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The United States has officially elected the most sensitive man in the country to serve as president. Not sensitive to the needs of others, the way a president ought to be, but sensitive to anything said about him that isnt the equivalent of a fireworks display and a 21-gun salute. We initially suspected that he was going to handle criticism poorly, and he showed no lack of evidence when it came to his temperament, but his inability to maintain any sort of composure is showing that this job is going to crush him spiritually and intellectually.
A quick search of the his name with the words angry, upset, or cranky shows whats happened in the past week alone. Donald Trump is upset that Sean Spicer was played by Melissa McCarthy, because he doesnt like his people to look weak, according to a source close to him. The implications of saying someone is weak because of gender are certainly lost on him, but the gist of this is that he was upset by a late-night weekend comedy show that he insists is failing anyway. What else raised Trumps dander? Hes apparently upset and angry over the Australian refugee deal. He became angry with the New York Times, his nemesis and constant foil, over several things: one being a report that suggested he wasnt entirely briefed over giving Bannon a spot on the National Security Council, and the other suggesting his staff doesnt know how to turn on the lights in The White House. Let us remember that this has been all occurred in the past week alone.
His inauguration day, and the following weekend, was marked largely by his complaints over demonstrations against him, negative Twitter messages, and the fact that his inauguration was not as popular as Obamas in 2009. In a terrifying turn of events, we became aware of his teams concept of alternative facts, and saw that this was going to become his way of dealing with any negative press. This cant last forever; people are beginning to catch on and see that he isnt handling this whole president thing very well. Further reporting that hes cranky from lack of sleep, demands to watch television at all times of the day, and was more excited about choosing window treatments than being briefed on current situations seems to point to a lack of ability to perform his duties. This man, who once said that Hillary Clinton doesnt have the stamina to be president, must be haunted by the fact that hes failing in this regard.
With this in mind, theres been talk about invoking the Twenty-Fifth Amendment, Section 4, which states that the president may be removed if he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office. As one might suspect, theres a fair amount of people that need to agree to this before hes able to be removed, and this is why its unlikely to be successful. While Donald Trump has not been popular, and while he has his share of foes on both sides of the aisle, this extreme measure would need to be marked by true inability to perform duties and cannot ride on reports of him being cranky. Fortunately for us, this isnt going to be necessary.
We do not need to invoke this amendment because Donald Trump is going to resign. This is a man whose primary concern is being popular and hearing people clap for him, a man who continues to make speeches about national holidays focus on how much better his ratings were when he was hosting The Apprentice. Hes striving to prove to people that hes popular and hes liked, but eventually he will be ground down and try to find a way out when this proves fruitless. Hes going to try and tell us that we did this, that we broke a powerful, successful man through our cruel torment. Hes going to make it seem as if Alec Baldwins impersonation of him is in violation of Geneva Conventions, and that CNNs coverage of him was patently false and he was unable to make anyone see the light. Hes going to try and make us feel bad for him, but we wont. Donald Trump is not going to be impeached through a lengthy trial marked by heroic statements from lawmakers of both parties, nor is he going to be undone by his financial ties that he has yet to disclose. Donald Trump is going to resign, and hes going to try and let us know its because of how much the people and fake news hurt his feelings.
SOURCE: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-will-end-not-with-a-bang-but-with-him-whimpering_us_5899ef68e4b02bbb1816bffb
oberliner
(58,724 posts)The author of this piece does not have a clue.
dchill
(38,505 posts)about the Russian connection. IMO, that will eventually take him down.
Judi Lynn
(160,545 posts)oberliner
(58,724 posts)But the idea that he will just get bored of the job and decide to quit is not going to happen.
madokie
(51,076 posts)Fuck him
BigBearJohn
(11,410 posts)Phoenix61
(17,006 posts)and is, based on his tweets, wrapping himself around the axle over every negative thing being said about him. How much stress can his heart take? It's only going to get worse for him as protestors get more organized. I think he'd welcome having to step down due to a medical situation. He'd play it like he's a hero, have Ivanka up there next to him with tears in her eyes, as he delivers his speech.
GoneOffShore
(17,340 posts)And I wonder how quickly his protective detail or those around him will rush to his aid when he does.
absyntheminded
(216 posts)His resignation speech will amount to "no one likes me, I'm taking my ball and going home", while being led off in a straight jacket (we hope)
Speaking of "balls", put down the Nuclear Football and step away....
briv1016
(1,570 posts)No one's going to ride in on a white horse to save us and the other side isn't going to have a change of heart and see the error in their ways. We're stuck with this for at least 4 years.
mnhtnbb
(31,395 posts)Remember what happened to Caligula.
BigBearJohn
(11,410 posts)of the White House, together with being the most hated man on this planet, I tend to agree with your assessment.
Vinca
(50,279 posts)And if we figure out a way to oust Pence we're stuck with Eddie Munster. It's a lose-lose situation no matter how you look at it.