Inside Trumps Battle for Self-Preservation

[applegrove]

https://politicalwire.com/2017/12/09/inside-trumps-battle-self-preservation/

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New York Times: “For other presidents, every day is a test of how to lead a country, not just a faction, balancing competing interests. For Mr. Trump, every day is an hour-by-hour battle for self-preservation. He still relitigates last year’s election, convinced that the investigation by Robert Mueller, the special counsel, into Russia’s interference is a plot to delegitimize him. Color-coded maps highlighting the counties he won were hung on the White House walls.”

“Before taking office, Mr. Trump told top aides to think of each presidential day as an episode in a television show in which he vanquishes rivals. People close to him estimate that Mr. Trump spends at least four hours a day, and sometimes as much as twice that, in front of a television, sometimes with the volume muted, marinating in the no-holds-barred wars of cable news and eager to fire back.”

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[guillaumeb]

1. 4-8 hours a day watching television.

And pretending to be the President the rest of the time.

[tazkcmo]

3. Don't forget golf.

Lots of golf.

[guillaumeb]

4. Trump said he would not have time for golf.

He criticized Obama for playing too much golf.

[tazkcmo]

5. My bad.

I forgot. He's terrif!

[madinmaryland]

7. That to me indicates he's doing a lot of mental masturbation. Hence all of his "tweets". nt

[guillaumeb]

8. True. Lucky for Melania. eom

[Thomas Hurt]

2. Shouldn't it be self-fellation, not preservation...

[tazkcmo]

6. flatuation? n/t

[Irish_Dem]

9. "every day he must vanquish his rivals" .....

It is all about him getting even and getting back at perceived enemies.
This is not leadership.

[Kirk Lover]

10. Yes and his enemies reside in our 'rigged' institutions which he knows will take him

down in the end. Lots of folks thinks tRUMP's crazy, oh no he isn't. He knows EXACTLY what he's doing by all this fake news and the FBI is dirty shit...he's laying the groundwork - which won't work - but he's trying.

[Irish_Dem]

11. It is what he had done his whole life, bully, lie, bluff, attack.

It may work no longer.

[L. Coyote]

12. Bullshit aside, he's battling for his BILLION $$$$$ bonus (taxbreak).

[left-of-center2012]

13. Before taking office, Trump ...

... told top aides to think of each presidential day as an episode in a television show in which he vanquishes rivals.