Jon Meacham: Trump's The Most Politically Powerful President In History | The 11th Hour | MSNBC

Presidential historian and biographer Jon Meacham explains why he thinks Trump is the most politically powerful president in American history. Aired on 01/31/20.

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[eriangelino]

When a renowned hostorian says words like "functionally monarch" you should not take it lightly.

The check and balances are gone. The status of the senate will be tarnished forever. This impeachment trial is a horrible precedent for future image of the Senate.

[jamesdunn]

And the most hated in history not to mention the most inept and crooked.

[giveitathink]

Brace yourself, the sky is really falling.

[moumous]

not a monarch... that's an insult to Queen Elizabeth II. He's the President of a banana republic... give him one more mandate and the regime officially changes from "banana republic" to "dictatorship"

[gevowavemagnet]

Lucky for us, historically, demagogues usually don't live very long lives

[rjlchristie]

After today's performance, a lot of people are beginning to realise that Trump represents the USA psyche perfectly.

[radwulfeboraci]

McConnell has delivered a death blow to democracy, Chief Justice Roberts sat and watched and Vladimir Putin won the chess game. By dirtying their 'blunt instrument' so badly that he left the Republicans no choice but to defend him at any cost. They conspired with the White House and the DOJ to neuter Congress. Proving the US is a fake democracy.

[bionicman]

R.I.P America 1776 to 2017 Freedom was good while we had it

[joyannaradcliffe]

A monarch is certainly an authoritarian regime. Not scary enough, yet?! In the 1930s, Germany elected Hiltler and he grew to great power while the people were complacent about him.

[kwok-keungchow]

Sad chapter in American history. How, if she can, the USA heals in generations to come?

[tylwythteg]

Absolute power corrupts absolutely. - can't remember

[evertvandenberghe]

So is the US now a monarchy or a dictatorship?

[brendatriplett]

Mitch and other Republican senators gave him the power to control his own impeachment. That is the dangerous precedent here.

[frankfrank]

He'll be faced with justice when the state of New York drops the legal hammer on him.

[tombutc]

Thats one way to describe whats happening. Other way is to say, the system of checks and balances failed because of gop senators violated their constitutional duty.

[hahajahjah]

From Meacham, it's not a credit, it's a dire warning.

[joshuamowdy]

Hello.

Isint it funny ha ha to watch grown men who ran to be servants of the people worship a man with no scruples morals but does have dementia.
And they fall all over themselves amd others tp do it...


Good luck.

[raybrouitt]

America has had a mirror held up to its soul and it's a lone gunman on 5th Avenue.

[millersalmond]

They don't give a schitt about the facts it's about the preservation of power and control.

[Miss_Cherry]

Yea we're totally in the Twilight zone