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World wonders what Trump has on United States that’s forcing nation to keep him in power (theonion.com)

submitted 9 months ago by MHLoppy@fedia.io to c/theonion@sh.itjust.works

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Assuming the controversial president of the United States must be in possession of potentially damning information concerning his home country in order to keep them so completely under his control, the rest of the world wondered aloud Tuesday about exactly what Trump has on America that compels the nation to keep him in power. “Whoa, he must have some real bad dirt on the U.S. populace for them to just let him get away with so much unconscionable bullshit. You have to wonder what he knows,” said billions of world inhabitants outside of President Trump’s jurisdiction

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[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 26 points 9 months ago (1 children)

A cult of personality. That's what he has on us.

[–] alvvayson@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 9 months ago

And he is exploiting the tools the establishment has built over the decades. Including huge transfers of power from Congress to the POTUS, a rigid two party system, voter suppression and gerrymandering.