Twardlow Loc: Arkansas

Is Trump Fit to Serve as President?

by BooMan
Wed Jan 2nd, 2019 at 02:44:01 PM EST


As I detailed earlier, Mitt Romney has had some unflattering things to say about President Trump, including that he is “very, very not smart,” and that he’s a “conman,” “a fake,” and “a fraud.” But he’s hardly alone in negatively assessing the president’s intelligence and character. In fact, those in the best positions to observe him seem to be unanimous on these points.

The most important and prestigious cabinet positions are the ones that oversee our military, our diplomacy and our economy. Here’s how Trump’s initial appointments for those positions have graded their boss:

Secretary of Defense James Mattis – Trump has the understanding of a “fifth or sixth grader.”

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson – “Trump is a “f*cking moron.”

Secretary of Treasury Steve Mnuchin – Trump is “an idiot.”

No one works more closely with a president than their chief of staff. Trump is now on his third CoS in less than two years. Here’s what they have had to say about him.

First chief of staff Reince Priebus – Trump is “an idiot.”

Second chief of staff John Kelly – Trump is a “f*cking idiot.”

Third chief of staff Mick Mulvaney – Trump is “a terrible human being.”

For good measure, former deputy chief of staff Katie Walsh has said that “[Working with Trump is] like trying to figure out what a child wants.”

After chief of staff, the National Security Adviser is the most influential aide in the West Wing. Here’s what Trump’s second National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster said about Trump: he’s an “idiot” and a “dope” with the intelligence of a “kindergartner.”
Here’s the assessment of Gary Cohn, the president’s first Director of the National Economic Council who also served as the Trump’s chief economic advisor: Trump is “dumb as sh*t,” “an idiot surrounded by clowns,”  “a professional liar,” and “less a person than a collection of terrible traits.”

Here’s former White House Chief Strategist and Senior Counselor to the President Steve Bannon: “[Trump is] like an 11-year-old child.”

Another person who worked closely with Trump was his lead lawyer in defending against the Russia probe. John Dowd stepped down, however, after concluding that the president is “an effing liar.”

Of these close advisers to the president, only Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin is still in his post. The rest either quit or were forced out. Of course, Trump fired his first FBI director whose opinion of Trump is that he’s indistinguishable from a mob boss. Trump also fired his first attorney general, and I don’t imagine that Jeff Sessions would be a good character witness for the president.

When you put all these comments beside each other, it’s clear that Donald Trump suffers from some kind of arrested development. The theme that he has a childlike mentality is constantly reiterated.  The other main points are that he’s a gigantic liar and an extremely bad person.

Even some of the people formerly most loyal to Trump, like his lawyer/fixer Michael Cohen and his former Director of Communications for the Office of Public Liaison, Omarosa Manigault Newman, have come out in the last year to give unsparing criticisms on these points.

ASo, as we start the new year, we should anticipate that eventually the U.S. Senate (now including Mitt Romney) will have to decide if Trump is fit to serve in the highest office in the land. Even before we get to see the report from Robert Mueller, I think the evidence is in from the people in the best position to know.



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Harvey Loc: Pioneer, CA

The simple answer is "NO" how can he qualify when no one can possibly believe a word that come out of his mouth - between the lies and contradictions there is too much against him. This will all come out - maybe not soon but he is going to go down - maybe not to prison but he is going to get punishment for "some" of the crimes he has committed.

Screamin Scott Loc: Marshfield Wi, Baltimore Md, now Dallas Ga

A progressive rag piece if I ever saw one and I'm not even keen on Trump.......

Kraken Loc: Barry's Bay

What ever you might want to call that rag it is spot on.

Twardlow Loc: Arkansas

I don’t know the definition of “rag piece,” but let me point out ALL the quotes are of Republicans speaking, and none of them are progressives. It is a throughly accurate piece—google the quotes! and you’ll see.

This is the way his intimates and employees speak of trump, and who should know him better?

I think you overreacted.

Frank T Loc: New York, NY

25 45 now

Texcaster Loc: Queensland

That's what they're all saying now. In fact, your strident posting in this place shows that you're as keen as mustard on old 'Gorgeous Babylon'.

Bob Smith Loc: Banjarmasin

Considering these are all people who know Trump intimately and taking into account they are in the most part Trump victims. Some of the accounts could be regarded as revenge. But the most worrying thing is that the themes of the accounts are so similar. The bravado and pettiness that Trump shows at some interviews shows a kind of childish intellect and a lack of insight into complex problems.

Nalle Loc: Tellus

Please. Stop screaming........

dirtpusher Loc: tulsa oklahoma

Why would these people be involved

The New Chair Of The House Armed Services Committee Says We Need To Discuss Impeaching Trump

One Rude Dawg Loc: Athol, ID

If the Village Idiot was an elected position he couldn't win.

Twardlow Loc: Arkansas

Well...he did.

The most corrupt, incompetent, dishonest, treasonous administration in American History....

EyeSawYou

Lol hogwash.

hondo812 Loc: Massachusetts

But I thought you LIKED Obama?

dirtpusher Loc: tulsa oklahoma

This is hodwash

https://youtu.be/DLVdi14ECCc