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minus-squareEm Adespoton@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up56·4 days agoTrump isn’t running in the midterms; he’s supposed to not have a horse in the race. Congress though? THEY could lose the midterms. Congess isn’t supposed to be a bunch of presidential yes men. Trump isn’t supposed to be the party leader.
minus-squarein_my_honest_opinion@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 days ago“Supposed to” is how the US got into this mess in the first place. He and the GOP have broken so many norms that it doesn’t apply anymore.
Trump isn’t running in the midterms; he’s supposed to not have a horse in the race.
Congress though? THEY could lose the midterms. Congess isn’t supposed to be a bunch of presidential yes men. Trump isn’t supposed to be the party leader.
“Supposed to” is how the US got into this mess in the first place. He and the GOP have broken so many norms that it doesn’t apply anymore.