“He is a man so unpredictable, so reckless, so petulant, so full of blind self-regard … it is impossible to know where his presidency will lead or how much damage he will do to our nation.”
The Los Angeles Times editorial board published a blistering review of President Donald Trump’s first months in office on Monday.
“It was no secret during the campaign that Donald Trump was a narcissist and a demagogue who used fear and dishonesty to appeal to the worst in American voters,” the board wrote. “Still, nothing prepared us for the magnitude of this train wreck.”
Even after considering Trump’s dismal policy choices ― from ramping up deportations to peddling a health care plan that would leave millions uninsured to planning the erection of a wall along the Mexico border ― the board said it was the president who poses the greatest threat to America.
“He is a man so unpredictable, so reckless, so petulant, so full of blind self-regard, so untethered to reality that it is impossible to know where his presidency will lead or how much damage he will do to our nation. His obsession with his own fame, wealth and success, his determination to vanquish enemies real and imagined, his craving for adulation — these traits were, of course, at the very heart of his scorched-earth outsider campaign; indeed, some of them helped get him elected. But in a real presidency in which he wields unimaginable power, they are nothing short of disastrous.”
Over the next three days, the board will release three more pieces focusing on Trump’s lack of respect for the rule of law, his lack of regard for truth and facts and his willingness to recklessly perpetrate conspiracy theories and racist memes.
Head over to the LA Times website to read the entire editorial.
LATimes: ‘Nothing Prepared Us For The Magnitude Of This Train Wreck’
It Took Years For A Majority Of Americans To Disapprove Of The President. It Took Trump Barely More Than A Week.
Amen! The man-child is a total disaster - a train wreck. Actually, I think many of us who watched him closely during the campaign had a pretty good idea of what to expect. Along with the obvious incompetence - it's mainly his pathological lying that blows my mind. My mind is further blown by one-third of Americans still believing him. He is in way over his head - and we'll be lucky to live through it. The danger is further compounded by him being surrounded by more idiots with no government experience - and no diplomacy skills.
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