(10-06-2020, 04:58 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote:

(10-06-2020, 04:40 PM)jagibelieve Wrote: When President Trump went after China and stood up to them regarding trade, was that to prop up his ego or was it because he cared about the American People?

What about the executive orders that he has declared?  Are each of those to prop up his ego, or are they to benefit the country?

I honestly don't think he takes into account any feelings of the American people or how it effects them. I think he sees everything as a business deal and his ultimate goal is to get the better of the other party. As long as he thinks he outmaneuvered China, he's happy. It's a feather in his cap. I don't think he even considers how the deal works out for average Americans. 

As far as executive orders, I think it's all about winning public support. I truly believe he'd sign anything if it won him some "brownie points" with voters. It's all about making himself look good. I believe this 100%, because I really believe the man lacks empathy. For him it's all about winning. Nothing else matters. It's about how many executive orders he can sign, how many trade deals he can "one up" China on and how many Obama things he can tear down. He likes bragging about the amount of things he does and he believes these things will win him voters. He just likes the numbers. Numbers in his favor, make him giddy.

I don't want you to take this as a personal attack on you, but your point of view is very sad.  It's a reflection of what this country has become, especially those on the far left (not saying you are).

The China trade deal might have been a "feather in his cap" and was in fact a business deal, but why did he do it?  You and many others think that it's all about him when it really was all about us.  Our country has been getting screwed by China for many years and he stood up to it.  Nobody has stood up to them for the last couple of decades, yet he did.

Take the time and read the executive orders that he has done.  It's always been about and for the people.  Take your blinders off that tell you that "it's all about winning public support" or "brownie points".  Look at each one and ask yourself if it's good for the American people or not.

As I said before, he wasn't my first choice but he is exactly what this country needed.

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