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    4. maikuxblade on

      Ironic considering FDR basically built the middle class whereas Trump has basically double tapped it.

    6. helloyounglady on

      i think the x axis lines on the second graph can be made more visible/thicker/darker

      i looked at it for a second and thought “3000 orders per day, jesus christ” and then realized how dumb that was

    7. JayAlexanderBee on

      Isn’t this the executive over reach they tried to blame on Biden and Obama.

    8. fartbox_mcgilicudy on

      Historically speaking, the right wing has been molding the culture to make sure that a president like FDR never happens again. The days of robber barons have returned, and the great depression will most likely come with them.

    11. Dense_Variation8539 on

      I think this is sorta the point people are missing – a lot of these actions haven’t faced legal scrutiny yet and are basically just instructions for what the executive branch should do. I feel like this falls apart by the fall. It’s like when they say “illegal DEI” based on his executive order- that’s just plain false.

      Of course if the Supreme Court gives him leeway then we are pretty f-ed.

    12. VelvitHippo on

      can someone explain the graph to me? why is Herbert Hoover at 1003 and his bar is higher than Woodrow Wilson with 1803?

    13. joshjosh100 on

      I particularly like this, because it show how it is impossible to rule by executive order.

    14. fastinserter on

      Every accusation is a confession. Obviously this applies to complaining about executive overreach under Biden and Obama, but even RINO is a confession as no republican could support rule by dictates of one man and still call themselves a republican (small r).

    16. TimHuntsman on

      The difference is w FDR we were crawling out of a global balance of power shift and WWII. W the orange dumpster he just hates “libs”

    17. OG-Fade2Gray on

      The labels on the second chart are really confusing. Is the number above the bar the total number of executive orders?

      Edit: Yep, I should have just read the full chart.

    19. Healthy_Block3036 on

      Presidents Biden and Obama should have done more executive orders.

    20. ToddBradley on

      I fantasize about a future where we have a Constitution that requires the President to personally write all executive orders, and deliver them to orally via the press.

    21. SantaCruzHostel on

      What’s wrong with graph 2? The labels don’t match the size of the bars.

    22. TospLC on

      FDR was similar. He was also a “dictator for life” a lot of the reasons Trump has as much power as he does is because FDR paved the way for him. If people understood what FDR did, they wouldn’t hold him in such high esteem.

    23. DigiQuip on

      FDR and Truman have a reason for issuing EOs. Even Biden was still dealing with the aftermath of COVID in his first 100 days.

      What’s crazy is Trump seems to be following Hoover’s steps economically.

    25. thelentil on

      Come on man the bias is a little on the nose lmao

      To fight bad ideas you need good ideas not cheap visual tricks.

    28. Jerbear6736 on

      The second graph is a bit confusing. Vertical axis is EO/day, but the bar labels are total EOs. Would prefer bar labels match axis for clarity. Took me a second to figure out why 143> 3721

    29. vincentofearth on

      Wow, so the Republican narrative that Democrats (especially Obama and Biden) were overriding the powers of Congress is yet another example of them projecting?

    30. Newport_pleasue on

      It takes a lot to undo 1460 days of Biden – or I should say, Bidens puppet master behind the scenes.

    31. cnull on

      Wait til 2028! And 2032! This is the new normal, because the next guy will have to undo all of these by executive order, and so on, and so on…

    32. whooguyy on

      You should do number of executive orders in the first 100 days. In the last 20 years the majority of executive orders happen early in a term so that is going to skew the data. Not saying that Trump hasn’t signed a shit ton of them, but you are comparing apples to oranges here

    34. The_Pubic_Accountant on

      Thank you for providing your sources and methodology. From skimming the comments, I’m not the only one who finds the bar chart confusing. To make the bar chart more useful and informative, I’d suggest limiting the scope to each presidents’ EOs within their first 100 days (rather than full term). 

    35. johnruby on

      The different facial expressions from 2017 Trump and 2025 Trump are spot on lol. This man has nothing left within his head other than vengeance and grift.

    36. nowhereman86 on

      If you guys want to stop this madness we need a Democratic Party that wants to scale back the federal government and especially claw back the executive branch.

    38. mannishboy60 on

      And he has the house in Congress. He can pass legislation he’s choosing not to. Wait till he loses the house + or Congress.

    40. HardeeHamlin on

      I guess the Bunkers got their 🎶 “man like Herbert Hoover agaaaaaaaain.” 🎶

    41. BraveLittleTowster on

      I remember the right melting down when Obama said “I have a pen and I have a phone” when asked how he planned to get anything done with a Republican Congress. They were convinced he was violating the constitution with his insane number of EOs.

    43. microwavey321 on

      Interesting that FDR, Hoover and Truman were surrounded by the Great Depression and WW2. I’m guessing history will look back on this moment as a pivotal one in our Nation’s story as well. Here’s to hoping the arc of the moral universe bends toward justice.