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I suspect Hillary is out of her depth on the subject as well. Her advisors, on the other hand, may not. I see no reason Trump cannot hire advisors just as exper

by talmand 10y ago

I suspect Hillary is out of her depth on the subject as well. Her advisors, on the other hand, may not. I see no reason Trump cannot hire advisors just as experienced in the field as Hillary.

sigmar 10y ago
>I see no reason Trump cannot hire advisors just as experienced in the field as Hillary. The "he can get experts too" argument is fine, except for the fact he has publicly spoken out saying all experts are "terrible." >Referring to criticism that he could be better schooled on matters of foreign policy, Trump suggested he would do just as well, if not better than the current or past administrations without anyone providing input. http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/04/donald-trump-foreign-policy-experts-221528 http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-...
- defen 10y ago
  How is that different than Obama claiming he knew more about policies on any particular issue than his policy directors? http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1012/81895_Page2.html http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1012/81895_Page2.html People who run for president by definition have huge egos, it's not limited to Trump.
  - sigmar 10y ago
    In context, that seems like a pretty self-aware comment he made when he was interviewing his political director[1] as a warning to the man of his own confidence. But I would agree, Presidential candidate always have a large ego. I was only offering up an example of Trump's mistrust of "all experts" (at least in terms of foreign policy). http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/11/17/battle-plans http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/11/17/battle-plans
    - defen 10y ago
      Looking at Trump's comment in context, though, it's hard to argue against the claim that we've made "a mess" of the Middle East.
- talmand 10y ago
  Just because he's publicly stated all experts are terrible doesn't mean he doesn't have them now nor will not in the future. If he didn't listen to other people and their opinions then I seriously doubt he would be where he is today. He's just letting his ego speak for him. As for your quote, I could easily explain that is him saying he would do better than previous administrations without anyone providing input, before he seeks such input. He will do better without them, and he could do even better than that with them.
  - simonh 10y ago
    We're talking about Trump though. The time between his experts issuing a detailed complex policy document in his name and him completely contradicting it in public is likely to be measured in hours, not days.
    - talmand 10y ago
      Well, since you know so much of the man and how his teams work, I'll defer to your expertise.
      - simonh 10y ago
        I'm extrapolating from his repeated and persistent contradictions of himself, which are a matter of record.

by talmand 10y ago

I suspect Hillary is out of her depth on the subject as well. Her advisors, on the other hand, may not. I see no reason Trump cannot hire advisors just as experienced in the field as Hillary.

sigmar 10y ago

>I see no reason Trump cannot hire advisors just as experienced in the field as Hillary. The "he can get experts too" argument is fine, except for the fact he has publicly spoken out saying all experts are "terrible." >Referring to criticism that he could be better schooled on matters of foreign policy, Trump suggested he would do just as well, if not better than the current or past administrations without anyone providing input. http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/04/donald-trump-foreign-policy-experts-221528 http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-...

defen 10y ago
How is that different than Obama claiming he knew more about policies on any particular issue than his policy directors? http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1012/81895_Page2.html http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1012/81895_Page2.html People who run for president by definition have huge egos, it's not limited to Trump.
- sigmar 10y ago
  In context, that seems like a pretty self-aware comment he made when he was interviewing his political director[1] as a warning to the man of his own confidence. But I would agree, Presidential candidate always have a large ego. I was only offering up an example of Trump's mistrust of "all experts" (at least in terms of foreign policy). http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/11/17/battle-plans http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/11/17/battle-plans
  - defen 10y ago
    Looking at Trump's comment in context, though, it's hard to argue against the claim that we've made "a mess" of the Middle East.
talmand 10y ago
Just because he's publicly stated all experts are terrible doesn't mean he doesn't have them now nor will not in the future. If he didn't listen to other people and their opinions then I seriously doubt he would be where he is today. He's just letting his ego speak for him. As for your quote, I could easily explain that is him saying he would do better than previous administrations without anyone providing input, before he seeks such input. He will do better without them, and he could do even better than that with them.
- simonh 10y ago
  We're talking about Trump though. The time between his experts issuing a detailed complex policy document in his name and him completely contradicting it in public is likely to be measured in hours, not days.
  - talmand 10y ago
    Well, since you know so much of the man and how his teams work, I'll defer to your expertise.
    - simonh 10y ago
      I'm extrapolating from his repeated and persistent contradictions of himself, which are a matter of record.