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Trump tests positive for Coronavirus (Mod warning in the op)
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Trump's handling of the little rocket man in N.Korea alone, is worthy of high praise internationally... like you said Pete, most people just sneered at him and refused to engage with him in any way. (presumably because they were scared sh!tless of their image being tarnished working with a dictator)
Trump understands that you need a working relationship with all influential people - even the ones you don't like or agree with their politics. That's something he definitely brought over from the business world, which many of the modern career politicians just can't seem to grasp.
It's amazing the left paints Trump as such a useless leader, so you'd think it would be pretty easy to displace him really...?? The most qualified presidential candidate in history (Hillary:pac:) couldn't beat him... then they failed to have him impeached... now most of them have been resigning themselves to defeat even before biden became the front runner, as apparently there wasn't a single candidate worthy of the task of taking on such a hopeless guy like Trump... funny eh?
At what point do you have to admit to yourself that the guy actually has something, and did not merely stumble into the highest seat in the land by pure chance?
Like him or loathe him, the man has leadership abilities. That's a clear fact. You may not like his leadership style or his politics or his decisions... but to deny he has any ability, and then simultaneously admit that he's almost unbeatable (by anyone), sorry but that's just a dumb and obstinate way to analyse things!
Even some of the greatest generals in history, were capable of acknowledging the strengths of their enemies... because if they didn't then they would have no realistic chance of defeating them.0 -
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White house press room so far with Covid-19.
President Trump: Positive
Kellyanne Conway: Positive
Bill Stepien :Positive
Hope Hicks: Positive
Chris Christie (tbd)
Rudy Giuliania (tbd)
Jason Miller ( tbd)
Stephen Miller (tbd).
Leadership of the free world, I suppose.
Hazards of the job really.
When you are around so many people on a daily basis, mask or not you're going to be highly exposed to it.
I'm sure once you've made your peace with that reality, you just get on with the job. Just like colds and flu etc it's probably more vital to have good hand hygiene as a first defence. Wearing a mask is quite impractical for certain jobs, like presidents where you are required to talk to people 24/7.
Some public officials wear the face mask mostly to portray what they consider to be the right public image. And I think most people criticising Trump, are really just angry that he doesn't feel the need to give in to public pressure... he makes his own mind up on certain things.
That's always been the biggest issue with most things around Trump... even if people don't admit it. We live in a society where everyone has to do what they're told, even in somewhat grey areas of life where you may have a different view or idea - most people are weak and give in to the consensus opinion or pressure from enough people. Because you don't want to stand out or cause problems for yourself in life... it's easier to just to go along with everyone else, rather than fight against the current.
The anger/hatred towards Trump, from this perspective, is actually just misdirected frustration... You're not supposed to do well in life, when you choose to sometimes ignore the consensus opinion and do your own thing. Yet Trump does... and that is hugely frustrating to all the people who have dedicated their lives to fitting in and not upsetting anyone by swimming against the current.
Deep down people are frustrated, because they don't have ability or the b*lls to do the same thing in their own life!
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Gretas Gonna Get Ya! wrote: »Hazards of the job really.
When you are around so many people on a daily basis, mask or not you're going to be highly exposed to it.
I'm sure once you've made your peace with that reality, you just get on with the job. Just like colds and flu etc it's probably more vital to have good hand hygiene as a first defence. Wearing a mask is quite impractical for certain jobs, like presidents where you are required to talk to people 24/7.
Some public officials wear the face mask mostly to portray what they consider to be the right public image. And I think most people criticising Trump, are really just angry that he doesn't feel the need to give in to public pressure... he makes his own mind up on certain things.
That's always been the biggest issue with most things around Trump... even if people don't admit it. We live in a society where everyone has to do what they're told, even in somewhat grey areas of life where you may have a different view or idea - most people are weak and give in to the consensus opinion or pressure from enough people. Because you don't want to stand out or cause problems for yourself in life... it's easier to just to go along with everyone else, rather than fight against the current.
The anger/hatred towards Trump, from this perspective, is actually just misdirected frustration... You're not supposed to do well in life, when you choose to sometimes ignore the consensus opinion and do your own thing. Yet Trump does... and that is hugely frustrating to all the people who have dedicated their lives to fitting in and not upsetting anyone by swimming against the current.
Deep down people are frustrated, because they don't have ability or the b*lls to do the same thing in their own life!
Anger /hatred towards Trump are your words.
Politicians of any persuasion asking the public to engage in health measures like social distancing /face masks/sanitiser or working from home/furloughing -need to practise what they preach.
In fairness to President Trump -he seemed to be against practising any health measures that would affect the economy more than the people..
So, I won't call him out on preaching. Let's hope all the White House staff recover.0 -
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Anger /hatred towards Trump are your words.
Politicians of any persuasion asking the public to engage in health measures like social distancing /face masks/sanitiser or working from home/furloughing -need to practise what they preach.
In fairness to President Trump -he seemed to be against practising any health measures that would affect the economy more than the people..
So, I won't call him out on preaching. Let's hope all the White House staff recover.
Trump may go along with the advice for the public, because for most people the wearing of a mask is practical in their everyday lives. But perhaps he views it as impractical for him personally in his daily activities.
I don't really agree with every decision he makes or opinion he holds, but I do actually like that he makes his own mind up about certain things. And is strong enough to resist public pressure. (Doesn't mean he's always correct)
Like I said, I think most people's strategy for succeeding in life, is to try and fit in and swim with the current as much as possible in life... always do what is expected of them, always comply with consensus pressure. Try not to anger people by going against the current.
Trump quite often does the opposite, and gets away with it for the most part - obviously when you do the opposite of what you're expected to do, you're going to open yourself up to huge criticism if it doesn't work out.
I think it's the fact that Trump is willing to take that risk, in many cases, that frustrates and angers people. And the fact that he's managed to get this far in life, and been highly successful while not following the same blueprint as most people do in society.
It's funny, because in society we seem to both love and hate rebellious people... like I said, perhaps deep down more people would like to have a rebellious streak, but they've been conditioned to fit in and not rock the boat as a strategy for succeeding (or surviving) in life.
There is a lot of psychology behind many people's natural reactions to Trump. It can tell you a lot about a person, to see how they react to him.
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