So let me get right to it.
1. The Muslim Ban
This measure is immoral in principle and unworkable in practice. Trump's defenders say it isn't a Muslim ban. Gee, I wonder how many Presbyterians were affected by this executive order. It did affect thousands of permanent residents and dual citizens forcing the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Defense scramble. After all, Trump didn't bother to tell them about the executive order.
And for what? This won't save a single life from an act of Muslim terrorism. Last I checked, the persons responsible for San Bernardino and Orlando were born in the United States.
2. The Holocaust Remembrance Day Fiasco
President Trump commemorated Holocaust Remembrance Day - without acknowledging the fact Jews were Hitler's principle target. When the obvious was pointed out the Trump Administration dug in it heels.
To be fair, Trump has improved in this regard since his joint address to Congress. The same cannot be said for his Press Secretary.
3. He Doesn't Hire The Best People (Sean Spicer & Michael Flynn)
The White House Press Secretary is the face of any presidency. Sean Spicer's is a most ugly one. His tenure has been marked by misinformation (or should I say alternative facts), outright hostility to the press and general incompetence.
Michael Flynn is no longer National Security Adviser, but his brief tenure will haunt the Trump Administration for a long time to come. It appears the Trump Administration was aware of his lobbying efforts for Turkey after all. True to form, Trump is blaming Obama for not vetting Flynn.
4. Nor Does He Keep The Best People (The Firing of Preet Bharara)
I realize U.S. Attorneys serve at the pleasure of the President. But Trump really should have kept Bharara. He didn't play favorites bringing New York's top Democrat Sheldon Silver for corruption. All of which proves Trump was never serious about draining the swamp.
5. Accusing President Obama of Wiretapping Trump Tower
I'm no fan of President Obama. But Trump has no evidence that Obama did any such thing nor does anyone else. Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump need to keep the President away from Twitter.
6. MSM = The Enemy of the American People
There is no doubt the mainstream media has a strong left-wing bias. This is nothing new under the sun. For a sitting President to say they are the enemy of the American people is another thing altogether. If the MSM is the enemy of the American people then what does that make ISIS?
7. "We've Got a Lot of Killers."
When the now departed Bill O'Reilly pointed out Russia's human rights abuses to President Trump, he retorted, "We've got a lot of killers. You think our country's so innocent?" Who are these killers exactly? Would that be our brave men and women in uniform? If it is then Trump is unfit to be Commander in Chief of our military.
8. Bombing Syria & Afghanistan
It can be argued that President Trump was merely enforcing President Obama's red line where it concerned chemical weapons. But beautiful babies can and will be killed by conventional weapons as well. Nor does Trump have a change of heart where it concerns Syrian refugees. Depending on who you talk to in his Administration, Bashar Assad is staying (Rex Tillerson) or is going (Nikki Haley).
As for Afghanistan, Trump bombed the shit out of ISIS. So now what?
Methinks Trump is bombing these countries not for any national security purpose, but because he can.
9. Contempt For Our Allies (Australia, Britain, Canada & South Korea)
One can argue that our enemies should be kept guessing where it concerns Trump. But what about our friends?
In 100 days, Trump has berated Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull over the phone, accused the U.K. of spying on him at the behest of President Obama, appears to be trying to start a trade war with Canada (despite earlier assurances that it was not being targeted in renegotiating NAFTA) while claiming South Korea was once a part of China, accusing it of not paying its fair share for military defense and threatening to terminate the U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement amid aggression by North Korea.
None of this inspires the confidence of our Allies in the United States of America.
10. He's More Apt at Breaking Deals Than Making Them
If Trump had his way he would have announced today that he was abrogating NAFTA, sandbagging Canada and Mexico and throwing our economy into recession. Fortunately, cooler heads in the White House prevailed upon to retreat from this foolishness. But next time we might not be so lucky.
Remember when Trump said repealing and replacing Obamacare would "be so easy"? With a Republican in the White House and a Republican Congress you might think it would be. But Republicans weren't sold on the alternative being put forward and Trump wouldn't sell the deal leaving it to Steve Bannon to tell them to take it or else. If this is Trump's idea of the art of the deal then he's not going to be making any deals.
At this point, 96% of those who voted for Trump would do so again. Most of my objections (save for 7 and 10) wouldn't phase this group. If Trump doesn't deliver though it will be interesting to see if a portion of this group blames Trump or if they blame anyone but Trump. As usual only time will tell.
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