But I also think he's an entertainer at heart, enjoys the limelight, and sees the U.S. presidency as an opportunity to live out a reality TV show before an audience of 300+ million people every day. I couldn't see him staying committed to the job for eight years. Heck -- I can't even see him staying interested in it after eight months. He's probably more interested in seeing his face in the gossip or entertainment section of a newspaper than under the main headlines or in the business pages.
I never considered him a serious candidate until the last few months, and I strongly suspect he didn't either. If he wasn't doing so well in the polls I'm sure he would have dropped out a long time ago -- because I can assure you that he would never allow himself to lose on such a major public stage.
In short, I think the guy is erratic, unpredictable, and unprincipled ... a guy who is smart/savvy and knows how to get things done -- while at the same time having no patience for anything that involves a legislative process or a legal case in the Federal courts. In other words, I think he's actually a far bigger threat to government by executive/dictatorial fiat than Obama is. He'll be completely untrustworthy in office -- not because he's dishonest by nature, but because he really doesn't give a sh!t about most of the things you hear from him in his campaign rants.
I base this on my years of seeing how he operates in the real estate business and in the media here in the New York area. You actually find a lot of people like Donald Trump in real estate and entertainment circles here, and I usually find them very tiresome, difficult people to deal with.
Thank you for writing that.....I agree.... I have said Trump won’t last in Washington because you’re not going to get hi out of NY for long.....he even flies back when campaigning rather than stay on the states he’s in.....
I also found it interesting how pretty much from the beginning Trup mentioning his “smart friends” he’s done business with, and that he’d get them to do deals etc......at his Vets rally he introduced one of the millionares who donated....but why? ..and why would the guy go along with it?
Could it be Trumps going to “hire/appoint” his wealthy friends and business associates on supposedly behave of this nation when in fact it would be like Ukraine, and Russia with their Oligarchs making billions......I would not put it past this as Trumps and their agenda.......because once he “wins” his latest challenge he always hands it off to other people to operate for him.
I do think he’s seeking now the power of the office but I also think he’s getting quite tired of running for President....I have wondered if he might drop out along the way because he’s simply fed up with the process he’s unwilling to do...(thus leaving the debate)
He also has Jeff Sessions staff now working with him...because Trump really doesn’t know what he’s claiming he knows so he has to have “script” writers to teach him...
It’s going to be one heck of a disaster if he wins the Presidency..if he lasts that long....can you even imagine his wife and Trump actually living in the Whitehouse under all the guards etc. watching every move they make...tracking who he sees....who comes in and out.... After all this is a guy who rode down his own elevator to his lobby to announce his presidency! He never left his home!
It’s all just such a show and something Trump knows he can already put a notch under his belt.....he has nothing at all to loose running or dropping out.