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someguyfromcanada  ·  2939 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Donald Trump doesn't like this any better than you do.

Does he really have to be involved with the daily workings of government if he does not want to be? There is no requirement I know of that he do anything besides being a figurehead and doing as little as he wants. Can he not simply delegate all his responsibility away?

We have a man here that has spent his entire adult life apparently thinking mostly about how he can promote himself. He is the first President with no military or governmental experience and has shown no more than fleeting interest in the skills that are involved in running those non-business enterprises. Apparently he even wants to continue to live in NYC, which shows a basic lack of interest in being a hands-on President.

He pretty much tipped his hand on how much involvement he desired by saying that Pence would be in charge of both foreign and domestic policy. So there is not much left for him to do besides showing up for photo ops, reading prepared speeches, going on talk shows, playing office politics and tweeting about what a fabulous job he is doing.





kleinbl00  ·  2939 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    Does he really have to be involved with the daily workings of government if he does not want to be? There is no requirement I know of that he do anything besides being a figurehead and doing as little as he wants. Can he not simply delegate all his responsibility away?

It's an excellent question.

user-inactivated  ·  2939 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Surely he's not going to live at Trump Tower. He might not realize how hated he is, but the Secret Service has to know.

someguyfromcanada  ·  2939 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I bet they hate him already. Trump Tower does not even have a helipad which means shutting down mid-town on the ground when he is there. That is a lot different than protecting a ranch in Texas. Impromptu appearance at the MTV Music Awards? Deal with it SS and NYPD.

Even if his kid and wife choose to stay while he finishes his current school year would be a logistical nightmare.

The SS push back on his scheduling flexibility is something else DT is going to hate.

ArtemusBlank  ·  2939 days ago  ·  link  ·  

If he continues to live at Trump Tower sometimes , it will be the first time in my life that a president is somewhat close to me sometimes. I live in northern New Jersey and it will be weird for a president to be near because when a president comes to nyc, it's a rare event that shuts everything down for a bit.