Skeptic Bob
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- Joined
- Oct 6, 2014
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- Libertarian - Left
We hear it it here over and over, that the Swamp and "Deep State" are in part to blame for Trump not accomplishing his goals. I don't think Trump supporters realize how that just makes Trump look even more incompetent.
He is the POTUS, it is his responsibility to build and maintain a functioning administration. We are more than half way into his term and if these accusations made by Trump and his supporters are true then that just means Trump is incapable of "cleaning house". He is too incompetent to flush out the leaks in his own White House and even high level officials that Trump personally approves end up criticizing his competence. So either they are telling the truth, and Trump IS incompetent, or they are all lying and that means Trump is incompetent at "hiring the best people".
So since he is too incompetent to clean house, Trump resorts to just not sharing information within his administration. Nobody can effectively do their job because the President doesn't share the information they need to do it. And Trump doesn't care to pay attention to the information they have to share with him. You would think that after 9-11 we would have learned our lesson about the dangers of the right hand and left hand not communicating with each other.
Trump's actual policies don't even bother me that much. Sure, I disagree with many of them but that is the case with all Presidents. I have sided with him here regarding some of the policies on multiple occasions. Do a word search for me using the word "kudos" if you don't believe that. I am a HUGE fan of the fact he hasn't gotten us into any new wars (though I am starting to think that is in part because that would require a LOT more briefings and reading). I'm not even onboard with believing the Russia collusion stuff. I am withholding judgement on the criminal allegations. But even discounting all of that alleged stuff, which for now I am, his inability to build and maintain an effective administration is enough to judge him an incompetent President.
To be fair to Trump voters, there was no real way for them to have KNOWN that would be the case. Now that they do, if they want to defend it they have to undergo mental gymnastics that make the rest of us dizzy to watch. It makes it very difficult to take people seriously who defend this type of "management".
He is the POTUS, it is his responsibility to build and maintain a functioning administration. We are more than half way into his term and if these accusations made by Trump and his supporters are true then that just means Trump is incapable of "cleaning house". He is too incompetent to flush out the leaks in his own White House and even high level officials that Trump personally approves end up criticizing his competence. So either they are telling the truth, and Trump IS incompetent, or they are all lying and that means Trump is incompetent at "hiring the best people".
So since he is too incompetent to clean house, Trump resorts to just not sharing information within his administration. Nobody can effectively do their job because the President doesn't share the information they need to do it. And Trump doesn't care to pay attention to the information they have to share with him. You would think that after 9-11 we would have learned our lesson about the dangers of the right hand and left hand not communicating with each other.
Trump's actual policies don't even bother me that much. Sure, I disagree with many of them but that is the case with all Presidents. I have sided with him here regarding some of the policies on multiple occasions. Do a word search for me using the word "kudos" if you don't believe that. I am a HUGE fan of the fact he hasn't gotten us into any new wars (though I am starting to think that is in part because that would require a LOT more briefings and reading). I'm not even onboard with believing the Russia collusion stuff. I am withholding judgement on the criminal allegations. But even discounting all of that alleged stuff, which for now I am, his inability to build and maintain an effective administration is enough to judge him an incompetent President.
To be fair to Trump voters, there was no real way for them to have KNOWN that would be the case. Now that they do, if they want to defend it they have to undergo mental gymnastics that make the rest of us dizzy to watch. It makes it very difficult to take people seriously who defend this type of "management".
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