[stickfigure]

That is rubbish. I loathe Trump more than most, but there's no serious claim that he wasn't freely elected in 2024. There appears to be a lot of buyer's remorse and we'll see what happens in the mid terms. But (sadly) Americans asked for this and they got it.

[chasil]

I would not say that we asked for it.

The opposition refused to address internal issues with the incumbent until they were painfully evident, then switched in a much weaker candidate in the final months who had never won a primary.

Had a stronger candidate been offered from the beginning, Trump well could have lost.

[XorNot]

Really doesn't matter. America had two choices and made the one it did. It's clear what the country is, and is not.

[locknitpicker]

> That is rubbish. I loathe Trump more than most, but there's no serious claim that he wasn't freely elected in 2024.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_efforts_to_di...

[comfysocks]

In a way, America didn’t ask for what it got. America voted for a guy who claimed to have never heard of Project 2025. It got Project 2025.

Also, Trump ran on a populist message. Yet if you look at what he has done materially since he got into office, it seems his true allegiance is with the billionaire elite.