdem Jan 2026 #34

I didn't ponder all the specifics, but expected it to be bloody hell NewHendoLib Jan 2026 #35

We all hated Trump and expected it to be bloody hell. Without specifics, though, I don't know how we can compare highplainsdem Jan 2026 #48

I don't understand your need for specifics. NewHendoLib Jan 2026 #54

See my reply 50. highplainsdem Jan 2026 #55

I did. Efilroft Sul Jan 2026 #38

There's nothing in your prediction there about violent masked federal agents, or people they capture being highplainsdem Jan 2026 #41

Did I have to explicitly spell out ICE? Efilroft Sul Jan 2026 #46

We all expected ICE to be a problem. All of us. We didn't expect masked thugs doing what they're highplainsdem Jan 2026 #49

Just did not think it would this bad this fast dhol82 Jan 2026 #9

That makes two of us orangecrush Jan 2026 #18

Yes, his age Starbeach Jan 2026 #10

I'm surprised anyone could be surprised. He learned to get Tadpole Raisin Jan 2026 #11

Some ways worse, some things not as bad as I expected AZProgressive Jan 2026 #12

It's spiraling out of control, and getting crazier by the minute. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Jan 2026 #13

I thought it would mvd Jan 2026 #14

Yes! I was in meltdown in June 2024 when he won the R Nomination Bread and Circuses Jan 2026 #16

Good foresight orangecrush Jan 2026 #17

It's actually edhopper Jan 2026 #19

Same FHRRK Jan 2026 #20

No not this fast kwolf68 Jan 2026 #21

When I saw what Elon did the first month yes. Tree Lady Jan 2026 #22

I thought it would be more of a repeat of the first term. Trump 2.0 is much worse In It to Win It Jan 2026 #23

I'll admit it. I did not. They gutted the agencies to instill fear and compliance Maru Kitteh Jan 2026 #24

I recommended people read "It Can't Happen Here" Arthur_Frain Jan 2026 #25

Yea he has been planning this for the 4 years he was out of office in his floridah mar a Lago white power house. kimbutgar Jan 2026 #27

Honestly I thought this was what 2017 would be like unblock Jan 2026 #28

I don't recall anyone here predicting masked thugs employed by the government behaving like ICE. Or the highplainsdem Jan 2026 #29

I think, frankly, that after seeing markodochartaigh Jan 2026 #52

ICE's behavior has been worse. And no one expected highplainsdem Jan 2026 #57

Yes, I actually read Project 2025. BlueTsunami2018 Jan 2026 #30

I did not jmowreader Jan 2026 #36

i did not Takket Jan 2026 #37

Oh I thought it would get this bad faster. Initech Jan 2026 #40

FDT orangecrush Jan 2026 #43

You said both that you "thought it would get this bad faster" and "it's way worse" than you could have imagined. highplainsdem Jan 2026 #44

OK let me clarify. Initech Jan 2026 #47

OK. That sort of agrees with something I mentioned in a reply above. We all expected it to get bad highplainsdem Jan 2026 #50

Interesting premise. Thanks. NewHendoLib Jan 2026 #56

And this whole bullshit with Greenland came out of nowhere. Initech Jan 2026 #64

This message was self-deleted by its author Initech Jan 2026 #42

Said it would repeatedly Cosmocat Jan 2026 #45

I thought he would overplay his hand. GoodRaisin Jan 2026 #51

Yes. In fact, I'm surprised it's not worse. mucholderthandirt Jan 2026 #53

Wasn't the first term bad enough? hamsterjill Jan 2026 #58

Did anyone think he would tear down the entire East Wing of the White House in the dark of night? sop Jan 2026 #59

No. See my reply 50 above for what I think is going on with the replies we're seeing here. highplainsdem Jan 2026 #61

Post Rec orangecrush Jan 2026 #62

We told all y'all JustAnotherGen Jan 2026 #60

Yes - because I read Project 2025. nt TBF Jan 19 #65

Yes, but things happened I did not expect. So, it got bad immediately, Coventina Jan 19 #66