Questions tagged [donald-trump]
Donald Trump served as the 45th president of the United States of America from 2017 to 2021. Use for questions specific to Donald Trump or his policies. Use with the United States tag.
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In what way would invoking martial law have helped Trump overturn the 2020 election?
In the late 2020 news, it was said that then still-president Trump could have invoked martial law in order to help him overturn the 2020 election (CNN, Business Insider)
Flynn had suggested earlier ...
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How are steel imports supposed to threaten US national security?
I am reading this article. Therein it is stated that:
Under national security grounds (Section 232), Trump applied tariffs of 25% on steel and 10% on aluminium in March 2018, covering $ 10.2 bn ...
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If Russia hacked the 2016 election, how or why can we proceed with inaugurating Trump?
Simple question, but it's been bugging me for quite some time.
If we know for a fact that Russians interfered with the 2016 US presidential election, why can we proceed with inaugurating Trump, ...
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Why do Americans consider Biden to be too old for president, but not Trump?
A number of polls show that Americans by and large consider Joe Biden to be too old to be president.
For example, an Associated Press poll asked
Do you think each of the following is too old to ...
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What is the purpose of polls published by the organization that they are asking about which have leading/confusing questions?
My understanding of polling is that it is done to gauge public perception and opinion of political actors and policies in order to further shape a candidate's actions. In order to do that, one would ...
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Are there any details as to where the $5,710,357,000 to fund part of Trump's wall would come from?
Last month the House of Representatives passed a temporary spending bill relating to Trump's border wall, which I believe is the following:
Sec. 141. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,...
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Did two dissenting Supreme Court justices agree that Trump was "absolutely immune" to the Manhattan DA's subpoena?
In the CNN News clip Analyst: Trump doesn't have legal power to do what he's threatening former federal and state prosecutor and current CNN legal analyst Elie Honig said:
Last month by a 7 to 2 vote ...
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What retaliatory actions could Trump take against Twitter?
Today, for the first time, Twitter attached a warning label in a tweet from president Trump. As a reaction, he tweeted:
....Twitter is completely stifling FREE SPEECH, and I, as President, will not ...
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Why is Former President Trump criticized for leaving the Iran Deal and his 'Maximum Pressure' campaign?
(Inspired by another question which was closed and deleted as a push question.)
According to the Financial Tribune:
The US special envoy for Iran, Robert Malley, said the maximum pressure campaign ...
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Does the DOJ's declining to investigate the Trump-Zelensky call ruin the basis for impeachment?
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2019-07-25US President Donald Trump had a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that is central to the recent Trump–Ukraine controversy.
2019-09-24Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker ...
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Has Biden discussed whether Trump should be prosecuted?
Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden has made clear that he believes that President Trump has committed impeachable offenses and has broken the law. So my question is, has Biden ever discussed ...
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Why did people still chant "Lock her up" at Trump rallies in 2019?
When elected, Trump made a big point that his opponent should be investigated and "locked up" over the email controversy. Almost immediately after winning the election, he made tacitly clear he was ...
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Why isn't the constitutionality of Trump's 2nd impeachment decided by the supreme court?
Just five GOP senators vote Trump impeachment trial is constitutional
As I understand the US supreme court, they rule on the constitutionality of issues. Therefore it seems like the question of ...
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Why did Trump's "rally 'round the flag" effect evaporate so quickly?
When the WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic, alarm bells went off in the public and Trump's approval started rising. On 538's polling average, his approval rating rose from 42.5% to 45.8%. But, as of ...
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Why was Donald Trump so popular as a candidate in early 2016?
In the 2016 US presidential election, Donald Trump is (as of the 20th of January 2016) leading the Republican opinion polls, with almost twice the number of points as runner-up Ted Cruz.
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