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highplainsdem

(49,038 posts)
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 11:59 AM Jan 2017

Philly Inquirer: Donald Trump's Presidency Is Like A 'Tin-Pot Dictatorship'

Source: HuffPo

President Donald Trump should expect to be greeted by swarms of protesters in Philadelphia on Thursday due to the despotic way he’s running the government after less than a week in office, The Philadelphia Inquirer warned in an editorial.

“From spreading bald lies to suppressing basic facts and information, the early days of the Trump administration are suggestive of a tin-pot dictatorship,” the article said. “That’s not the look he wants, and neither do most Americans.”

Labeling him a narcissist for obsessing over inauguration crowd sizes and accusing millions of illegal immigrants of costing him the popular vote, the editorial also attacked him numerous times for lying.

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“Every administration is free to set its own agenda,” it said. “But the Trump administration is not free to say 2+2=5. This is no longer a reality TV show.”

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Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/philly-inquirer-trump-presidency-dictatorship_us_5889f1f9e4b0737fd5cba505?



Link to the editorial:

http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/20170126_Inquirer_Editorial__Trump_s_first_days_resemble_those_of_a_dictator.html
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Philly Inquirer: Donald Trump's Presidency Is Like A 'Tin-Pot Dictatorship' (Original Post) highplainsdem Jan 2017 OP
PHILLY GUYZ You'z really hit the grand slam bucolic_frolic Jan 2017 #1
Love this stuff! ailsagirl Jan 2017 #2
Protesters here in Philly are STILL out there BumRushDaShow Jan 2017 #3

bucolic_frolic

(43,291 posts)
1. PHILLY GUYZ You'z really hit the grand slam
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 12:07 PM
Jan 2017

Not Banana Republic

Not just Tin-Pot

But ........... DICTATORSHIP

BumRushDaShow

(129,475 posts)
3. Protesters here in Philly are STILL out there
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 08:16 PM
Jan 2017

with protest #2 going on right now since I think most of the ilk has left by many motorcades.

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