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I suppose in some sense it amounts to that at a very fundamental level (though I wouldn't really say I "like" Obama). But, worded more eloquently, I think that

I suppose in some sense it amounts to that at a very fundamental level (though I wouldn't really say I "like" Obama). But, worded more eloquently, I think that Trump's ego, insecurity, arrogance, and overall personality makes him more likely to abuse his power; especially for petty or vindictive reasons. Not incredibly more likely. I don't think he's going to call the NSA director and ask him to spy on an ex-wife or something (probably...). I just think Obama respected the gravitas of his position more.

maxmin123 10y ago
It's difficult to validate all of your claims. >Trump's ego, insecurity, arrogance Successful multi-billionaire compared to a community organizer, who would be more insecure? >abuse his power Sending 400 million in cash in form of Swiss currency in middle of night, is more like abusing power. Catch and release policy for last 7 years of illegal immigrants, ICE not allowed to do their job, that could be called abusing power and can also be called, acting not in interests of America. And this is just the tip of iceberg. I could keep going. Compare that to someone who is using the force to make America safe again. There is difference between abusing power and using power for good. >don't think he's going to call the NSA director Are you even slightly aware of current state of affairs, NSA under previous president has been caught spying on our POTUS during elections. It'd be helpful to you and everyone here if you did bit looking around before spewing things out or be honest about saying things.
dsfyu404ed 10y ago
> makes him more likely to abuse his power; especially for petty or vindictive reasons And everyone around him knows this and wouldn't hesitate to say "don't f*ing do it, the media will crucify you if you do and they hear about it" Trump also doesn't have a good relationship with the intelligence agencies. There's two sides to the coin. I think the fact that Trump does not have a good working relationship with these agencies is probably a good thing.
- zachkatz 10y ago
  Yeah, the media's been pretty lax on the guy! /s I don't disagree, though. I just think the media cried wolf too many times and they're not a real threat anymore. It really comes to this: Deep down, is Trump a good guy or not? Who knows?
  - cmdrfred 10y ago
    His children know and they seem to like the guy.
    - zachkatz 10y ago
      Fair point, but one could also hypothesize that his children are "in on it" and/or "bad," whatever that means.
  - oxide 10y ago
    You don't become successful in a city like NYC by being a good guy, you do it by being cutthroat. I'm not saying successful people are always bad people, of course. I mean, he hasn't exactly lived out of the public eye up until this point. As an aside, from what I can tell he seems to not realize the power of his words as President, or the consequences of certain actions in the realm of politics. After taking credit for good things happening he had nothing to do with, I nautrally wonder how much credit he will take if things don't pan out as he plans. The buck stops with him, I don't think that has fully sunk in during this past 90 days or so of his adminstration. Only time will tell.

maxmin123 10y ago

It's difficult to validate all of your claims. >Trump's ego, insecurity, arrogance Successful multi-billionaire compared to a community organizer, who would be more insecure? >abuse his power Sending 400 million in cash in form of Swiss currency in middle of night, is more like abusing power. Catch and release policy for last 7 years of illegal immigrants, ICE not allowed to do their job, that could be called abusing power and can also be called, acting not in interests of America. And this is just the tip of iceberg. I could keep going. Compare that to someone who is using the force to make America safe again. There is difference between abusing power and using power for good. >don't think he's going to call the NSA director Are you even slightly aware of current state of affairs, NSA under previous president has been caught spying on our POTUS during elections. It'd be helpful to you and everyone here if you did bit looking around before spewing things out or be honest about saying things.

dsfyu404ed 10y ago

> makes him more likely to abuse his power; especially for petty or vindictive reasons And everyone around him knows this and wouldn't hesitate to say "don't f*ing do it, the media will crucify you if you do and they hear about it" Trump also doesn't have a good relationship with the intelligence agencies. There's two sides to the coin. I think the fact that Trump does not have a good working relationship with these agencies is probably a good thing.

zachkatz 10y ago
Yeah, the media's been pretty lax on the guy! /s I don't disagree, though. I just think the media cried wolf too many times and they're not a real threat anymore. It really comes to this: Deep down, is Trump a good guy or not? Who knows?
- cmdrfred 10y ago
  His children know and they seem to like the guy.
  - zachkatz 10y ago
    Fair point, but one could also hypothesize that his children are "in on it" and/or "bad," whatever that means.
- oxide 10y ago
  You don't become successful in a city like NYC by being a good guy, you do it by being cutthroat. I'm not saying successful people are always bad people, of course. I mean, he hasn't exactly lived out of the public eye up until this point. As an aside, from what I can tell he seems to not realize the power of his words as President, or the consequences of certain actions in the realm of politics. After taking credit for good things happening he had nothing to do with, I nautrally wonder how much credit he will take if things don't pan out as he plans. The buck stops with him, I don't think that has fully sunk in during this past 90 days or so of his adminstration. Only time will tell.