Trump in a nuttz shell for me:
As Trump started gaining popularity during the campaign, I started paying attention to his platform. I agreed with virtually every talking point, right down the line.
Trash the bad trade deals to bring jobs back to Murrica'
Trash Obama Care. It definitely hurt my business and my wallet.
Actually tackle the illegal immigration issue head on, unlike every Prez before him.
Unapologetically take on terrorism.
Strengthen the military.
Focus on the infrastructure.
Free condoms for elementary school kids and "Porn Movie Tuesdays."
I also found his "style" to be somewhat refreshing, in that he simply was not a politician and had no use for political correctness. He had, and still has, no filter. Early on, he bashed illegal immigrants, saying Mexicans be raping err'body up in here. The PC world hammered him and he lost countless sponsors and millions of $$$. That only seemed to empower him. He seemed to feed off the negativity. But I think it was more a matter of the ground swell of support that was happening from Joe Schmo at the water cooler who had also been saying, "Damn right. Mexicans been raping err'body up in here....Frick Machmud. Don't coddle those terrorists. Blow em' up". We were coming off 8 years of a leader who was too afraid to call people who executed Americans by cutting their heads off on camera, "Radicals". Trump didn't care. He called everything and everyone as he saw it/them. Show of hands. How many here think Hillary is a crook? Trump publically calls her "Crooked Hillary" every time he refers to her. He just doesn't care.
But, he was still a carnival barker to me. I didn't want him as my President. I wished any of the other candidates had his platform and were willing to take on these issues, but with a lot less of the bravado. When I went to vote, I probably stared at the ballot for a full minute in disbelief that these were the only two choices. But, here we are.
Now, I find myself pulling for the man like no President before him. He's doing everything in his power to accomplish exactly what he said he would do. And he's doing it in the face of more vitriol, bias and pure hatred than I have ever seen in my lifetime. Now, I've finally started to get how the man operates. He approaches every issue as a negotiation and he's the one negotiating from a position of absolute power. You threaten us with nukes? Fine. Mine's bigger than yours. He starts with absolutes and knows there will have to be compromises in the end to get the deal done. Yeah, I still wish he'd take a long break from the twatters. Otherwise, I hope the man keeps doing exactly what he's been doing the last year and a half.
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