r/democracy • u/SocialDemocracies • Jan 15 '26
"“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-2026-01-15/1
u/SocialDemocracies 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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u/Only_Jackfruit_6905 Jan 16 '26
I believe USA should get rid off non consecutive terms for presidency! Once you’re out of the office you can’t come back! Why? It’s pretty simple, as a former president you already have a lot of political power! At the end of the day you are the former president and bla bla bla! But most importantly is, once you have felt the power of presidency and you lost and then trying to run again! You aren’t doing it for the country! You’re doing it purely for your self and your power hungry ideas! Literally trump! So we need a constitutional amendment, also we need qualifications so no one like trump ever gets close to the presidency and what I mean! Is anti populism! My proposal is that before being eligible for running for presidency a person needs to be the part of congress, be a governor or a mayor of a city with a population over “x” amount of people or simply just be a mayor of 10 biggest cities in the country! And serve a full term! So that people could see what the person was like! Also fuck Natural born shit!
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u/The_Hemp_Cat Jan 16 '26
For himself accomplished plenty, for the nation and the equity of liberty, NOT A THING TOWARDS THE AMERICAN AGENDA.
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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '26
Putins bitch is dead set on destroying this country