We cannot overstate the significance of President Trump's attempts to bypass the press. Not only does it show an overt disdain for a difference of opinion, it reveals the man child's lack of critical thinking skills. When it comes to comparing him to Barack Obama in this regard- facing difficult questions in a public setting- his lack of maturity is astounding. Obama handled it like an adult, thinking on his feet and wrestling with difficult issues in front of us all. Trump hides from every bit of it and cries foul at every bit of criticism. I expected more from my son when he was ten.
Trump has always been the boss throughout his career. He has never had to answer to anyone and it shows. He always has the final say (Hello Twitter), and what he says, goes. At least that has clearly been the arc of his personal life and he obviously thinks that he can run the country the way a CEO runs a business. The truly frightening part is that he wants to create the perception that the truth is what he says it is. Just as frightening is that almost all congressional Republicans are accepting that idea.
Trump admires Vladimir Putin because Putin represents the strongman/dictator type and Trump fancies himself as that type as well. This constitutes Trump's fundamental delusion. After a lifetime of being surrounded by yes men and easy women, he truly does consider himself superior to most people, because everything has always gone his way or he had an easy excuse to explain why not. He probably acknowledges a few equals but no superiors.
He claims to have won the popular vote; he claims to have knowledge that no one else has; he claims to have more money/success than he actually has; he denies video proof of his lies. Psychologically, Donald Trump is not a healthy person. Behaviorally speaking, he is a role model for no one.
I have a list of questions for our new president that will continue to grow over time.
1. What was the most difficult thing you have ever done?
2. You speak repeatedly of your superior genetic makeup. How did you fail to make it into the military?
3. How many abortions have you paid for?
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Well said. My focus is going to be on Congress; the Republicans in Congress likely think that Trump can be manipulated into doing exactly what they want, as long as they give him credit for it. And with alot of the problems soon to start flowing to the states, we're going to have to start being active with our state legislators as well.
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