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tavernier

(12,388 posts)
Sun Aug 4, 2019, 09:28 PM Aug 2019

My friend asked me tonight

just what exactly is wrong with trump.

My mouth hung open because I couldn’t believe that she really asked that. Shell shocked as I was, I could have answered but the place was noisy. I said I’ll text you.

Help me give her a long list!!!

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JoeOtterbein

(7,700 posts)
1. A mentally disturbed elderly man who is being...
Sun Aug 4, 2019, 09:35 PM
Aug 2019

...abused by everyone around him. Including the entire GOP. For money, for judges, for tax breaks, for lax gun control, etc., etc.

Anything they can get out of the old bastard!

BigmanPigman

(51,593 posts)
2. I thought you were doing to say that
Sun Aug 4, 2019, 09:39 PM
Aug 2019

you had a hard time trimming the list down to a single item. My answer would be "everything".

JoeOtterbein

(7,700 posts)
7. Of course, but some people may not know. I'll never forget when my son came home from...
Sun Aug 4, 2019, 10:19 PM
Aug 2019

...school one day and told me that, in a reply to a class assignment, he found out that one student's mom did not know who the VP was (Cheney at the time.)

We can't expect others to see. Sometimes we need to tell them in a loud voice! Like yours! ThanksBigman!

Shrike47

(6,913 posts)
4. He is a child abuser. Severe abuse. That's a big one for me. It's his direction and policy.
Sun Aug 4, 2019, 09:57 PM
Aug 2019

It ‘s wrong and the ends do NOT justify the means. If she’s a Christian, he should be anathema. He lies, he steals, he bullies, he threatens. He violates the Constitution constantly. His threats to free speech are appalling. He flagrantly violates the law (Hatch Act, campaign finance violations among others). If she waves those illegal acts as unimportant, point out there’s no reason to obey any laws if he doesn’t.

I must care, it’s very difficult for me to type. Worth the discomfort.

alittlelark

(18,890 posts)
8. A child in a mans body - deeply wounded from childhood.
Sun Aug 4, 2019, 10:20 PM
Aug 2019

Utterly incapable of seeing ANYTHING outside of himself. Deep, horrifying terror whenever he looks in his eyes.... trapped, terrified.

But he has managed to hold in the full Batshit insanity for 20 or so years.

I don’t think he will be able to for much longer.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
9. A list.
Sun Aug 4, 2019, 10:24 PM
Aug 2019

He is immoral: cheated on every wife. Had sex with teens, porn stars, playboy bunnies.

He is not a hard worker: golf and watching television appear to be his primary interests.

He is poorly prepared to deal with world issues: He is letting our country get run over by pulling out of international agreements, using poorly thought tariffs, running up the national debt by $3.5 trillion dollars in just over 2 1/2 years. Bush left President Obama $14 trillion of on/off the books debt. President Obama faced a national economic crisis coming is, but increased debt by only $4.5 trillion over 8 years.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,491 posts)
12. Go back to the very beginning. He's unqualified for the office.
Sun Aug 4, 2019, 11:32 PM
Aug 2019

Aside from a very long list of wrongdoing after the 2016 election, tRump should never have been allowed on the ticket. If the GOP had any respect for democracy and basic morals, they should have vetted him off the ticket but they didn't.

He has virtually no knowledge of government and diplomacy (American or international) or history and has a shady criminal background. He has a well-documented history of being a serial liar, con man, sexual pervert and cheater on taxes, his wives and his contractors.

For many years, tRump has shown every indication of being a severe narcissist and psychopath, indicated by lack of self control, racism, xenophobia, misogyny, cruelty and total lack of respect for society's norms and laws.

He's continued that historical behavior in the White House in hundreds of ways.....

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