Quote Originally Posted by Xiahou View Post
My biggest problem with Trump here is his constant whining and blame-shifting. Comey wasn't ending the Russia investigation fast enough, so he fired him. Then Trump's own big mouth guarantees that a Special Prosecutor gets appointed after Trump states that he fired Comey over Russia. Therefore, the investigation still hasn't gone away so he shifts blame to Sessions, Rosenstein, and Mueller. Most of Trump's problems are due almost entirely to his verbal diarrhea- and then to hear him cry about how unfair the whole world is towards him is very obnoxious. If he'd learn to coordinate his message with his comms team instead of contradicting them, he'd be much better off.

I agree whole-heartedly. There is only one little problem with that. It ain't gonna happen. That old dog is not gonna pick up that new trick.

He comes from a 40 year track record of making decisions and having his team do their best to make them happen. If someone is not on board -- willing to follow Trump's lead -- they are the ones who get shunted aside. All of his experience tells him that it is HIS insight in the moment that is the key to success. He also comes from a culture that says "we're gonna run with this. If it flops, we drop it and go to the next deal. Regardless, you don't tarnish the power of the brand" He's trying to lead the way he knows best. He doesn't believe that parsing language or nuanced statements are worth a hoot -- what matters is the final deal you sign.

Nobody has reached the Presidency with that attitude towards leadership. At least, nobody since Ulysses Grant. Everybody else had been groomed in the political game for years before getting to the oval.