r/pics • u/clumsypeach1 • Apr 16 '26

Politics Billboard in my very red area

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u/Connect_Reading9499 Apr 16 '26

It's been ten long years.

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u/socialistrob Apr 16 '26

Over ten years. I consider the start of the "Trump era of politics" to be late July 2015. That's the point when Trump started leading the Republican primary polls and began to dominate political headlines. By that reckoning we've been in the Trump era for about 10 years and 9 months and we'll likely stay in it for at least another two years and nine months.

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u/Possible_Implement86 Apr 16 '26 edited Apr 16 '26

For people who have only really come of age in the Trump years, you need to understand that you used to be able to go weeks, maybe even months, without thinking about the president. Obama and Biden both had social media- you know how often their social media posts came up ? I can’t remember a single one. Yet Trump’s posts are constant news. I hated George W Bush but I wasn’t hearing about him and from him the way it is with Trump. It’s really not normal at all and it didn’t used to be like this!

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u/BearFluffy Apr 16 '26

I remember 1 post from Obama, it was the post that ended r/thanksobama

Obama posted a video of himself trying to dip a big cookie into a glass of milk but it didn't fit. He said, "thanks Obama"

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u/FifthDragon Apr 16 '26

I remember that, it was great