Jul 06, 2019 9:00am EDT by Hunter, Daily Kos Staff
The Washington Post's report on Trump's habit of "softening" his very "tough" public policy declarations once he's actually in a room with adversarial leaders such as Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russia's Vladimir Putin, or North Korea's Kim Jong Un is a useful exploration of one of Trump's most consistent characteristics. It's also a useful reminder of just how little that approach has delivered, despite White House bluster and the usual rote complaints about how past presidents were all doing it wrong.
The Post declines, however, to explore the deeper psychology at work in Trump's noggin, as he rains down fire and fury in tweets, rallies, and Oval Office interviews, only to fawn over his opponent during meetups. This is reasonable, from the standpoint of journalism, but those of us who are not journalists are not bound by the same rules and can say what we mean more plainly: Donald Trump's behavior is entirely consistent with Donald Trump being an exemplar of that most toxic genre of executive acumen. Donald Trump is a Business Asshole.
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https://m.dailykos.com/stories/1869074
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