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ginnyinWI

(17,276 posts)
Sat Feb 4, 2017, 05:40 AM Feb 2017

Clearly, clearly not up to the job of President.

He's been used to always getting his way, in his business life and home life. A dictator who made people jump to attention. Nobody popped his balloons and life was pretty much the way he said it was. (Did that lead to his mental illness, or just make it worse?)

Now he's in a situation where that isn't going to happen--he isn't going to control his reality. As Obama said, there are constraints. He must do this, do that. He's got a lot of eyes looking at him, and a lot of them have power to rein him in, contradict him, disobey orders. Things like the Justice system! Usually when he got into a tight spot, he could maneuver out by lying, delaying, exaggerating, making empty promises and empty threats.

What does he do when it just doesn't work now? He attacks back, but the media doesn't care. It gives them another story to cover. He's got some of the Congress doing his bidding for now, but certainly not all, and he stands to lose more and more of them as time goes on and the public outcry gets louder. They will push back.

He's no intellectual. He watches cable news, and that gives him ideas about what to tweet next. It's been documented. He has already made some serious mistakes, and is bound to make more and more as the pressure gets worse.

He's got no political skills when it comes to dealing with educated and worldly wise people like other heads of state. All he's got is a con man's ability to fool gullible and uninformed people for a little while, just long enough to make the sale.

Emotionally he is an immature child with a weak attention span, touchy ego, and a mean, bullying nature. He has had little practice dealing with the realities of adult life, the kind where you can't lie or buy your way out of a tight spot.

I think he's going to crumble mentally and emotionally. Probably also physically. Then we will see what's to be done next.

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Clearly, clearly not up to the job of President. (Original Post) ginnyinWI Feb 2017 OP
An excellent analysis. n/t NanceGreggs Feb 2017 #1
Excellent summation nt ALBliberal Feb 2017 #2
But all this was obvious BEFORE the election, too DFW Feb 2017 #3
the man is a fucking moron Skittles Feb 2017 #4
Excellent post malaise Feb 2017 #5
K&R smirkymonkey Feb 2017 #6
Great analysis. Why don't the republucans get rid of him? the Veep is another raccoon Feb 2017 #7
Yep. Impeach drumpf and you get penisce. joshdawg Feb 2017 #9
At least they'd start fewer int'l incidents even if Pence more dominionist & Ryan more Ayn Randian. Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2017 #14
Probably. joshdawg Feb 2017 #17
For two reasons. GaYellowDawg Feb 2017 #10
Kick gademocrat7 Feb 2017 #8
He has to be on drugs! Dustlawyer Feb 2017 #11
So much in your post was right on target, but I'm just going to quote this: raccoon Feb 2017 #12
Yup, and DU, Democrats, and clear-headed people predicted it before the election. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2017 #13
Great summary of the deplorable elected un-president. democratisphere Feb 2017 #15
His followers wanted him thinkingagain Feb 2017 #16
this happens when a Dem President does the job well-- ginnyinWI Feb 2017 #18

DFW

(54,408 posts)
3. But all this was obvious BEFORE the election, too
Sat Feb 4, 2017, 05:54 AM
Feb 2017

These are not novel revelations. Plainly, much of the country didn't care them and still doesn't.

And they want to cut the education budget further, so we will have even more Trump voters going forward.

The USA is definitely going through a serious Suzy Creamcheese moment ("what's got into ya?&quot

Skittles

(153,169 posts)
4. the man is a fucking moron
Sat Feb 4, 2017, 06:08 AM
Feb 2017

shame on the people who voted for that buffoon and shame on the people who agreed to work for him

raccoon

(31,111 posts)
7. Great analysis. Why don't the republucans get rid of him? the Veep is another
Sat Feb 4, 2017, 07:13 AM
Feb 2017

Republican, so what difference would it make.

I only hope that some republicans are working on this.

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,010 posts)
14. At least they'd start fewer int'l incidents even if Pence more dominionist & Ryan more Ayn Randian.
Sat Feb 4, 2017, 08:39 AM
Feb 2017

tRump thinks he can bully the world into submission.

tRump is actually arousing the world into opposition. Making allies neutral or enemies.

joshdawg

(2,650 posts)
17. Probably.
Sat Feb 4, 2017, 10:49 AM
Feb 2017

Of the three, drumpf is the worst with the other two tied for a very, very close second.
Not one of them is presidential material.

GaYellowDawg

(4,447 posts)
10. For two reasons.
Sat Feb 4, 2017, 07:20 AM
Feb 2017

First, they'll get what they want from him. Second, he's a very handy scapegoat if necessary.

raccoon

(31,111 posts)
12. So much in your post was right on target, but I'm just going to quote this:
Sat Feb 4, 2017, 07:35 AM
Feb 2017
All he's got is a con man's ability to fool gullible and uninformed people for a little while, just long enough to make the sale.

thinkingagain

(906 posts)
16. His followers wanted him
Sat Feb 4, 2017, 10:10 AM
Feb 2017

Because he was different he wasn't a politician he had no experience "give him a chance to see what he can do"

I was like uh he has no experience would you have surgery with a doctor who had no experience no you would want one that had done multiple surgeries

or a mechanic to work on your car that had never worked on a car before?

That would be like saying stuff like " oh I own a car so I am sure fix what ever is wrong with it just give me a chance"

and as for giving him a chance to do what

Ruin our country -- Yep he is doing that alright

ginnyinWI

(17,276 posts)
18. this happens when a Dem President does the job well--
Sat Feb 4, 2017, 11:33 AM
Feb 2017

We also went from Clinton to Dubya thanks to these people.

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