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Every other president has divested themselves of their business prior to taking office, and also disclosed their tax returns.
Trumps has done NONE OF THIS. It is ABUNDANTLY CLEAR that he's running the oval office as an extension of the Trump Organization, and getting away with it.
He is solely to blame for his hardships. Trying to blame democrats for his malfeasance is dishonest, disgraceful and unAmerican.
I don't buy that was his reasoning. How much of campaign money has gone right back into his businesses? IMO he ran because he thought it would better his brand and therefore his business.
I agree with the bolded, and also somewhat agree and somewhat disagree with greywar....I think he wanted to lose all they way to the end, and figured he could try real hard to 'make it a race/give it the old college try', and still have the luxury of losing. Besides running to better his brand, I also think he wanted to get under Obama's skin a bit as retaliation re the 2011 WHCD, and wanted to be able to whine that 'the system is rigged' until taking his last breath.
Is he also defeating ISIS (Nope), getting unemployment down to 3.8% (Nope), and trying to denuclearize North Korea to better his brand?(Yup) If so then good for his brand!
I can imagine that Trump was "immensely frustrated" with the country, and wanted to get into a position where he could clear the way for all of his business ambitions. I see Trump as wanting to "obtain" the presidency as he would any other acquisition, to enlarge his empire and stroke his own ego. (By the way, although I don't think most presidential hopefuls have such an empire to swell, I do think that most have their egos very much wrapped up in the presidential run.) What sounds like a really lofty reason for running (to make a difference) may really have been making a difference in his "brand" and his bottom line rather than making a difference for the people of the country.
I can see that the office would be extremely trying for Trump. He is, after all, used to having the last word on everything. He took an office for which he was woefully unprepared. So of course, it is extremely difficult for him. It is difficult for all presidents, but most are better prepared than he, and many have been close enough to the every day workings of the office that their learning curve is not so steep. It is tough for a man of Trump's intellectual abilities to step into that gargantuan learning curve. In addition, he seems to have had difficulty finding people to assist him who are both highly qualified and sufficiently loyal.
Despite how difficult this is for him, however, I have no sympathy at all for Trump. If he did not know what he was getting into, that is his failing for not looking before leaping. If he is truly overwhelmed, he can always resign. The country deserves someone who is NOT overwhelmed by the office and is competent to handle it's extreme complexities and stress.
I agree with the bolded, and also somewhat agree and somewhat disagree with greywar....I think he wanted to lose all they way to the end, and figured he could try real hard to 'make it a race/give it the old college try', and still have the luxury of losing. Besides running to better his brand, I also think he wanted to get under Obama's skin a bit as retaliation re the 2011 WHCD, and wanted to be able to whine that 'the system is rigged' until taking his last breath.
I agree with the bolded, and also somewhat agree and somewhat disagree with greywar....I think he wanted to lose all they way to the end, and figured he could try real hard to 'make it a race/give it the old college try', and still have the luxury of losing. Besides running to better his brand, I also think he wanted to get under Obama's skin a bit as retaliation re the 2011 WHCD, and wanted to be able to whine that 'the system is rigged' until taking his last breath.
I'm inclined to agree with you.
I really don't think he planned on winning.
More so, it would be funny if his ego that made him run, then got him elected and now is under the spotlight, more so than ever before, brings him down.
Trump's son is simply explaining to everyone that Donald Trump was living a great life when he decided to put that on hold in favor of trying to make a difference in our country. Since that day, his life has been in a state of constant flex and turmoil, which is to be expected for pretty much anyone who decides to run for the most powerful position in our nation. I think he's trying to make people understand that this experience has not been all fun and games for Trump, as many of his opposition seem to believe. He ran because he genuinely thought he could help with some of the things that were going wrong in our country. At least, that is the message Eric is trying to get across to the American people. Of course, this story of strife will fall on deaf ears when it comes to those on the left who utterly despise him. Never the less, that is the message Eric intended to get across to everyone. He's basically saying he didn't have to do this, he did it to make a difference. And he has achieved that goal, to the relief of some and the horror of others. Either way, that is the intent of this article, so there's no need to try to spin it in any other way.
That is exactly Eric's intent when he is saying this.
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