Comments by "" (@ericsaxon5736) on "The greatest 👍 achievements and 👎 failures of the Trump administration - VisualPolitik EN" video.

  1. Well, he is probably the first President in 40 years to not request a declaration of war. Presidents don't actually have the authority to declare war, that is a right reserved for Congress. I know that it's a minor technicality but nevertheless, no President has ever declared war on anyone. :D
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  2.  Dian Herdianto  Again, we are a country of Senators and Congressmen and not a country of Presidents. The President is an official Commander-In-Chief when it comes to fighting conflicts but you can't kill the snake by killing the head, because it isn't a snake but rather a hydra, with many heads, leading many conflicts in many theaters. What happens in Africa gets run past the President but he doesn't really do most of the work, that's done by Senators and Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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  3. ​ @covfefe1787  The U.S. annexed Texas, through peaceful means, Polk sent soldiers to to provoke Mexico into declaring war, and they did. At which point Congress declared war on Mexico in self-defense. Lincoln did not tell Sumpter to fight back, South Carolina's militia attacked with artillery against Ft. Sumter. The Union garrison would have been forced to leave, due to supplies running out. The South fired the first shots because they were dumb shits. And every conflict since WWII first required the authorization from Congress. Since in the U.S. the power to tax and the power to spend belongs to Congress. So if they say $0 for food and weapons in this conflict then the officers don't move, no matter what the President says. As a matter of fact, the Unites States Officers DO NOT swear an Oath to obey the President. Soldiers DO, officers DO NOT. All officers receive their commissions from Congress (specifically the Senate.) Due to the headaches of administration, they don't actually do this for every lieutenant and captain, but every Major or above has to be commissioned directly by the Senate. But tell me more, about how much you don't know about U.S. history and U.S. government. :D
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