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Mr. Ected

(9,670 posts)
1. That's why most (all) Presidents before him stopped campaigning after the election
Wed Aug 23, 2017, 08:50 AM
Aug 2017

Trump wants to divide us. He wants to be the host for his base of leeches.

unblock

(52,240 posts)
4. even that's too generous. he's really just an avid fakesnews viewer.
Wed Aug 23, 2017, 08:57 AM
Aug 2017

he's not even acting like a "president" in the sense of leading his base. all he really does is parrot back the crap he's heard on fakesnews, sometimes just the night before.

that's not being "president" of his base, that's just being, at most, a super-fan of the same team.

 

oberliner

(58,724 posts)
5. He said something in his rally about working for "people who voted for me"
Wed Aug 23, 2017, 08:57 AM
Aug 2017

Don't recall the exact quote, but that was the idea.

Hassin Bin Sober

(26,328 posts)
6. He's The President of the comments section of your local newspaper.
Wed Aug 23, 2017, 09:00 AM
Aug 2017

I forget which pundit said that but it's true.

dalton99a

(81,512 posts)
7. Trump is a firm believer in the power of division
Wed Aug 23, 2017, 09:01 AM
Aug 2017

"Remember, politics is not about uniting people. It's about dividing people and getting your 51 percent." - Roger Stone

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