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n2doc

(47,953 posts)
Sun Feb 12, 2017, 10:43 AM Feb 2017

Donald the Weak


Trump may aspire to be a strongman, but he's proving to be an exceptionally ineffectual president.
By MATTHEW A. MILLER
February 12, 2017

Donald Trump ran for president boasting of his supposedly legendary negotiating and management skills while promising that he alone could fix the problems ailing the country. But three weeks into his presidency, a combination of inexperience, lack of attention to detail and an engaged opposition inside and outside the government have left him as the weakest new president in modern American history.

Trump’s governing style to date can only loosely be called management. He makes decisions quickly, often without consulting relevant experts or even his own appointees. He reads almost nothing, at most a few bullet points—often ripped straight from cable TV—that cannot possibly capture the nuance of complicated policy issues. When his hastily considered decisions backfire in inevitable ways, he doubles down and attacks any critics who point out either the folly or impracticability of his orders.

Like the bellowing Wizard of Oz, however, those boisterous attacks merely hide the weakness of the man behind the curtain, weakness that has already been exploited by both his staff and outside interests.

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http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/02/donald-the-weak-214771

I hope someone gives this article to Donald or reads it to him....
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Kath2

(3,074 posts)
1. Totally unqualified and ignorant.
Sun Feb 12, 2017, 10:47 AM
Feb 2017

I just pray for IMPEACHMENT sooner than later.

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wcast

(595 posts)
2. This is an excellent summation of everything that has transpired.
Sun Feb 12, 2017, 10:54 AM
Feb 2017

Trump may last 4 years, although the only way that happens is if he delegates his authority to someone else. I think what others have said is true. He only wanted to win, didn't really want to be President, and thought it would be cool to have that ultimate power. I still find it so surreal that he is actually President. It is definitely like a Twilight Zone episode.

Tanuki

(14,918 posts)
3. Even his supporters must find it embarrassing that he had to stand back
Sun Feb 12, 2017, 11:14 AM
Feb 2017

and let Shinzo Abe do most of the talking, on Trump's own turf, in response to the North Korean missile incident, because Trump was too ignorant and timid. Can you imagine Obama or Hillary Clinton behaving so shamefully or betraying that level of weakness? Kellyanne Kremlin gaslights it as muscular and robust, but he's
Not My President!

HipChick

(25,485 posts)
4. He choked...all that bluster, and when it comes down to it
Sun Feb 12, 2017, 11:19 AM
Feb 2017

, nada..just like a bully

Hot air...

Weak

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