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Dennis Donovan

(31,059 posts)
Sat Mar 22, 2025, 09:42 AM Mar 2025

Heather Cox Richardson: either Trump is gone mentally or people are acting in his name w/o his knowledge

Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR)
‪@hcrichardson.bsky.social‬
Important. Either Trump is so far gone mentally he doesn’t know what he’s doing, or people are acting in his name without his knowledge. This was an order with enormous implications, and the President of the United States says he didn’t do it.

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President Donald Trump downplayed his involvement in invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1789 to deport Venezuelan migrants, saying for the first time that he hadn't signed the proclamation, even as he stood by his administration's move.

March 22, 2025 at 9:15 AM


Important. Either Trump is so far gone mentally he doesn’t know what he’s doing, or people are acting in his name without his knowledge. This was an order with enormous implications, and the President of the United States says he didn’t do it.

Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) (@hcrichardson.bsky.social) 2025-03-22T13:15:18.219Z
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Heather Cox Richardson: either Trump is gone mentally or people are acting in his name w/o his knowledge (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Mar 2025 OP
Or he senses that he really screwed up doing something Klarkashton Mar 2025 #1
When has he ever worried edhopper Mar 2025 #2
If the Republicans in Congress were actually fulfilling the oaths they swore, tanyev Mar 2025 #3
Or he is lying. Irish_Dem Mar 2025 #4
All three is quite possible. Girard442 Mar 2025 #7
Yes some combination of all three may be going on behind the scenes. Irish_Dem Mar 2025 #15
Or he is lying, again. MLAA Mar 2025 #5
That's my take, he just lies. Liberal In Texas Mar 2025 #8
What are the facts? BoRaGard Mar 2025 #6
Or Timewas Mar 2025 #9
I believe Trump is so far gone that he can be talked into doing anything by the people surrounding him. sop Mar 2025 #10
The Heritage Foundation are pulling his strings. Initech Mar 2025 #11
He is a patholotical liar. GoCubsGo Mar 2025 #12
He would like to have it ten ways, as usual. nt BootinUp Mar 2025 #13
Both can be true. Evolve Dammit Mar 2025 #14
"I only "approved" what someone else decided." Poor little twoscoops NoMoreRepugs Mar 2025 #16
If there is a doc with his signature Mountainguy Mar 2025 #17
Nope, nothing is wrong with him Tickle Mar 2025 #18

tanyev

(48,662 posts)
3. If the Republicans in Congress were actually fulfilling the oaths they swore,
Sat Mar 22, 2025, 09:47 AM
Mar 2025

this would be immediate cause for impeachment or 25th.

Liberal In Texas

(15,983 posts)
8. That's my take, he just lies.
Sat Mar 22, 2025, 10:22 AM
Mar 2025

He says whatever suits the situation and most of the time it's not just not true, it's a lie.

sop

(17,426 posts)
10. I believe Trump is so far gone that he can be talked into doing anything by the people surrounding him.
Sat Mar 22, 2025, 10:37 AM
Mar 2025

Trump is obviously incapable of understanding complex details, so they present him simplistic choices that appeal to his basest impulses and emotions.

GoCubsGo

(34,666 posts)
12. He is a patholotical liar.
Sat Mar 22, 2025, 10:49 AM
Mar 2025

That's not to say that he isn't so far gone mentally, or that others are acting in his name. Both of those can, and likely are true. The latter, especially, given that he has always been a lazy motherfucker who has other people do all the work, while he takes the credit.

 

Mountainguy

(2,145 posts)
17. If there is a doc with his signature
Sat Mar 22, 2025, 01:08 PM
Mar 2025

And he says he didn't sign it.....there should be somebody going to prison.


Push this.

 

Tickle

(4,131 posts)
18. Nope, nothing is wrong with him
Sat Mar 22, 2025, 01:13 PM
Mar 2025

He's just that ignorant. Trump is following his 4 year old plan to change the country. He already knows his next EO and that the courts will be involved. Trump is creating distractions, look over there cause I'm destroying over here. He very much has his wits about him.

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