08-02-2018, 01:42 PM
(08-02-2018, 10:06 AM)Fry Guy Wrote: I don't think that you are expecting him to behave like him. You are right we can agree to disagree. I do not think Bill Clinton or Ronald Regan or George Bush would have reacted like Trump reacts but Trump has been behaving like this since well before he was President and will do afterwards. that does not make him guilty. I think you probably know this. It sounds to me (and I could be wrong) that you think now he is President that he should act more like previous Presidents and with the gravitas of the role. He does not and will not. That is a reasonable position I think. He will never just let investigators go on with things he will hound them and everyone in the peripheral and when it all comes out that he was not colluding he will rub it in everyone's faces. Not Presidential but very him. That doesn't make him guilty either.
Yeah, like I said, I'm not insisting that Trump's guilty of illegal activity in regards to Russian interference because I haven't seen all of the evidence regarding who was involved. I clearly said that Trump is acting like a guilty person, in my opinion -- I agree with some of the Republican congresspersons who've essentially advised him against the same.
Every President has his own style and personality, of course, and I don't expect them to act the same in that regard.
But, the Presidency is not a reality show, or at least it shouldn't be, in my opinion. The Presidency is not about giving Trump or anyone else a public forum to just be themselves, attack their opponents and defend/enrich their personal allies, disseminate false rhetoric, interfere in private business decisions and criminal investigations, etc.
The President should perform his job and represent the American people, not focus constantly in public on his personal opinions and dramas and such. It's not a problem for me that you disagree and find it acceptable (or don't think it's even happening). I'd feel the same no matter who was sitting in the White House and acting in that manner.
When it comes to policy, I agree with some of Trump's proposals/actions and disagree with more others. And, I always hope he does what's best for the American people and the country -- not just what's best for him or what he thinks he can pull off by swaying people who say, 'that's just Trump being Trump, lol". The U.S. President's decisions, words, and actions and how they affect our country and the world seriously matter to me. I don't applaud the Presidency becoming a place to turn for personal drama and entertainment. I know some people do these days, and that's their right.