Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search
5 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Here comes the wall and anti immigration legislation... (Original Post) Locut0s Jan 2017 OP
According to the CNN article, he will investigate how to do it The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2017 #1
He is moving very fast..I wonder why. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2017 #2
He's moving fast because all he knows is showmanship... Locut0s Jan 2017 #3
Taking out his revenge perhaps. bdamomma Jan 2017 #4
I think he's doing as much damage as possible, as quickly as possible... jmowreader Jan 2017 #5

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,836 posts)
1. According to the CNN article, he will investigate how to do it
Wed Jan 25, 2017, 12:11 AM
Jan 2017

and how much it would cost. But Congress still has to appropriate the funds.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
2. He is moving very fast..I wonder why.
Wed Jan 25, 2017, 12:12 AM
Jan 2017

Does he think he might be challenged at some point?

That wall has to be paid for, and the House has to allocate the money...we'll see how fast that happens.
Trump has very little, if any, understanding of the political process..there are a thousands ways to derail what he wants.

Locut0s

(6,154 posts)
3. He's moving fast because all he knows is showmanship...
Wed Jan 25, 2017, 12:17 AM
Jan 2017

He knows this will impress those who look up to authoritarian power. Those who yearn to be ruled by an iron fist. He's still the same Trump as on The Apprentice and he's running the country in the same way. He know how to wear the faux suit of someone in charge.

" You there go do this, you over there stop doing that. I want you to do this and get it done in 10 seconds. I don't care that it's not possible. You are fired. YOU are fired. Get this done. Get that done." Lots of hand waving. Lots of ego fluffing at the end of the day he feels like a big boy in a big suit.

Meanwhile as you said he has no fucking clue how anything actually gets done in government.

bdamomma

(63,922 posts)
4. Taking out his revenge perhaps.
Wed Jan 25, 2017, 12:29 AM
Jan 2017

He has no political ideology and has no respect for the Constitution, again its all about him.

jmowreader

(50,562 posts)
5. I think he's doing as much damage as possible, as quickly as possible...
Wed Jan 25, 2017, 01:52 AM
Jan 2017

...because he knows the intelligence community will figure out how treacherous of an individual he is, and will get Congress to rid the country of him.

Latest Discussions»General Discussion»Here comes the wall and a...