Donald Trump, put on your billionaire britches and act like a president

[babylonsister]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/05/23/donald-trump-deal-nancy-pelosi-mueller-investigation-editorials-debates/1206705001/?fbclid=IwAR2-rb8aRiET1LgvDPHtPPmQJRw_jVswwHzaEWBtokg66NlTwRuXZai6xKU


Donald Trump, put on your billionaire britches and act like a president
The Editorial Board, USA TODAY Published 3:34 p.m. ET May 23, 2019 | Updated 10:57 a.m. ET May 24, 2019
Who's afraid of Nancy Pelosi? By walking out on House speaker and Sen. Schumer, the 'leader' of the free world looks weak and outmatched: Our view


The president says he can’t work with Congress on legislation and be investigated at the same time, then showed this to be true by walking out of a meeting with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer.

We wonder what his next protestation will be. He can’t negotiate a budget while dealing with a foreign policy crisis? He can’t fight a trade war and cut taxes? He can’t "walk and chew gum" at the same time?

We wonder, too, how he will articulate his dilemma. Perhaps instead of walking out in a huff he will stomp his feet, or scream at the top of his lungs. Maybe he’ll throw his Legos castle against the wall so it breaks into 20 bazillion pieces. Boy, wouldn’t that be something.

The fact is, presidents are subject to investigations. Some are legit. Others transparently partisan. Nonetheless, presidents get things done.

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Here were Pelosi and Schumer doing their part to find common legislative ground on infrastructure spending, and it was the president who walked out. Now if nothing gets done before the 2020 election, voters will know whom to blame.

Donald John Trump, you are not doing yourself any favors. You are not doing your party any favors. And you most certainly aren't doing your country any favors. Pull yourself together and act like a president.


This editorial was written by Editorial Board member Dan Carney.

[C_U_L8R]

1. Nah. Just resign.

He’s a poseur bluffing his way through the job. Everybody sees it.

[House of Roberts]

2. Better yet

Keep destroying the Republican Party from within.

My biggest fear is that they cut their losses and ditch Trump, hoping to salvage 2020 before it's too late.

[babylonsister]

3. My biggest hope is they ditch him.

That would be the first responsible thing any goper has done since he's been infecting us.

[Blue Owl]

4. He's completely incapable of that

He's been acting like the same overgrown toddler for 73 years now -- no way he'll ever change at this point.

Time to just stick him in the "crib"... permanently.........

[EleanorR]

5. when has he ever acted like a president?

I can't think of a single instance he hasn't acted like a childish, vengeful, vindictive, self-interested, manipulative, lying, ignorant, greedy mobster. His failed real estate developing son-in-law has been put in charge of peace in the middle east for chrisake. Can we stop pretending already?

[smirkymonkey]

6. +1000

Exactly what you said!

[gratuitous]

7. More like this, please

Call it out. Call it out every damn time. Call it out until people are sick of hearing it called out. Then call it out again when it happens again. Ignore people who complain about making the president look bad. No, he's looking bad all by himself; it's the media's job to report that.