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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump trying to save his presidency by installing Ivanka. For whom NOBODY VOTED.
MSNBC was just running a story that Trump is now installing Ivanka as the "face of the administration" -- she will be in the west wing with her own very special office, that she is getting top secret security clearance, she will be holding meetings (she was in meetings with Merkel last week and it looked ridiculous), and that she is "distancing" herself from her businesses. They said the "White House" wants to put a softer face on its policies (Trump knows he is becoming one of the most hated presidents in history. What better to do than stick my daughter in front of me and let her take the heat? -- thinks Trump)
This is the daughter of the president, nobody voted for her, yet she is going to act as our de facto president. He is trying to operate our gov like it is a monarchy -- "I will install my daughter as "acting president" and that isn't a problem because I pay no attention to how the US gov actually runs" (that is my imaginary Trump inner monologue).
I think Trump is already exhausted, angry that people are daring to challenge him, and tired of the "I'm the president" game, his displays of ego and tantrums are worse than ever (the meeting with Merkel was such an embarrassment -- his refusal to shake her hand was seriously ridiculous), and I don't think he can mentally handle the ocean of shit coming at him with his horrendous approval numbers (historic low of 37% today according to Gallup), the FBI investigation, the difficulties with the health care law. So Trump can run away to his safe space of Mar-a-Lago, and let his daughter pick up the pieces.
enough
(13,255 posts)ailsagirl
(22,893 posts)brush
(53,758 posts)tanyev
(42,540 posts)after the GOP convention. Neither one of them should have access to classified information.
anneboleyn
(5,611 posts)I agree re: Ivanka and Jared -- they aren't trustworthy either.
Hekate
(90,616 posts)Ilsa
(61,690 posts)about her visit to Croatia to see Putin's gf.
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)yes, when your incompetence in policy and governance becomes manifest..........roll out the booth babe in a bikini.
or in this instance, pimp out your daughter.
coco22
(1,258 posts)are afraid to challenge this.
dhol82
(9,352 posts)Karma works in mysterious ways.
anneboleyn
(5,611 posts)what it's like to face the heat of the presidency or any high elected office. Yes, she has watched her father run a business and all of that and she's traveled but none of that means that she has ever truly felt the pressure that would come with something like this! It would be a nightmare for her and for us. I mean she walked out on an interview with COSMO! Can you imagine her in front of a hostile press?! Yeah, no.
The empressof all
(29,098 posts)The kids know the writing is on the wall. They have the most to lose if this continues much further. She's there to talk him down and gather evidence either real or fabricated of his mental decline. In a few weeks he will resign and she will be crying on the Today show about her poor father's dementia...... (He will retire to Florida, play golf and slip state secrets to his crony's) The book will come out--"It Could Have been Great"
wordpix
(18,652 posts)so Dump thinks she isn't tainted. Won't work. He is going down, it's a matter of time as Comey gets his investigation in order.
Duppers
(28,117 posts)Didn't her father say she encourages him to do the right thing?
And with what little brains he has he trusts her more than anyone else. He cannot cope and predictably is coming apart. With the coming events, his total meltdown is not far away.
NCjack
(10,279 posts)2) she has infinitely better hair.
Duppers
(28,117 posts)Does anyone remember this from MICHAEL MOORE?
An Open Letter to Ivanka Trump from Michael Moore: 'Your Dad Is Not Well'
It's time for an intervention.
August 10, 2016
Dear Ivanka:
Im writing to you because your dad is not well.
Every day he continues his spiral downwardand after his call for gun owners to commit acts of violence against Mrs. Clinton, it is clear he needs help, serious help. His comments and behavior have become more and more bizarre and detached from reality. He is in need of an intervention. And I believe only you can conduct it.
More:
http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/open-letter-ivanka-trump-michael-moore-your-dad-not-well
NCjack
(10,279 posts)that she has better hair.
Takket
(21,549 posts)dchill
(38,462 posts)Or never. Reasonable minds can disagree.
Proud Liberal Dem
(24,399 posts)If anybody says something. Something, something Hillary or Michelle.
gopiscrap
(23,733 posts)dalton99a
(81,426 posts)Buns_of_Fire
(17,172 posts)(1) Playing more golf; and
(2) Having more weenie-stroking pep rallies.
Which is all he ever intended to do anyway.
dalton99a
(81,426 posts)Doreen
(11,686 posts)I think there is "something" going on between her and daddy.
LenaBaby61
(6,974 posts)Amaryllis
(9,524 posts)pubs might have something to say about that.
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)Better than selling handbags?
Amaryllis
(9,524 posts)WHen? Please give info to help in searching for it.
Fast Walker 52
(7,723 posts)truebluegreen
(9,033 posts)but I do agree that the ship is taking on water fast and Ivanka ("Complicit" is there to play soothing music while it sinks
tenderfoot
(8,425 posts)eom
DeminPennswoods
(15,270 posts)Sad, but true. At least she's not insane and has a capacity to learn and think and she's friends with Chelsea Clinton.
58Sunliner
(4,375 posts)blue neen
(12,319 posts)Now we have to deal with his elected-to-no-office daughter being Pseudo President?
Huh uh. 45's plan is not going to work. We will resent Ivanka as much as we resent his sorry ass. He can't handle the office, but it sure as hell isn't Trump's place to hand it off to a family member.
DeminPennswoods
(15,270 posts)but given the circumstances and a choice between an unpredictable egomaniac running things or his sane daughter, I'd pick her.
blue neen
(12,319 posts)Everything the Trumps do is unethical, immoral, or dishonest.
DeminPennswoods
(15,270 posts)It is a nightmare.
blue neen
(12,319 posts)I wonder what lies The Donald With a Sore Ass will be imparting upon us today.
Stinky The Clown
(67,776 posts)58Sunliner
(4,375 posts)dawnie51
(959 posts)the only "minder" left who could possibly have any impact on der Drumpf. But it's so brazen and in your face, it's not going to work. Hey, Repubs! This your idea of the presidency? Keep letting this asshole get by with this stuff. You'll never dig out of the pit you've dug.
Greywing
(1,124 posts)can't trust anybody except Ivanka
Duppers
(28,117 posts)Nailed it.
As MM said last August...
"An Open Letter to Ivanka Trump from Michael Moore: 'Your Dad Is Not Well'
It's time for an intervention.
By Michael Moore / AlterNet
August 10, 2016"
delisen
(6,042 posts)Trump's family is involved.
Me.
(35,454 posts)and was just biding his time
sinkingfeeling
(51,443 posts)Cha
(297,026 posts)Cha
(297,026 posts)"You can't con people, at least not for long," Trump writes. "You can create excitement, you can do wonderful promotion and get all kinds of press, and you can throw in a little hyperbole. But if you can't deliver the goods, people will eventually catch on."
From his book.. art of the deal
As seen here..
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017429854#top
SunSeeker
(51,545 posts)Cha
(297,026 posts)I really John Oliver!
TNNurse
(6,926 posts)But I suspect this pampered woman who has never had to do anything hard in her life, will not hold up any better than he is. She has no idea what she is facing.
Mr.Bill
(24,262 posts)They're going full Romanov.
Hekate
(90,616 posts)The United States of America is not a fckng monarchy.
I'm getting to hate that entire criminal family.
AgadorSparticus
(7,963 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)...totally FAKE.
Fake teeth
Fake cheek implants
Fake tits
SunSeeker
(51,545 posts)I can't stand the sight of her. She is everything that is wrong with Republican womanhood. Complicit.
Maru Kitteh
(28,333 posts)She's going to "take over?"
Please.
Ms. Toad
(34,055 posts)of whom most presidents have many?
NO one voted for them. Most of them aren't subject to confirmation hearings.
I don't like his choices, generally, but I'm not getting the outrage - or any particular reason you would expect her to have been subject to a vote.
I agree with the nepotism issue being problematic...here's the problem:
1) They had already made statements in the past that she wouldn't have a role in the administration. Yet, now she's getting an office and security clearance?
2) In the last 60 days, she's sat in (there is photographic proof) on meetings with foreign leaders - WITHOUT SECURITY CLEARANCE. If it was limited to a handful of public meetings, that wouldn't be a problem. However, that's not the case.
3) She still will NOT have a presidential appointment OR official title in the White House. So she's using her status as an adult child working for her dad, yet not have OR meet any legal requirements.
4) She still owns her businesses and run them. She also has a book coming out within the next few months so she will effectively be in the WH and still hawking products to enrich her pocket.
5) It's also unclear what her role is with regards to her father's businesses.
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/ivanka-trump-white-house-236273
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)He should retire and move to Florida.
ananda
(28,854 posts)Any guesses as to how the post-Brexit trade deal with the U.K. will go.. Lots of shoes and real estate on sale I wouldn't wonder.
mzteaze
(448 posts)This bothers me a little more - by not taking a title, appointment or official role as a paid employee - she is skirting the Ethics in Government Act. The sad part is this will probably result in a letter from the OGE but seeing as they are powerless to actually enforce anything other than sending a strongly worded letter, that's likely the reason McGahn (the lawyer) "cleared" her to do this.
bigtree
(85,984 posts)...she's there to use the office of the presidency, and the agencies of our government, to expand the Trump fortune.
Period.