Current Oval Office Occupant:
Seems Very Apropos
(Based on his actual statements
and actual Tweets)
Presidents in our nation’s history have had nicknames (one or more than one) – an established fact. Here is list of those
ranging from George Washington right to the present Donald J. Trump. It
is very interesting to look back in time and see all those nicknames – some even
have a short history explanation, too.
1. Washington (actually had
three): “The American Cincinnatus, The American Fabius, and The
Father of His Country.”
2. As far as today with Donald
J. Trump. He has a couple, like: “The Donald” (nickname given to him by
first wife Ivana Trump when she referred to him as such in a
1989 Spy magazine cover story); and “The Trumpster.”
With
his record of outrageous statements documented on video and in print, and more
so with his infamous Tweets that are in most cases totally asinine, like "Obama wire-tapped me, etc.," then I
recommend these possible long-lasting nicknames:
(1) “The
Great Bullshitter” or (2) “Liar-in-Chief” or even (3) “Conspiracy Guru,” which
might be based on this story:
WASHINGTON (NY TIMES) — President Trump’s allegations that
former President Barack Obama tapped his phone and his assertions
that the bureaucracy is leaking secrets to discredit him are the latest signs
of a White House preoccupation with a “deep state” working to thwart the Trump
presidency.
The concept of
a “deep state” — a shadowy network of agency or military officials who secretly
conspire to influence government policy — is more often used to describe
countries like Egypt, Turkey and Pakistan, where authoritarian elements band
together to undercut democratically elected leaders.
But now inside the West Wing, Mr. Trump and
his inner circle, particularly his chief strategist, Stephen K. Bannon, see the
influence of such forces at work within the United States, essentially arguing
that their own government is being undermined from within.
It
is an extraordinary contention for a sitting president to make. Mr. Trump, who
last year angrily dismissed the conclusion of intelligence officials that the
Russians interfered in the presidential election to boost his candidacy, and now has asked both his staff and two congressional committees to also investigate Moscow’s
influence on the election to turn up evidence that Mr. Obama led an effort to
spy on him.
“What President Trump is discovering is that
he has a huge, huge problem underneath him, and I think he’s shocked that the
system is as hostile as it is,” said Newt Gingrich, a top adviser to Mr.
Trump’s campaign who said he has spoken with Mr. Bannon many times about his
suspicion of the deep state and what he sees as its pernicious influence.
Hell,
there’s even a
book out at Amazon.
It sure seems we are in this for the long haul with this paranoid and somewhat secretive and at at times off-message or in total disarray Administration for at least for 4 years, hopefully not longer, um?
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