Trump is a 'Wannabe Autocrat,' Former Govt. Ethics Head Says After Bloody Retweet Targeting CNN

[DonViejo]

Source: Newsweek Magazine




TRUMP IS A 'WANNABE AUTOCRAT,' FORMER GOVERNMENT ETHICS CHIEF SAYS AFTER BLOODY RETWEET TARGETING CNN

BY LAUREN GILL ON 12/24/17 AT 11:46 AM

The former head of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, Walter Shaub, blasted President Donald Trump as a babyish aching tyrant after the commander-in-chief retweeted a picture of himself sporting what appeared to be CNN's blood on the bottom of his shoe on Sunday morning.

Link to tweet

Trump has frequently been accused of being an autocrat, or absolute ruler who operates outside of the democratic system. Although the Constitution forbids him from acting out on his own, he has displayed numerous autocratic tendencies during his time in office, often shown in his penchant for announcing decisions without consulting officials first. A recent example was his decision to tweet out a ban on transgender people in the military without telling officials.

Link to tweet

Shaub has been an outspoken critic of the president since leaving his administration in July out of growing concern that ethics regulations for politicians were inadequate. And of course Trump has regularly moaned about CNN, which he has referred to as “fake news” on several occasions.

This isn’t his first retweet suggesting violence against the news network — in July he shared a clip of him pummeling a person with a CNN logo for a head.

Read more: http://www.newsweek.com/trump-wannabe-autocrat-former-government-ethics-chief-says-after-bloody-758332

[Leghorn21]

1. I fucking worship Walter Shaub. Colicky tweets, OMG!!

[trusty elf]

2. Whinging

[BigmanPigman]

3. It looks like he stepped in his own shit.

That is more appropriate than blood.