Donald Trump didn't beat the establishment. He joined it. The election of Donald Trump was in no small part, a referendum on Barack Obama. And Trump's victory was interpreted as a sound rebuke to eight years of: -Open ended warfare -Out-of-control taxes and spending -Unchecked executive power -Disregard for the Constitution -A vast and growing police state -Arrogance and hypocrisy -Amateur administration -Disregard for human rights -Lies and broken promises -A lack of transparency -Fever-pitch fearmongering -Rampant corruption But what have we gotten instead? More of the same. A LOT more of the same. But worse. No wonder his approval rating has dropped by double digits nationwide, even among his supporters, and dropped in every single state, including the ones that elected him. Everything the American people detested so much about Barack Obama has not only characterized the presidency of his successor, it's arguably gotten much worse. T
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