I just have to agree that I can't even begin to count the number of times I have personally watched Trump on TV saying something that is a complete lie or that he later goes entirely back on and undermines. Or often in tweets. For example when he says that if the government shuts down it's the fault of the president, it starts at the top (back when there was a shutdown during Obama's presidency) and then when it's his turn to preside over a shutdown, he gleefully says he's happy to shut it down to get what he wants, and that he'll be happy to keep it going for "weeks, months, years". He said these things, yes, CNN reports on it but they also show the video of it saying it at a press release or something, or you can read the tweets on his twitter feed. He DID say these things. It's NOT fake news. There are hundreds and hundreds of these sort of things. He DOES react and entirely change his opinion based on someone insulting him. He DOES impulsively make decisions based on his ego. These are facts. Yeah, the media also writes bullshit sensationalist articles trying to interpret shit in certain ways sometimes and I read those and shake my head. But Trump does so much to condemn himself that you can't possibly deny because there are recordings of him doing it, or the record of his Twitter, or public record of bills/policies passed, and so on. This is what we are using to form our opinion on Trump. I respect your right to support him but I truly cannot come to understand how it is you can continue to support him in light of the evidence that is right there, plain as day, that you don't need MSM fear-pieces to see (and yes, the MSM does go overboard and I wish they didn't).
It feels to me that anyone still supporting Trump has their heads buried in the sand. I mean I've been trying to make my argument for the main reason I don't support him in this thread for days, which is his absolutely disastrous environmental policies and the truly horrendous mix of positions of the heads of agencies he has filled, nearly all of whom have clear and direct conflicts of interest (the head of the EPA a leader in the fossil fuels industry, for example). You can't honestly cry "FAKE NEWS" at this stuff. it's public record, it's fact. His appointments are actively working to undermine the various government agencies they control, altering policies to suit the industries they serve at the expense of what is good for the people and the planet. THIS is what we need to be concerned about. it's gone way beyond "I like him, he shoots from the hip, he talks real" or "BUILD THAT WALL" and that tired campaign shit. There are very real and very negative ramifications of what he's doing and these things are staring us right in the face and yet, still, a large percentage of people are choosing to ignore it entirely because they're addicted to the Trump personality thing. It's so fucking weird.
Again, you have the right to feel the way you do... but I really wish you could explain it to me so I could understand. Without glossing over the points I just made (because no one ever answers those points, they just pretend I didn't say them or something). How do you justify the brazen corruption that is right out in the open for all to see? Do you just not care, and somehow feel that he's still doing a good job despite that, and that these bad parts are somehow worth the cost?
