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andrubytoday at 7:51 AM1 replyview on HN

> Trump isn't doing anything out of the ordinary for an American president

I'm sorry, but I think both parties would actually agree on the fact that Trump is doing a lot of "out of the ordinary" for an American president.

No other president after WWII has reduced federal workforce by >8% (DOGE), and then rehired a bunch. No other US president ordered the capturing a head of state (Venezuela) and framed it as a law enforcement action. No president has ignored congress or the constitution like Trump has (tariffs, ICE, Greenland).

He uses executive orders a lot more than previous presidents: ~209 per year in his 2nd term. The next highest are Truman (113/year), Carter (80/year) and Kennedy (75/year).


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llmthrow0827today at 9:20 AM

I think it's pretty clear I was referring to the topic at hand, which is regards to military action and the Department of Defense/War naming.