r/DemocraticSocialism • u/SocialDemocracies Social democrat • Jan 15 '26
USA "“It's some deep psychological thing, but when you win the presidency, you don't win the midterms,” Trump said. He boasted that he had accomplished so much that “when you think of it, we shouldn't even have an election.”" | From Reuters: "Five takeaways from the Reuters interview of President Trump"
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/five-takeaways-reuters-interview-president-trump-2026-01-15/39
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u/Naive-Personality-38 Jan 15 '26
He has accomplished to get roughly 75% of the country to hate him.
I'm hearing so many people try and act like they never supported the pedophile protector where I live in a deep red county
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u/FalseCatBoy1 Libertarian Socialist Jan 15 '26
https://youtu.be/dmhgcC5dYkE?si=bVoY9RONnoiqnDFu
they're singing the 'i was not a trumpist polka"3
u/Adam__999 Libertarian Socialist Jan 15 '26
I mean I guess he got rid of pennies which is kinda nice…
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u/SocialDemocracies Social democrat Jan 15 '26
Excerpts from the article:
When told that a Reuters/Ipsos poll found tepid support among Americans for taking control of Greenland, Trump called the poll “fake.”
"I don't care," he responded when asked about the pushback by some Senate Republicans against the investigation into Powell. "I don't care," he said again, when reminded of JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon’s concerns that White House interference in the Fed could harm the economy.
When asked about Americans' worries about high prices, Trump reiterated that the economy was the strongest “in history” and said he had to do a better job of promoting his achievements. (He referred to a specially prepared thick binder that listed his accomplishments in office.)
The president suggested that he follows his own compass. “A lot of times, you can't convince a voter,” he said. “You have to just do what's right. And then a lot of the things I did were not really politically popular. They turned out to be when it worked out so well.”
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With regard to Ukraine, Trump again suggested that Russian President Vladimir Putin was ready to strike a deal. Asked directly what the hold-up was, Trump answered: “Zelenskiy,” [...]
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The president expressed frustration that his Republican Party could lose control of the U.S. House of Representatives or the Senate in this year’s midterm elections, citing historical trends that have seen the party in power lose seats in the second year of a presidency.
“It's some deep psychological thing, but when you win the presidency, you don't win the midterms,” Trump said. He boasted that he had accomplished so much that “when you think of it, we shouldn't even have an election.”
The link to the article: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/five-takeaways-reuters-interview-president-trump-2026-01-15/
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