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As though he can keep conducting himself as though he’s running his usual business interests. Does Trump secretly envision that the nation will be renamed from the "United States of America" to "Trump – the country?"
OF
COURSE, THE sensible thing for us to do with such egotistical pronouncements is
to chuckle at the naivete being expressed. I don’t doubt that the security
concerns involved in protecting a chief executive of the nation will require
Trump to accept residence in the presidential mansion in the District of
Columbia.
Even
though I’m sure Trump probably thinks the nation’s mansion is downright drab
compared to the tacky level of gaudiness that exists at so many of his other
properties, and may think Harry Truman had a point when he referred to the White House as the "crown jewel of the federal penal system."
Trump
kind of reminds me of the statements that Barack Obama made in the early days
of his presidency – when he insisted he and the family were going to be making
regular trips to Chicago so as to revitalize themselves. They would need their
Chicago fix.
Not
that the man has never set foot in Chicago since becoming president. But
practicality has made them into District of Columbia residents to the point
where they openly admit they’re not returning to the city once his term ends in
January.
THERE
WON’T BE that final flight for Obama and family on board Air Force One to the
Second City on Inauguration Day – which is what tradition would call for.
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Although I suspect that the Trump-type of voters are probably snickering to themselves and saying Obama doesn’t deserve the perk – we ought to let him hitch-hike, then have him arrested for vagrancy on the walk home!
In
short, there’s a lot of nonsense we’re going to hear in coming weeks as Trump
tries to wrap his mind around the reality that he’s now going to be legally
responsible for the fate of this country. He will be blamed for everything that
goes wrong in coming years.
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His legacy now is not going to be some garish buildings and being the “best sex” Marla Maples ever had (if you believe the New York Post). He’s going to have to start behaving like a serious human being – instead of an egotistical blowhard.
IT
IS WITH that in mind that people are watching his appointments.
Some
may be relieved he didn’t put New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (himself a
blowhard) in charge of anything. Others are repulsed that Steve Bannon will
have anything to do with our government – he has edited conservative websites
and often gets the labels of “racist” and “anti-semitic” attached to his name.
But
the one that intrigues me is that of Reince Priebus – the head of the
Republican National Committee who took his share of abuse during the campaign
from Trump for being amongst those GOPers who resisted the charms of The Donald
as president.
A
quick look through Google finds headlines from earlier this year reading Reince Priebus, other Republicans, denounce
Trump’s indefensible comments about women and Reince Priebus condemns Trump on Muslim ban, amongst others.
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Is
Priebus feeling the “call of the White House” and can’t resist a chance to “serve
his country?” Or does he just need a job that badly.
And
as for Trump, is this a sign that he’s adapting to the political realities of
being president? That he may try to conduct himself like a responsible human
being?
Or
is the reality that the instant Priebus does something to offend the president,
he’ll become the first individual to get a “You’re Fired!” from the Trump
administration?
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