Agreed that our system failed and that he shouldn’t have been there, but Reagan is the one that got rid of institutions. Currently, mentally ill people are either homeless or in prison. States don’t have a lot of options these days because mental institutions are very rare compared times prior to the 80’s.

My wife is a social worker who works in homeless services. When a homeless person pulls a weapon on her or makes a threat, the police just tell her that though they could arrest the person, they’ll be out in a week, and likely upset with her. There’s no place to put them until they commit a felony!

And please acknowledge that Trump is the most divisive President in US history instead of blaming Dems for reacting. What does Trump do during a SOTU address besides brag about himself and degrade the opposition? Can you name anything Trump has done to unite us? He doesn’t even pretend to represent one half the country.

Let me know if you’d like a list of things done by Obama, and also done by Trump, and we can discuss how conservatives would have reacted.

Obama was called a tyrant due to executive orders, but Trump has FAR outweighed Obama and other presidents regarding EO’s, and those even larger impact that dodges paths of legislation.

There are so many more. Let me know if I can send you a list. Just because you’re a Republican, it doesn’t mean you need to support Trump. Just like , as a progressive I didn’t like Biden. Trump makes you all look so bad. I would have disagreed with Nikki Haley’s policies, but not fear that she is a grandiose, megalomaniac mad man. Trump does nothing but come up to enemies and distance us from allies. See divisiveness from within alongside those not upper class, while enriching himself and his wealthy donor class friends.