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Posted on 12/09/2017 1:38:02 PM PST by madprof98
As he ends his first year in office, Mr. Trump is redefining what it means to be president. He sees the highest office in the land much as he did the night of his stunning victory over Hillary Clinton as a prize he must fight to protect every waking moment, and Twitter is his Excalibur. Despite all his bluster, he views himself less as a titan dominating the world stage than a maligned outsider engaged in a struggle to be taken seriously, according to interviews with 60 advisers, associates, friends and members of Congress.
For other presidents, every day is a test of how to lead a country, not just a faction, balancing competing interests. For Mr. Trump, every day is an hour-by-hour battle for self-preservation.
Bracing and refreshing to his alienated-from-the-system political base, Mr. Trumps uninhibited approach seems erratic to many veterans of both parties in the capital and beyond. Some politicians and pundits lament the instability and, even without medical degrees, feel no compunction about publicly diagnosing various mental maladies.
The growing economy he inherited continues to improve, and stock markets have soared to record heights.
At first, there was a thread of being an impostor that may have been in his mind, said Representative Nancy Pelosi of California, the House Democratic leader, who has tried to forge a working relationship with the president.
Hes overcome that by now, she said. The bigger problem, the thing people need to understand, is that he was utterly unprepared for this. It would be like you or me going into a room and being asked to perform brain surgery. When you have a lack of knowledge as great as his, it can be bewildering.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
What bothers the NYT most, is that Trump ignores them.
It drives them bats—t crazy.
The growing economy he inherited...????
This liberals are stark raving mad!
Hysterical: the markets have taught/forced the Left to just ankle-bite instead of nuke our CINC with DOW drops.
Capitalism reaming them, but good! mwuhahahahahahaha
Absolutely delusional. Hilariously so
So Glenn Thrush ‘s suspensions for sexual misconduct is over? That didn’t last long.
A special good night to Special SnowFlakes across America/the world. Sleep well! President Trump will be there, watching over you for the next 7+ years each miserable night in your miserable life!
Looks like Glenn Thrush is off double secret probation.
The economy was growing when President Trump took office?
First rule of self preservation
Aman who buys ink by the barrel best not go to war with a President with a twitter account
Glen Thrush....nonsense. ‘Nough said.
It took three NY Times hacks to write this.
Refuse to read the lying scumbags at the NY Slimes.
They have zero credibility
Slimes is drooling again.
Most of the country ignores them or holds them in derision.
I think so too.
Sure don’t hear much out of the BLM ANTIFA goons these days.
Why is the Soros plant still at the slimes .
The left are such sick frauds . Why are liars Maggie and gay left wing nutter Baker still allowed near the WH . The WH press office needs to shut down all access and stop all daily events . Starve the enemy . they are the enemy
What a pant-load. 100% pure Leftist propaganda.
That's why he unchained the military and took out ISIS. That is why he changed immigration policy, took on tax reform.
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