Trump's problem isn't his bluntness per se. I mean, Shrubya certainly wasn't a wordsmith, and he had the market cornered on "Dude most Americans would like to have a beer with" PR, which let him beat a couple of Democratic candidates that were utterly devoid of any personality whatsoever despite his atrocious policy decisions across the board.
No, Trump has two main faults:
1. He's an idiot. He actually believes his own hype. He thinks he can browbeat others into giving him what he wants, whether it's Mexico or other nation states, or our own Congress. But, he's alienating the very people he would have to work with. The establishment GOP does not like him. Not because of the "Look out! We have a fiery outsider who's going to change Washington outsider bad ass over here!" narrative he's pushing (and the idiots are swallowing), but because he's a bully who has no real sense of long term planning. He wants what he wants, and he's going to do whatever it takes to get it now, and fuck everyone else who stands in his way. That dovetails nicely into...
2. He has exactly the wrong temperament for this job. Forget his shortsightedness and bigotry. He has no ability to lead in a time of national crisis. Imagine him in charge during something like 9-11, Katrina, Sandy, Sandy Hook, Ferguson, Baltimore, etc. etc. Imagine him during delicate negotiations or peace talks, even if he's not directly involved with them. He may, may be able to deftly handle the nuts and bolts, delegating authority and putting resources where they should be to deal with whatever the issue may be. But how would he lead the nation? How would he do attempting to console and unify the people? I'm betting he'd be terrible because he's the kind that sees sadness and temperance and restraint as weakness.
Trump is a guy who is used to being a big fish in a small pond. He's used to having his multi-billion dollar brand behind him, giving him the cachet and leverage necessary to get what he wants most of the time while also being able to avoid the consequences of failure. Of which he's had several. And all of that goes away if he becomes president. He'll no longer be a billionaire throwing his weight around. He'll be a world leader dealing with other entities that have a real economic and military impact on us. And I don't think he's prepared for people suddenly no longer giving a shit about "The Donald" cult of personality.
No, Trump has two main faults:
1. He's an idiot. He actually believes his own hype. He thinks he can browbeat others into giving him what he wants, whether it's Mexico or other nation states, or our own Congress. But, he's alienating the very people he would have to work with. The establishment GOP does not like him. Not because of the "Look out! We have a fiery outsider who's going to change Washington outsider bad ass over here!" narrative he's pushing (and the idiots are swallowing), but because he's a bully who has no real sense of long term planning. He wants what he wants, and he's going to do whatever it takes to get it now, and fuck everyone else who stands in his way. That dovetails nicely into...
2. He has exactly the wrong temperament for this job. Forget his shortsightedness and bigotry. He has no ability to lead in a time of national crisis. Imagine him in charge during something like 9-11, Katrina, Sandy, Sandy Hook, Ferguson, Baltimore, etc. etc. Imagine him during delicate negotiations or peace talks, even if he's not directly involved with them. He may, may be able to deftly handle the nuts and bolts, delegating authority and putting resources where they should be to deal with whatever the issue may be. But how would he lead the nation? How would he do attempting to console and unify the people? I'm betting he'd be terrible because he's the kind that sees sadness and temperance and restraint as weakness.
Trump is a guy who is used to being a big fish in a small pond. He's used to having his multi-billion dollar brand behind him, giving him the cachet and leverage necessary to get what he wants most of the time while also being able to avoid the consequences of failure. Of which he's had several. And all of that goes away if he becomes president. He'll no longer be a billionaire throwing his weight around. He'll be a world leader dealing with other entities that have a real economic and military impact on us. And I don't think he's prepared for people suddenly no longer giving a shit about "The Donald" cult of personality.
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