Why the hurry of all the executive orders in 72 hours

[no_hypocrisy]

Part of it is show -- following through on campaign rhetoric.

But I think it's because Trump doesn't expect to be in the White House for much longer. Not that he expects to wait to get impeached. He wants out. He'll do as much damage as the Constitution will allow, then resign.

[TexasProgresive]

1. It to show he works hard and fast to get things done.

it's alt-fact.

[gordianot]

4. He is also becoming increasingly isolated as his mental illness develops.

He desperately needs attention.

[HoneyBadger]

2. It makes it hard to attack on one front

ACA has been forgotten in 2 days. And what dossier, that was last week. By Saturday, yesterday's EOs will be buried.

[GliderGuider]

12. Exactly. nt

[Sherman A1]

16. Precisely

this is exactly what they said they would do both in the Executive and in Congress. Just do so much that it can neither be protested or stopped by the opposition.

[lostnfound]

32. Yep. A Shock Doctrine technique. Everyone should read it.

It will explain and prepare you for the immediate future.

[Arkansas Granny]

3. He's trying to set a record.

"I signed the most executive orders in my first week and they were the best orders, great orders. . . ."

[dalton99a]

8. "The most executive president ever. Period."

[HopeAgain]

5. Because he does tremendous executive ordering...

nobody does executive ordering like he does, the most executive ordering ever. Period.

[WinkyDink]

13. "Pen much higher quality than O's. Most witnesses ever. Great signature. Tremendous history!"

[Locut0s]

6. Showmanship. It's all he know. Nt.

[dubyadiprecession]

7. Trump wants to deal with congress as little as possible.

The big letdowns (no infrastructure bill, no Obamacare replacement) in legislation from congress will inevitably make him very sad and angry.

Better presidents have had frustrations with congress, this job will either have him impeached or drive him to resign.

[WinkyDink]

9. Before we catch on.

[JI7]

10. he is treating it like a Business

[HopeAgain]

15. A poorly run one.

[GliderGuider]

11. It's "Shock and awe."

Ignore what Trump says - especially the lies. That's just gaslighting. Watch what he does. These EOs are not coming from him. He's being fed his instructions from the wings.

If I had to hazard a guess, the path of the EOs goes from Aleksandr Dugin to Putin, to the Heritage Foundation, to Steve Bannon, to Trump's pen for signature.

[HopeAgain]

14. He probably hasn't read most of them himself. n/t

[Princess Turandot]

17. He thinks the actions will bring him the adulation that he expected...

he thought that he was going to be welcomed as some kind of political messiah. I don't think that his ego has allowed him to recognize that the majority of Americans did not want him as president.

During the campaign, when he gave up one of his brief 'pivots' to the center, he flat out said that without his fire and brimstone speech, his crowds weren't as enthusiastic.

[Jokerman]

18. Damn you all over-thinkers, he's a man of action.

I think I threw up a little in my mouth just by typing that sentence.

My predecessor liked to tell the staff, "Do something, even if it's wrong." He's gone now.

[annabanana]

19. To keep our sclerotic system from responding in time. . . .n/t

[Vinca]

20. Why aren't Republicans squawking? That's all they did about O's executive orders.

[mfcorey1]

21. Up to no good!

[jmg257]

22. He's showing his base "see - I told you!"

"Part of it is show -- following through on campaign rhetoric."

is exactly right. Low hanging fruit so his fans can say "who cares if he's nuts (re:crowd size), he's doing what he said!"

[Lithos]

23. Because the Heritage Foundation has a huge backlog

And they are afraid Trump will become unhinged and unable to work in the near term.

[Snarkoleptic]

24. Gotta hurry up and slop the hogs so he can get back to TV and Twitter.

That plus he'll be impeached soon.
IMHO

[RobinA]

25. He's Just Doing

what he imagines a President does. Sits there and signs proclamations that things will be the way he thinks they should be. I would bet anything that this is his sole mind image of the job of a President. Remember at the debates he kept telling Hillary that she was in politics for 30 years and hadn't done anything? This is his idea of doing something. Man of action that he is. When it comes to actual governing, politicing and finessing with Congress? He's back in New York. He would have no idea and doesn't even recognize it as part of the job.

[sailfla]

31. You are right. He thinks that is what he is supposed to do.

Doesn't know what else to do...

[Loge23]

26. He knows where the bodies are buried.

He may know he's as guilty as sin for manipulating the election with the Russians.
If this is true, he also knows that it's a matter of time before this information comes out - and don't discount the sordid stuff that others may know about him.

[Guilded Lilly]

27. He believes he is an omnipotent god with no accountability...

or he is mentally unhinged
or he is a malignant narcissist
or this is instant payback for any slight, ever
or he is providing the wretchedly evil Republican Congress a perfect smoke screen and media magnet of an oafish reality show buffoon on speed so they can systematically destroy the freedoms physical world and humanity of every American who is not a white conservative, misogynistic wealthy, bigoted male filled with "alternative" Christian entitlement.

Pick 1-5 or all of the above.

[Lee-Lee]

28. The people pulling his strings are putting them in front of him

You don't think for a moment he even has the intelligence to write what he is signing do you?

He is doing the bidding of the puppet masters who installed him.

[heaven05]

29. Wipe out the legacy

of the first AA POTUS as quickly as possible is THE only reason...for the boy-potus and bannon doing this in such a rush. AmeriKKKa underneath and now openly is RACIST!!!!!!!!!!!! And this orange boy-potus is the epitome of that open reality. AmeriKKKan have done themselves in in one, just one election cycle.

[cbdo2007]

30. I know we've been saying all along...but I think he will resign within the next couple of months

He doesn't want this (being President).

He DOES want his name in the history books and on executive orders and he wants to goof around in the White House for awhile and have some chicks pee on him there, and play dress up. Then he'll cite the business conflicts and he doesnt' want to give up control of his business and he'll resign when he's had enough. He doesn't let things happen to him on other people's terms, he makes his own terms and he will get them to drop the Russian hacking story in exchange for him just stepping down.

[AllaN01Bear]

33. yet they pitched and moaned like doves about the obumer whe he was in office for 2 years

if trump resigns , ill be celebrating with this ,