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Showing Original Post only (View all)Trump trying to save his presidency by installing Ivanka. For whom NOBODY VOTED. [View all]
MSNBC was just running a story that Trump is now installing Ivanka as the "face of the administration" -- she will be in the west wing with her own very special office, that she is getting top secret security clearance, she will be holding meetings (she was in meetings with Merkel last week and it looked ridiculous), and that she is "distancing" herself from her businesses. They said the "White House" wants to put a softer face on its policies (Trump knows he is becoming one of the most hated presidents in history. What better to do than stick my daughter in front of me and let her take the heat? -- thinks Trump)
This is the daughter of the president, nobody voted for her, yet she is going to act as our de facto president. He is trying to operate our gov like it is a monarchy -- "I will install my daughter as "acting president" and that isn't a problem because I pay no attention to how the US gov actually runs" (that is my imaginary Trump inner monologue).
I think Trump is already exhausted, angry that people are daring to challenge him, and tired of the "I'm the president" game, his displays of ego and tantrums are worse than ever (the meeting with Merkel was such an embarrassment -- his refusal to shake her hand was seriously ridiculous), and I don't think he can mentally handle the ocean of shit coming at him with his horrendous approval numbers (historic low of 37% today according to Gallup), the FBI investigation, the difficulties with the health care law. So Trump can run away to his safe space of Mar-a-Lago, and let his daughter pick up the pieces.