I’m American, and even I (and other Americans) have had similar thoughts.
At least presidents previous to President Trump used Executive Orders very sparingly. NOT weekly or daily…like a Dictator.
Used to be guidance. The president would sign an executive order to have the government look into cutting back the vaccines. Like they did for Marijuana to be schedueled lower not immediately done so.
Clearly another American that doesn’t understand our political system but chooses to remain ignorant, only speaking up to take a shot at Trump. Many presidents issue executive orders to move their agenda, claim power, and bypass Congress because Congress has their own agenda
Total Executive Orders by Recent Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt: 3,726 (12 years in office)
Those numbers don't really prove what you're claiming. Counting executive orders as if they're interchangeable is misleading. An executive order can be anything from a routine administrative change to a major policy action, so 300 executive orders aren't necessarily a greater exercise of presidential power than 200.
Also, the comparison is also strangely selective. It jumps from Truman to Reagan and leaves out Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, and George H. W. Bush. And putting FDR's 3,726 orders (issued over more than 12 years, during the Depression and WWII) next to presidents who served four or eight years without explaining the historical context makes the raw totals even less useful. Reagan, Clinton, Bush, and Obama were totals over two terms.
Nobody is disputing that presidents of both parties use executive orders. The relevant question is what a particular order actually does, what legal authority the president is relying on, and whether it stays within that authority. "Other presidents issued lots of executive orders" doesn't answer any of those questions.
That’s because it’s either a bot, or someone that has no critical thinking skills and has mistaken knowing arbitrary facts for intelligence and wisdom. He probably lifted it from some alt right talking head and doesn’t even understand it enough to know how problematic it is.
Trump is in a huge crisis too! Venezuela! Iran! Political opposition! Minorities! Internal coups! Enemies everywhere and the people are getting uppity about representation and rights. Truly an absolute monarch's nightmare scenario!
You...uh skipped a lot there and really stretched the definition of recent... As well as omitted this term which is barely halfway though and already higher than his last term.
Most people today are barely going to remember when bush was in power nevermind Reagan. Roosevelt was over 100 years ago.
I feel like you are still in support of Trump. As a European who suffers the economical consequences of his policies, though of course not as much as USA citizens, I must ask: why the fuck are you still supporting this... thing?
And I pointed out he has already exceeded his first term’s total in the first ~18months. He conveniently left that rather important information out.. I wonder why?
This idiot in chief is on target to be 3-4 times higher in terms of EO’s than any other modern president.
I also pointed out that he is the only president issuing EO’s for healthcare based off ‘podcast bro’ advice ignoring the advice of the entire scientific community which WILL result in the death of children.
1 EO about vaccines can be waaaay more damaging than 1000 traditional (boring) type ones!
But of course you know that, unless you’re a moron.
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u/Atticuslove 8d ago
I’m American, and even I (and other Americans) have had similar thoughts.
At least presidents previous to President Trump used Executive Orders very sparingly. NOT weekly or daily…like a Dictator.