Post by ck4829 on Dec 23, 2016 12:41:55 GMT
President-Elect Trump is setting the stage for a rocky presidency filled with conflict, bickering, turmoil, miscalculations, and potential diplomatic and military confrontations. He is constantly involved with responding to criticism by recklessly tweeting antagonistic comments to the American public and the world. It seems he might not have adequate time to fulfill his presidential responsibilities if he has to spend all that time tweeting out nonsense. His tweeting is demeaning the stature of the presidency, and it encourages people to resort to cyber bullying.
Trump is approaching the presidency just like he ran his business and his TV show. He is playing "Apprentice" and conducting interviews and hiring or dismissing candidates for positions. In many cases he is making people jump through his hoops just to satisfy his ego. He is directly involved with making deals with companies, but this is not the primary responsibility of our president. Developing and implementing domestic and foreign policy initiatives and overseeing the operation of the federal government should be his major focus. So far, with his disdain for intelligence briefings and his lack of intellectual curiosity, I fear we could be in deep trouble in the world, and our adversaries, including Russia and China, could take advantage of Trump's ego and his lackadaisical attitude towards the intelligence briefings.
Two of Trump's picks for high level positions in his regime are extremists with possible fringe views. Advisors Stephen Bannon and Michael Flynn have made bigoted statements and promoted conspiracy theories.
Bannon, Trump's choice for chief strategist and senior counsel, was CEO of Breitbart News. Breitbart News is an extreme fringe news organization that espouses white supremacist views. Bannon and Breitbart News have made inflammatory statements against gays, Asian Americans, blacks, Muslims, Jews and women.
Retired Lt. Gen. Flynn is Trump's choice for National Security Advisor. Flynn has made disparaging remarks about Muslims and Jews. He was fired from his post as head of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) in 2014 because of his poor management skills and his terrible leadership style. He had an unauthorized internet connection in his office at the Pentagon when he headed up the DIA. Flynn provided classified information to other countries while he was a military intelligence officer in Afghanistan. The Army investigation and review by the Defense Department concluded Flynn was not authorized to divulge the classified information. Flynn is a rogue off-the-wall dangerous general.
Bannon and Flynn should not be in positions of power in any administration.
Trump's children, Ivanka, Donald Jr., and Eric, and his son-in-law Jared, are on the President-Elect's transition executive committee. They are involved in the decision making process that determines who will be in the Trump administration, and it appears they will continue to be involved in the affairs of state when Donald takes the helm at the White House. The American people did not elect a Trump family committee to run our country.
www.progress-index.com/news/20161221/authoritarian-regime-could-imperil-us
Trump is approaching the presidency just like he ran his business and his TV show. He is playing "Apprentice" and conducting interviews and hiring or dismissing candidates for positions. In many cases he is making people jump through his hoops just to satisfy his ego. He is directly involved with making deals with companies, but this is not the primary responsibility of our president. Developing and implementing domestic and foreign policy initiatives and overseeing the operation of the federal government should be his major focus. So far, with his disdain for intelligence briefings and his lack of intellectual curiosity, I fear we could be in deep trouble in the world, and our adversaries, including Russia and China, could take advantage of Trump's ego and his lackadaisical attitude towards the intelligence briefings.
Two of Trump's picks for high level positions in his regime are extremists with possible fringe views. Advisors Stephen Bannon and Michael Flynn have made bigoted statements and promoted conspiracy theories.
Bannon, Trump's choice for chief strategist and senior counsel, was CEO of Breitbart News. Breitbart News is an extreme fringe news organization that espouses white supremacist views. Bannon and Breitbart News have made inflammatory statements against gays, Asian Americans, blacks, Muslims, Jews and women.
Retired Lt. Gen. Flynn is Trump's choice for National Security Advisor. Flynn has made disparaging remarks about Muslims and Jews. He was fired from his post as head of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) in 2014 because of his poor management skills and his terrible leadership style. He had an unauthorized internet connection in his office at the Pentagon when he headed up the DIA. Flynn provided classified information to other countries while he was a military intelligence officer in Afghanistan. The Army investigation and review by the Defense Department concluded Flynn was not authorized to divulge the classified information. Flynn is a rogue off-the-wall dangerous general.
Bannon and Flynn should not be in positions of power in any administration.
Trump's children, Ivanka, Donald Jr., and Eric, and his son-in-law Jared, are on the President-Elect's transition executive committee. They are involved in the decision making process that determines who will be in the Trump administration, and it appears they will continue to be involved in the affairs of state when Donald takes the helm at the White House. The American people did not elect a Trump family committee to run our country.
www.progress-index.com/news/20161221/authoritarian-regime-could-imperil-us