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Raven

(13,875 posts)
Tue Sep 5, 2017, 11:43 AM Sep 2017

According to NYT, Trump may not understand what he just did to DACA.

"As late as one hour before the decision was to be announced, administration officials privately expressed concern that Mr. Trump might not fully grasp the details of the steps he was about to take, and when he discovered their full impact, would change his mind, according to a person familiar with their thinking who spoke on condition of anonymity without authorization to comment on it."

This is more than frightening.

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Bleacher Creature

(11,250 posts)
2. I'm pretty confident saying the his only hesitation was due to the fear of bad press.
Tue Sep 5, 2017, 11:47 AM
Sep 2017

He has no empathy whatsoever, and even less intelligence (and desire) when it comes to understanding the policy positions he's taking.

Arkansas Granny

(31,504 posts)
6. The only thing he understands about DACA is that Obama did it, so he must undo it.
Tue Sep 5, 2017, 11:50 AM
Sep 2017

That has been his goal from the time he took office.

 

janterry

(4,429 posts)
7. I think this is true of
Tue Sep 5, 2017, 11:51 AM
Sep 2017

just about everything Trump has done in the WH. Shoot, in his business, too. I think he's as close to an idiot as any man that I have ever had contact with.

livetohike

(22,117 posts)
8. Isn't this the case with everything he does? He does not
Tue Sep 5, 2017, 11:52 AM
Sep 2017

have the temperament to be President and sadly we are seeing proof of that every day.

CrispyQ

(36,411 posts)
9. His first motivation was to undo something Obama put in place.
Tue Sep 5, 2017, 11:55 AM
Sep 2017

Only when it backfired did he question what he really did.

I hate this man & everyday I'm stunned that there doesn't seem to be a way to deal with him more immediately than 2-4 years from now. If then! If redistricting goes as badly for the dems in 2020 as it did in 2010, I'm not sure when the dems will retake the House.

MANative

(4,112 posts)
10. tRump doesn't understand jack-shit about ANYTHING he says or does.
Tue Sep 5, 2017, 12:06 PM
Sep 2017

He's winging it, 100% of the time, just as he did in business. His brain is incapable of understanding anything beyond Maslow's first tier, and only as it relates to him, personally.

D_Master81

(1,822 posts)
13. we have a president
Tue Sep 5, 2017, 12:17 PM
Sep 2017

we have a pres that basically says "ehh f**K it" when making a decision. doesnt fully study the impacts and pros & cons of his decisions. its all about pleasing his base thats all.

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