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In reply to the discussion: Until Trump Fired Her, She Was an Economist With Bipartisan Support [View all]

mahatmakanejeeves

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9. Larry Summers: "This is way beyond anything Nixon ever did ... the stuff of democracies giving way to authoritarianism."
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At this point, Nixon comparisons don’t do Trump’s level of corruption justice. Donald Trump makes Richard Nixon look like Mr. Rogers

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Larry Summers: "This is way beyond anything Nixon ever did ... this is the stuff of democracies giving way to authoritarianism. Firing statisticians goes with threatening the heads of newspapers, launching assaults on universities, launching assaults on law firms. This is really scary stuff."

August 3, 2025 at 11:20 AM

At this point, Nixon comparisons don’t do Trump’s level of corruption justice. Donald Trump makes Richard Nixon look like Mr. Rogers

— Ahmed Baba (@ahmedbaba.bsky.social) 2025-08-03T15:20:33.159Z


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Until Trump Fired Her, She Was an Economist With Bipartisan Support [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Aug 3 OP
So many families are facing harship because of the cruelty of Trump riversedge Aug 3 #1
So, if she's "bipartisan" that's code for Farmer-Rick Aug 3 #2
It's possible that you're confused. Please re-read the article. mahatmakanejeeves Aug 3 #3
Yeah, I read that Farmer-Rick Aug 4 #10
He told us he would do that back when he claimed Obama's good numbers doc03 Aug 3 #4
This is a statement from "the trump administration". twodogsbarking Aug 3 #5
This is sacrilege. How dare you besmirch Lynn Anderson by associating her with Donald Trump? mahatmakanejeeves Aug 3 #6
Please excuse me... homegirl Aug 3 #7
No problem. That sounds as if it should go in "The Way Forward" forum. mahatmakanejeeves Aug 3 #8
Larry Summers: "This is way beyond anything Nixon ever did ... the stuff of democracies giving way to authoritarianism." mahatmakanejeeves Aug 3 #9
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