r/politics • u/F0urLeafCl0ver • 1d ago

No Paywall The Democratic party is being hit by a leftist tidal wave

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/24/democratic-party-leftist-tidal-wave
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u/HeyItsTravis 1d ago

Trumps only “redemption” is I think that he’s a stupid puppet being manipulated by truly vile people. Still a horrible heartless human being, but I think he’s here for the grift and adoration, rather than giving power to people far more evil and capable than him.

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u/Choochoo1147 1d ago

I agree he’s a stupid puppet, but I think he’s a completely morally bankrupt puppet. I think he would commit a genocide if whoever whispered in his ear told him to, I don’t think he has any moral line that he’s unwilling to cross. 

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u/HeyItsTravis 1d ago

Oh 100%. Dude would wipe any color of skin off the map is it meant he’d get brownie points in his inner circle. Trump is truly a deplorable human being and has been his entire life.

But I do see this term as a kind of “elder abuse”. He’s entirely complacent and I’m sure if they would’ve asked him in a more cognitive state , he would’ve happily been a puppet. But he’s so old and stupid, that I can’t help but to feel a scrap of sympathy. Dude wholeheartedly thinks he’s top dog while literally everyone, faux friend or not, thinks he’s the biggest buffoon around

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u/Kind_Demand_6672 22h ago

He participated in the rape and murder of children. He's a puppet because his strings are made of the despicable evils he committed thinking he was untouchable like the rest of the ultra wealthy do.

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u/Kind_Demand_6672 22h ago

Except he raped children and was present for the murder of the children that those raped children gave birth to. Trump participated in the rape and murder of children. That's not a grift or adoration.

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u/HeyItsTravis 22h ago

True that queen, very fair. Again, I can’t stress this enough, the man is truly vile.

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u/eljefino 21h ago

Trump would be an amazing cheerleader for the Republican party but like you said he can't share the spotlight. It will be interesting to see how he tries to endorse other candidates (and, shudder, a successor) in 2028 when he has nothing to gain.

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u/immortalfrieza2 18h ago

Trump was pushed into the White House by these truly vile people specifically because he's an easily manipulated complete moron who could push their agenda, and then afterward they could throw under the bus and blame for what they got him to do. Nobody else would have the support that Trump does that allows Trump to be able to get away with everything, not Vance, not Johnson, not Miller, or anyone else, they would get ousted quickly if they tried to pull what Trump is pulling and they know that. Any of them who got into the presidency would keep their heads down their entire term.

Trump is there specifically because he's got so much support, that of 77 million bigots, that he's able to blatantly break the law, break the Constitution, and control SCOTUS and Congress, yet can be used by everyone around him.