IT’S DIFFERENT NOW BECAUSE SHUT UP, FAT: Critics Who Called Trump ‘Authoritarian’ Are Silent On Biden’s Executive Order Spree. “This lack of reaction by the left comes after journalists, pundits, politicians, and other notable Trump critics spent years condemning Trump for using his federal authority to sign executive orders and execute his agenda. Beginning even before his time in office, Trump critics claimed democracy and the United States were threatened by the potential for him to pen executive orders.”