How are you feeling about President Trump?

Trump has shown himself a poor leader, regardless of what one thinks of his politics (which are pretty amorphous; he got support of the Koch wing by promising to end labor and environmental regulations, shred social services and cut taxes on the rich; the conservative evangelicals proclaimed him sent by god although he's the living embodiment of the seven deadly sins due to his promise to appoint Supreme Court justices who will outlaw abortion and overturn marriage equality, the two foundations of Christianity that Jesus forgot to mention).

A good leader credits the team for success and takes responsibility for setbacks. Trump credits himself for everything positive even when he had no hand in it. When several corporations announced hiring plans Trump took credit. NBC had the gall to say they already had these business plans regardless of election and Trump had a Twitter tantrum "fake news! It's because of me! Me! Me!" But celebs not playing his inauguration, many of whom have performed for other Republicans even if they personally lean liberal, is never because he has repelled people with his racism, misogyny, bullying or general vulgarity, it's McCarthyism, a plot. A good leader knows he/she does not know everything. Trump said he knows more about defeating ISIS than the generals. He knows more about everything than everyone. A good leader admits mistakes and changes his/her mind when needed. Trump never makes mistakes. His six bankruptcies were not failures, they were shining successes.

A good leader is prepared, as much as possible. We just learned that the outgoing transition team prepared more than 200 national security briefings that apparently were not read. Yesterday afternoon a number of staffers in key national security and other posts were frantically asked to stay on because Trump has not selected anyone to replace them. Key countries like Germany and Great Britain have no ambassadors. The State and Defense departments and Nationals Security Agency have no staff. Too busy slamming Saturday Night Live and Meryl Streep. Many already have other jobs. One of these is the person who had been coordinating all the efforts to fight ISIS. Trump is asking him to stay. But he had a plan to defeat ISIS in two weeks! Why does he need this guy? And why would he want such a holdover from the Obama administration when he told Hugh Hewitt Obama was the "founder of ISIS" and "their MVP"? Hewitt asked if he meant founder in a metaphorical sense, that he thought the Obama policies led to ISIS but Trump said, no, literally. (Since he reportedly has never read a book in his adult life, when you have the very best brain I guess you don't need other people's thoughts, he may not know the difference between literal and metaphorical.)

Does anyone seriously think Trump would ever say he was wrong to call Obama the founder of ISIS and admit he has no idea how to fight them so needs Obama's guy in charge?

 

Re: all of @crandc's points: his total ineptitude and inability to see it or admit it is part of what makes him so dangerous. It makes him very susceptible to manipulation. That means that it is incredibly important who he is surrounded by. I am slightly reassured by Mattis - he could be a lot worse, and he has a reputation for liking NATO and not liking Russia. Also Generals are often fans of peace, having seen war. On the other hand, Flynn sounds batshit insane, and Breitbart Bannon is a full-blown fascist. One thing's for sure: this is going to be as aggravating for the Republican establishment as it is for us, and that might open the door to impeachment.

 

BOOOOOM!

 

"Hope and Change" is the banner every frickin' president elect has flown since 1960. And look at where that has got us.....still hoping for change. I'm ready to give the guy a chance but I suspect his brand of change will be about as effective as that of his predecessors......

 

Denny: serious question. How long are you going to keep this up? You realize that it just shows you've got nothing? You are a child who can't respond to criticism so just goes "wah wah" in the hope that there are enough idiots around who are also confused by criticism. I mean, if this is literally ALL YOU'VE GOT, it just shows that there really are no justifications for anything that is being criticized. You're just a stooge. And you're not even getting paid for it, unlike the actors he paid when he announced his run:

 

'When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice." Regardless anyone's view of President Trump, those are words we should all take to heart.

Good start.

 

Tell me Denny, in your opinion, how is this a good hire?

 

Ah! It is a wonderful day!

 

Because he's a "Republican", therefore, he's "Bad".

 

I'm not crying but I am sure as fuck protesting and resisting. And no insults can stop me. Believe me, you will have to try VERY hard to find something I have not been called. Went to first protest at 11 and haven't stopped since.