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Is Donald Trump the Most Powerful President Elect Ever?
IVN ^ | January 12, 2017 | Debbie Benrey

Posted on 01/12/2017 6:51:54 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

Donald Trump is one of, if not the most, active president-elects in recent history. For better or worse, since November 8th Donald Trump has in many ways already assumed the office of President of the United States. It is common for all president-elects to name their cabinet members, do interviews, buy a pet to bring to the white house, etc. in the days leading to Inauguration Day. However, in keeping with his unconventional style, Trump is redefining what it means to be president-elect.

Since his electoral college victory, Trump has had conversations with important world leaders, has mediated international conflicts, expressed publicly his opinion on foreign governments and even reached out to business leaders in an effort to keep and/or create local jobs. Whether you agree with his politics or not, we must admit that he is tackling many issues that typically wait until after inauguration day.

Remaining true to his campaign rhetoric, Trump continued using social media and public appearances to fire shots at longtime U.S. allies and trade-partners, Mexico and China, saying time and time again that both countries are “ripping off” the U.S. These countries are the largest trading partners of the United States only after Canada, and it’s important to highlight that in 2016, the trade balance with Mexico and China showed a deficit, meaning the U.S. imports more than what we export.

As president-elect, Trump stirred controversy by taking a phone call from Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen, which sent a strong, not-well received message to Beijing: they’re dealing with a completely different presidency. Additionally, Trump’s tweets have constantly criticized the Chinese government, while giving continuous compliments to Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin, breaking a long tradition of keeping a low-key relation with Russia. Trump’s tweets have been his favorite tool for international communications....

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1 posted on 01/12/2017 6:51:54 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Franklin Delano Trump?


2 posted on 01/12/2017 6:53:14 PM PST by a fool in paradise (The COM-Left is saddened by the death of the Communist dictator Fidel Castro. No surprise there.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

It would certainly seem so.


3 posted on 01/12/2017 6:53:37 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (GET OUT OF DONALD'S HOUSE!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Yes.


4 posted on 01/12/2017 6:54:12 PM PST by Albion Wilde ("Americanism, not globalism, will be our credo."--Donald Trump)
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To: a fool in paradise

FDR fur shure.


5 posted on 01/12/2017 6:54:41 PM PST by Paladin2 (No spellcheck. It's too much work to undo the auto wrong word substitution on mobile devices.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Trump is definitely a high-energy person.


6 posted on 01/12/2017 6:56:05 PM PST by Behind the Blue Wall
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Yes. He is powered by the prayers of millions.


7 posted on 01/12/2017 6:58:01 PM PST by txrefugee
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To: Albion Wilde
On an earlier thread ...

A Left-wing American friend confessed a few days ago that he was beginning to like Donald Trump: ‘He’s got no mental teleprompter,’ he told me admiringly, ‘no notes, no filter, no volume control. He just says stuff, and sometimes he’s got a point . . .


Just about says it all.

8 posted on 01/12/2017 6:58:23 PM PST by knarf (I say things that are true, I have no proof, but they're true.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Damned straight he is.


9 posted on 01/12/2017 6:59:09 PM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway - "Enjoy Yourself" ala Louis Prima)
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Nature abhors a vacuum


10 posted on 01/12/2017 7:02:22 PM PST by dsrtsage (One half of all people have below average IQ. In the US the number is 54%)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

If one scores him by what he has done before he has even taken office,
the answer is yes.


11 posted on 01/12/2017 7:04:32 PM PST by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small pittance)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Russia is not an economic threat to the USA. We are an economic threat to them (fracking). China needs to be contained, and Russia as a friend would be helpful. I don’t feel like going to war with Russia to protect Europistan. WWIII will be USA, Russia and China fighting Muslim Europe and ME.


12 posted on 01/12/2017 7:05:49 PM PST by Rebelrage ("To crush your enemies -- See them driven, and to hear the lamentation of their women")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

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13 posted on 01/12/2017 7:07:05 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (President Trump is coming, and the rule of law is coming with him.)
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14 posted on 01/12/2017 7:12:57 PM PST by onyx (DONATE MONTHLY!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

This article states what a lot of us have been thinking. I have never seen a President elect like this before. Trump is not letting grass grow under his feet. He is a man of action and is already Making America Great Again.

No question in my mind that Trump’s Presidency will be like not other. I think some that get in the way like McQueeg are going to get steam rolled. McQueeg was part of the golden shower dirty trick and I hope he pays for it big time.


15 posted on 01/12/2017 7:13:22 PM PST by Parley Baer
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

How did this ever happen? Have you noticed that when Trump delivers a message impromptu, or off the cuff, he never has any hesitation markers? He is very smart and adept at verbiage, unlike his predecessor, a stuttering stupid fool with or without his teleprompter.


16 posted on 01/12/2017 7:14:02 PM PST by Fungi
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Well....almost certainly he’s the hardest working president elect we’ve had in the last century.


17 posted on 01/12/2017 7:14:56 PM PST by RepRivFarm ("During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." -George Orwell)
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18 posted on 01/12/2017 7:16:14 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (President Trump is coming, and the rule of law is coming with him.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Yes, and that’s what terrifies the Left.


19 posted on 01/12/2017 7:23:34 PM PST by MotorCityBuck ( Keep the change, you filthy animal! ,)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I tend to agree. If the left thinks Trump fears what they will throw to him, including the threat of impeachment, they are wrong. Even Rush is worried these days by all the Russian nonsense will lead to the impeachment. I guess Trump has no fear, other than fear of God.


20 posted on 01/12/2017 7:24:07 PM PST by Rebel2016
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