One Reason Trump is Intent on Reversing Everything Obama Did

[Rhondazvous]

It's part of his game. Can't you see it?

When Obama first took office, Bush had bequeath to him a multi trillion dollar deficit. Everybody said, no Bush is gone. It's on you now. This
is your deficit.

By keeping attention on Obama, Trump is keeping attention away from his own inability to make a significant dent in Bush's fiasco.

At least Obama could say that Congress fought against his success. Trump and Congress are the same party, yet he's still screwing up. He needs a scapegoat, and Obama is still his fall guy.

[Whateverist]

Huh, that does seem right too. But I wonder if Trump would ever have accepted the deprivation of the office had it not been for his humiliation at that damned press dinner. We all know his pettiness is what motivates him.

[vorlon13]

He ran on that as a platform and was elected by people expecting him to do it. I could see deplorables circling the White House holding pitchforks and torches if Trump suddenly expressed a desire to fellate the Obama legacy.

And since so much of the Obama legacy was implemented via executive fiat instead of enacting legislation (BTW, Obama was a senator from Illinois at one time, so it's not like any of this was a unknown to him) it is within Trumps limited skill set to undo so much of it exactly the same way it was gestated.

Additionally, IIRC, it was the 2011 National Press Club banquet where Obama skewered Trump with some zingers and it doesn't take too much acumen to read Trump's expression while it was happening and conclude then and there Trump decided to run and undo as much Obama-ism as possible if he won. I know it sounds petty and grudgy, but I don't know of anyone who has ever claimed the Donald ISN'T petty and grudgy.

[Minimalist]

You're over-analyzing.  Trump hates blacks.

End of story.

[Rhondazvous]

He ran on that as a platform and was elected by people expecting him to do it. I could see deplorables circling the White House holding pitchforks and torches if Trump suddenly expressed a desire to fellate the Obama legacy.

And since so  much of the Obama legacy was implemented via executive fiat instead of enacting legislation (BTW, Obama was a senator from Illinois at one time, so it's not like any of this was a unknown to him) it is within Trumps limited skill set to undo so much of it exactly the same way it was gestated.

Additionally, IIRC, it was the 2011 National Press Club banquet where Obama skewered Trump with some zingers and it doesn't take too much acumen to read Trump's expression while it was happening and conclude then and there Trump decided to run and undo as much Obama-ism as possible if he won.  I know it sounds petty and grudgy, but I don't know of anyone who has ever claimed the Donald ISN'T petty and grudgy.

Ah, a personal grudge. I've read his book The Art of the Comeback and know from his own mouth that he is the kind of person who would use a national office to do that.

It seems petty to us because the POTUS is such an important office. But for a billionaire like Trump, it's just a tool for his use.

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You're over-analyzing.  Trump hates blacks.

End of story.

I try not to reduce everything to that kind of nonthinking. It's no different from saying "God did it."

[Brian37]

It's part of his game. Can't you see it?

When Obama first took office, Bush had bequeath to him a multi trillion dollar deficit. Everybody said, no Bush is gone. It's on you now. This
is your deficit.

By keeping attention on Obama, Trump is keeping attention away from his own inability to make a significant dent in Bush's fiasco.

At least Obama could say that Congress fought against his success. Trump and Congress are the same party, yet he's still screwing up. He needs a scapegoat, and Obama is still his fall guy.

Oh it is way more simple than that. 45 is a egotistical selfish asshole. Daddy mentally abused him at a minimum and taught him to win at all costs no matter whom it hurt.

45 was damaged goods from his childhood. This is nothing short of narcissistic spite.

[Rhondazvous]

45 is as sharp as a bowling ball.

Check it out. He's now all the sudden demanding the justice depart investigate Hillary. It's such a transparent effort to deflect the d.o.j. from investigating his involvement with Russia. He must think everybody in the world is crazy but him.

[vorlon13]

Look out !!

Elizabeth Warren might concur with that !!


It would be the second time today they agreed on something.

[brewer]

45 is as sharp as a bowling ball.

Check it out. He's now all the sudden demanding the justice depart investigate Hillary. It's such a transparent effort to deflect the d.o.j. from investigating his involvement with Russia.  He must think everybody in the world is crazy but him.

I think, at least hope, that there's plenty of DOJ to go around. 

If not there is always the H-1B visa program.

[Rhondazvous]

45 is as sharp as a bowling ball.

Check it out. He's now all the sudden demanding the justice depart investigate Hillary. It's such a transparent effort to deflect the d.o.j. from investigating his involvement with Russia.  He must think everybody in the world is crazy but him.

I think, at least hope, that there's plenty of DOJ to go around. 

If not there is always the H-1B visa program.

And let's hope there people in the DOJ that 45 can neither buy or threaten. He will fall like all the megalomaniacs who came before him. The law of gravity demands this.