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(5,811 posts)Trump as "president" instead of president-elect.
TwilightZone
(25,512 posts)2naSalit
(86,897 posts)really pisses me off. All his mouthpieces act as though there is no one in office but the dumpster, the EC hasn't even voted yet so... I'm hoping that that are watching what is happening and decide that they can't be responsible for allowing this mistake into office thus destroying the world.
MythosMaster
(445 posts)how the media is trying to normalize this abomination.
MadDAsHell
(2,067 posts)33taw
(2,448 posts)DK504
(3,847 posts)or could vote. God knows how many were thrown off the roles.
Big_K
(237 posts)MadDAsHell
(2,067 posts)California_Republic
(1,826 posts)interesting. Bush is 2000 "President-Elect"
California_Republic
(1,826 posts)President-elect
vkkv
(3,384 posts)spanone
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SharonAnn
(13,781 posts)3catwoman3
(24,088 posts)...him looking backwards, seeing as he is going to drag this country backwards in every possible way?
dhol82
(9,353 posts)Might be an interesting read.
MythosMaster
(445 posts)conquered. The oligarchs won and the plutocrats will run the show.
dhol82
(9,353 posts)MythosMaster
(445 posts)but this time it is going to be worse.
dhol82
(9,353 posts)There are very few controls on the cray-cray idiots that are now populating the cabinet.
MythosMaster
(445 posts)"we control the media now"... trying to find the video, have audio sample but not video.
dhol82
(9,353 posts)Still remember Air America. They couldn't get funding.
Liberal stations just can't pay their bills. Not sure why.
MythosMaster
(445 posts)One of the few times she was correct.
woodsprite
(11,940 posts)Time Magazines "Person of the Year"
On the election day, November 8th, 2016, a minority of Americans succeeded in voting to turn back the clock on their country. Many people took Donald Trumps presidential campaign as a hoax. He was a millionaire reality show host and real estate mogul with no political experience or background. Most of the United States as well as the rest of the world woke up in shock on November 9th to find that Trump did in fact win enough electoral votes to take the Presidency. Many people are just beginning to comprehend what the next four years will bring if he is allowed to carry forth the agenda he promoted: deportation of over 3 million people, the killing of families of terrorists, registering Muslim Americans and barring any Muslim that wants to enter the US whether on business or pleasure, building a wall of separation. To accomplish his goal, he is bringing with him a cadre of just as equally polarizing advisors and cabinet appointees. Donald Trump influenced the entire country, connected with Russia, and planned to make global changes.
Since the election, he has claimed he wants to unify the nation. The real problem with a Trump presidency is not Trump himself, but the people he brings with him and surrounds himself with to advise him in a job that he is not qualified to do. One of his most surprising supporters is Russias Vladimir Putin. It should be no surprise that Russia played a role in getting Mr. Trump elected to the office of the President helping to ensure that he will be friendly to Russia during his tenure. Trump hopes to restore and strengthen ties with Russia and to overhaul NATO. Many could say there is a conflict of interest concerning his financial ties to that country but it does not appear to be of concern to him or his advisors.
During his campaign, Trumps platform was primarily based on instilling fear and hatred in his supporters -- fear and hatred of minorities, immigrants, and refugees. There were incidents of violence at his rallies which he encouraged. His speeches included rhetoric that called Mexicans rapists and classified all Syrian refugees as terrorists and extreme radicals. The Ku Klux Klan endorsed him and their former Imperial Wizard David Duke claims responsibility for some of Mr. Trumps popularity. Indeed one of the first appointments that Mr. Trump made was to appoint Steven Bannon, a neo-Nazi Alt-Right supporter and white nationalist, as his chief advisor.
One of the first items of business according to Mr. Trump is to cancel the Paris Accords climate deal. Over 195 countries signed on to reduce carbon emissions. He does not believe that global warming is real or that humans are responsible for climate change. According to his agenda, he is calling for more drilling, more coal, and fewer regulations. His plan is to get rid of any regulation that he deems outdated, unnecessary, or too expensive for business. He has personal investments and ties to the fossil fuel industry, including over $500,000 invested in the Dakota Access Pipeline project. As of this moment, his cabinet picks for EPA head and Secretary of the Interior are Myron Ebell (climate skeptic) and Sarah Palin (former half-term governor of Alaska who is famous for her drill, baby, drill statements).
Donald Trump, as 45th President of the United States, stands to be the most influential and polarizing figure in 2016, not only for the United States, but for the whole world. His presidency will be defined by his ability to heal the nation after a divisive and at times violent campaign. To beat back the schoolyard bullies, white supremacists, and KKK followers that his campaign has unleashed and empowered. Considering how he is starting off and who he is choosing for his cabinet, he is not off to a unifying start.
Sources:
Baylon, C. (2016, November 12). Did Russia Install Donald Trump as the Next US President? Retrieved November 13, 2016, from http://www.newsweek.com/did-russia-install-donald-trump-next-us-president-520272
Birnbaum. (2016, June 17). Inside Trump's financial ties to Russia and his unusual flattery of Vladimir Putin. Retrieved November 12, 2016, from https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/inside-trumps-financial-ties-to-russia-and-his-unusual-flattery-of-vladimir-putin/2016/06/17/dbdcaac8-31a6-11e6-8ff7-7b6c1998b7a0_story.html
Coleman, J. (2016, October 04). In Case You Were Wondering, Donald Trump Has Multiple Ties to the Dakota Access Pipeline. Retrieved November 11, 2016, from http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/in-case-you-were-wondering-donald-trump-has-multiple-ties-to-the-dakota-access-pipeline/
Donald Trump would 'cancel' Paris climate deal. (2016, May 27). Retrieved November 11, 2016, from http://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-36401174
Landler, M. (2016, November 12). Trumps Hires Will Set Course of His Presidency. Retrieved November 13, 2016, from http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/13/us/politics/donald-trump-administration-appointments.html
Shear, M. D., Haberman, M., & Schmidt, M. S. (2016, November 14). Critics See Stephen Bannon, Trumps Pick for Strategist, as Voice of Racism. Retrieved November 14, 2016, from http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/15/us/politics/donald-trump-presidency.html
The Editorial Board (2016, November 10). Denounce the Hate, Mr. Trump. Retrieved November 11, 2016, from http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/11/opinion/denounce-the-hate-mr-trump.html
FuzzyRabbit
(1,970 posts)Too bad that TV news shows, newspapers, and news magazines don't have any writers or reporters as professional as your 16 year old son.
Unrepentant Fenian
(1,078 posts)JudyM
(29,294 posts)woodsprite
(11,940 posts)He needed to get some sleep. It was almost 1am and he gets up for school at 5:15. He seems to have a good head on his shoulders and has come a long way in his reading/writing abilities. He spent from k-4th grade being pulled out of regular English class 3x/wk and having a tutor outside of class for reading help. Something "clicked" in 5th grade, and he has been doing great ever since.
I'll pass along the comments
ismnotwasm
(42,022 posts)Talk about making lemonade out of lemons---it was damn near as useless an article as I've ever read
Martin Eden
(12,881 posts)If I recall correctly.
closeupready
(29,503 posts)Response to closeupready (Reply #14)
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closeupready
(29,503 posts)underthematrix
(5,811 posts)Maru Kitteh
(28,344 posts)Maybe he's not that bad? What?
Whatsyerpoint here?
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)What a sad, sacriligeous and dangerous travesty the GOP has foisted upon America.
malaise
(269,254 posts)Lotusflower70
(3,077 posts)That's disappointing how low the bar is for Time magazine. Seriously? What has Trump done to earn that?
Skittles
(153,261 posts)Lotusflower70
(3,077 posts)The Art of the Con.
Skittles
(153,261 posts)it is very distressing indeed
Donald has never fooled me for one minute, not one
Lotusflower70
(3,077 posts)Never fooled me either. I can't believe how many people have been fooled though.
7962
(11,841 posts)It doesnt have to be a popular person
Gothmog
(145,794 posts)Cha
(297,935 posts)learn from mistakes.
Thanks for this, MM they sure as hell have their similarities.
Ligyron
(7,644 posts)Obviously.
Just influential ones and there's little doubt Trump will aspire to emulate one of his predecessors.
lonestarnot
(77,097 posts)his bullshit appointments, we are watching his lies. We are ready for his Hitler shit. Hair Twitler!
bucolic_frolic
(43,442 posts)Do they share parts of the gene pool?
Are either of them human?