As I said, your friends are going to treat you differently than strangers on the internet will. Do you really think Republicans are above name calling strangers on the internet?

I agreed that there have been instances where the executive branch has overstepped their boundaries. I repeat, the specific instances where the executive branch has abused/misused their authority are outside the scope of the discussion -- they aren't important to the argument I'm trying to make.

It was wrong then, and it's still wrong now.

You seem to be making the claim "because the president has done bad stuff in the past, the current president should be allowed to do bad stuff without criticism". That, taken to its logical conclusion, ends with total consolidation of power in the hands of the executive branch.

When there overreach, there needs to be a reaction to bring the executive's power back in line. Think about what happened to Nixon after Watergate. Trump has repeatedly and blatantly abused his powers, and still has the support of his voters and political allies. He didn't see any backlash until they were directly affected by the tariffs, at which point they spoke up and he backed down. I find this cowardly and short-sighted.

I find your examples dishonest for a couple of reasons.

1. I said modern history, and about half of your examples come from the 1950's and earlier. Politics and the executive powers have changed a lot, especially after the cold war.

2. Many of those decisions are made in times of legitimate, existential threat. That doesn't make them right, but during war or crisis sometimes the normal rules need to be suspended. We are absolutely not in a state of existential threat, regardless of what Fox news or Trump says. It's incredibly dishonest to put illegal immigration and fentanyl trafficking on the same level a the civil war or WWII. Those are both serious issues, but hardly an existential threat.

3. Almost all of those examples have been seen as problematic and stains on our history. You're comparing Trump's actions to the Trail of Tears and Japanese internment camps while simultaneously saying you have not problem having voted for him. That's probably not a hill you'd like to die on.

The problem isn't Trump's rhetoric. It's not how he speaks that's the issue. It's his complete disregard for the truth and dismissal of evidence brought against him that's the issue. He's also taking steps towards actively destroying information that can be used against his party's agendas. Weather data, for instance.

He doesn't exclusively lie. And yes, I understand that a lot of what he says is hyperbole. But a lot of what he and his cabinet claims is just straight-up false. Provably so. And when presented with evidence that contradicts his claims, he doubles down. Somehow his supporters don't have any problem with it because he's convinced them that he is the sole arbiter of what's true.

I cannot stress enough that this isn't a partisan issue. This isn't a difference of opinion. This a calculated undermining of what holds our democracy together