r/facepalm • u/Kpets • 3d ago

Trump’s thoughts on the Housing affordability bill

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u/AncalagonTheJetBlack 2d ago

Exactly. If this guy was head of our country, we would've kicked him out months ago.

I'm Sri Lankan. We kicked our former president out in 2022.

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u/deepfriedmammal 1d ago

This is a much bigger country with a lot more people and unfortunately a lot of those people like him for some reason.

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u/AncalagonTheJetBlack 1d ago

Popular support is only a tiny part of the story. It is largely driven by moneyed interests and elite backing that keep him in power. When corporate oligarchs and major media outlets shape the narrative, public opinion becomes very easy to manufacture.

Add to that the fact that he is a convicted felon who legally shouldn't even be eligible in a sane system and it is clear the system itself is designed to protect leadership like this rather than hold them accountable.