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kpete

(72,022 posts)
Wed Nov 8, 2017, 08:38 AM Nov 2017

Northam has a good sense of humor, too! On dealing with Trump:

“I’m a neurologist, so I’m used to dealing with a lot of different minds,” he said.
“And even being a pediatric neurologist, that gives me more perspective.”

In an interview with The Guardian’s Ben Jacobs, Northam explained that he’d be willing to work with Trump when it would help out the state of Virginia. When asked by Jacobs how he could work with Trump despite his pointed criticism of the president, Northam said his past work as a pediatrician has helped to prepare him for dealing with Trump’s personality.

“I’m a neurologist, so I’m used to dealing with a lot of different minds,” he said. “And even being a pediatric neurologist, that gives me more perspective.”

Northam’s profile at the Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters says that his clinical interests include epilepsy and neuromuscular disorders, neither of which seems to afflict president Trump.

Earlier this year, Northam called out Trump as a “narcissistic maniac” during the Democratic primary, although he has dialed down his harsher criticisms of the president the closer he’s gotten to the general election.



MORE:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/nov/07/virginia-governor-election-dan-gillespie-ralph-northam-political-landscape-trump
https://www.rawstory.com/2017/11/dem-va-governor-candidate-my-work-treating-kids-neurological-disorders-will-help-me-deal-with-trump/
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Northam has a good sense of humor, too! On dealing with Trump: (Original Post) kpete Nov 2017 OP
Maybe then he can expain what happened to neurosurgeon Ben Carson... hlthe2b Nov 2017 #1
Doctors who write prescriptions for themselves. Dave Starsky Nov 2017 #3
The "narcsisstic maniac" statement is all he would need to get my vote. BigmanPigman Nov 2017 #2
He may change his mind once in office. Frustratedlady Nov 2017 #4

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
4. He may change his mind once in office.
Wed Nov 8, 2017, 09:02 AM
Nov 2017

We should hope there aren't many children to compare to The Trump. Poor parents.

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