Posted on 05/04/2016 10:52:22 AM PDT by reaganaut1
Donald J. Trump is now the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, but he is also keenly aware that many in his own party — and many Americans, frankly — are scared and anxious about the idea of him in the Oval Office. Even he is not sure how a deeply divided nation would adjust to the first 100 days of a Trump presidency.
What he does know, however, is what he wants to do in those early months. In a series of recent interviews, he sketched out plans that include showdowns with business leaders over jobs and key roles for military generals, executives and possibly even family members in advising him about running the country.
Shortly after the Nov. 8 election, President-elect Trump and his vice president — most likely a governor or member of Congress — would begin interviewing candidates for the open Supreme Court seat and quickly settle on a nominee in the mold of Justice Antonin Scalia.
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On Inauguration Day, he would go to a “beautiful” gala ball or two, but focus mostly on rescinding Obama executive orders on immigration and calling up corporate executives to threaten punitive measures if they shift jobs out of the United States.
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On his first day in office, he said, he would meet with Homeland Security officials, generals, and others — he did not mention diplomats — to take steps to seal the southern border and assign more security agents along it. He would also call the heads of companies like Pfizer, the Carrier Corporation, Ford and Nabisco and warn them that their products face 35 percent tariffs because they are moving jobs out of the country. Democrats and some Republicans have warned that financial markets would react poorly and that Mr. Trump’s protectionist stances might plunge the country into recession
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Good article. Well worth an entire read. Thanks for posting it.
The counrty’s already in ression. The job losses will be huge by Nov. CA experiencing a 1 bil tax shortfall in April is just the tip of the iceberg.
Trump first task will be dealing with a world wide depression greater than the 1930s one. I hope he’s up to it.
If you question Trump on his policies you must want Hillary to win.
“Trump has said he will reach a consensus with Congress, and he will.”
I don’t know what you’ve been smoking but it must be a form of Trumopiate.
I predict most people will overlook the most important parts of this story, namely all of the conservative items on Trump’s 100 first days agenda.
I like that ... and in politics it's often difficult to tell the difference between that group and the live congress critters!
The same law that permits them to abolish the IRS, Obamacare, Education, EPA, etc.....NONE...No president can do that without an executive order. It’s Congress. ALL the candidates play the same game. The difference is, I believe Trump will actually get the leadership of Congress together and cajole them to do it.
Get the turd out of your mouth. He answered the question numerous times in national media that of course it would reach a consensus of Congress. You have a problem with that?
Get the turd out of your mouth. He answered the question numerous times in national media that of course it would reach a consensus of Congress. You have a problem with that?
Get the turd out of your mouth. He answered the question numerous times in national media that of course it would reach a consensus of Congress. You have a problem with that?
I think that a lot of the stuff in obamacare was added in later with Executive Orders. I’m guessing it is the same on all of the other things too. One could declare all of those EO’s void and probably put a big dent in things.
Everybody knew that Reagan’s Star Wars defense was technologically unfeasible...or was it?
We are already headed toward a depression. But will the blame it on Trump? Of course!
The precedent, alas, has been set.
“I have a Pen, and I have a Phone. . . “
I suspect they will be unilateral. Why would Mexico participate?
They are quoting Trump throughout the story.
That’s what I question. How reliable are the quotes?
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