I don't usually get into political discussions, but when it comes to Trump, I just can't help myself. Lol. To be fair, I am neither for him nor against him on a day to day front. Does he have faults? Oh absolutely. But, I also believe that he genuinely wants to do right by the country. But want and reality are often two different things. ie., You want your kid to be good, so you reprimand the kid.... But when your efforts are executed by beating the child to a pulp.... It ceases to be a good thing.
Trump is unfortunately used to sycophants and sensationalism. It worked for him in the private seCtor and the media. Despite his bankruptcies, he's not only made a name for himself, but also quite a bit of coin. So while it's true that the US has a problem with illegal aliens, he goes too far and breaks up families. While the biggest terrorist threat has been ISIS, and they happen to be Muslim, he goes too far and tries to ban all incoming people from Muslim countries.
He's also used to being the big dog in a small sandbox. Now he's just another dog in a giant sandbox. Negotiation tactics are different with different players. But he only has the one (being the big dog). Geopolitical negotiations are more nuanced and world leaders are trained in years of "playing the game", one which he doesn't understand, which is how even North Korea is playing him like a fiddle. The agreement is to work towards denuclearization... Not to actually have it done.
And while that negotiation is a great piece of the puzzle to get started on... Trump is so desperate for approval that he's already claimed sweeping victory. Who doesn't want to be loved? Who doesn't want to be liked? Who doesn't want to be told that they're doing a good job? Problem is, because he's desperate for some wins, he's looking at the individual battles and not looking at the war.
I really don't care about his character outside of the office. Big trees invite the breeze and he's human. A flawed, orange one... But human. But aside from being orange, which one of is isn't flawed? So I don't care about his personal transgressions so long as he's able to perform in the Office.
Problem is, with so many people leaving the White House, and eCh new member coming in understanding how to survive in their posts... He is surrounding himself with more and more sycophants, which leads to less discussion and debate. Which allows him to feed his own ego, and when it comes to geo-politics, ego helps no one.
Hence why I've voted that the US has gotten worse during his tenure.
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