NY Times: Trump 'has a problem with democracy'

[DonViejo]

BY MORGAN GSTALTER - 03/04/18 06:08 PM EST

The New York Times editorial board published a scathing critique of President Trump on Sunday after he reportedly praised Chinese President Xi Jinping during remarks at his Gridiron dinner speech, accusing Trump of "reflexively" celebrating authoritarianism.

The editorial comes after Trump praised China’s Communist Party for abolishing presidential term limits, effectively giving Xi power indefinitely. “He's now president for life. President for life. No, he's great," Trump reportedly told Republican donors during a closed-door event in Florida. “And look, he was able to do that. I think it's great. Maybe we'll give that a shot someday."

The New York Times editorial board said the president's reported comments are reflective of his general world outlook. "There’s something in the man that impels him reflexively to celebrate the authoritarian model," the editorial board wrote.

“Mr. Trump was surely joking about becoming president for life himself. But there can be little doubt now that he truly sees no danger in Mr. Xi’s “great” decision to extend his own rule until death,” the editorial board added. "That craven reaction is in line with Mr. Trump’s consistent support and even admiration for men ruling with increasing brutal and autocratic methods — Vladimir Putin of Russia, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Rodrigo Duterte in the Philippines, to name a few."

The editorial board went on to write that Trump lost the popular vote by three million ballots in the 2016 presidential election and claimed victory due to the electoral college, “not to mention with some help from Russia."

“It may be understandable that he would be uncomfortable with democracy,” the board wrote.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/376678-ny-times-trump-has-a-problem-with-democracy

[Kath2]

1. He has trouble with everything.

I still cannot fathom how this asshole got elected.

[coeur_de_lion]

2. When he was talking about Hilary's emails

everyone thought he was joking. He asked Russia to find her 30,000 emails.

Who would take that seriously? It seemed ridiculous at the time.

He wasn't kidding about the emails and he isn't kidding about being president for life.

[gratuitous]

3. Got that right

But what's with the Times getting all worried about Trump and democracy? Isn't it time for them to turn their op-ed page to all pro-Trump letters again?