President Joe Biden named Donald Trump as the “primary threat” to “freedom and democracy” in the United States.

  • takeda@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    He isn’t powerless though. Mike Johnson blocked the border bill, and is blocking any other bill exactly, because he told him to do it.

    He currently isn’t holding any office, but the GOP is still doing what he tells them.

    Him not having power is only on paper.

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      6 months ago

      Trump has more control of the GOP Congress than Biden does of the Dems in Congress.

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        6 months ago

        Well… I’m not sure I’d want the President to control the legislature, regardless of who the incumbent is. Checks and balances and such…