patrick did a good job of exposing some of his flaws:
Best growth in a decade? Let's take a look...
Nope. He lied about that, too. There was higher growth in U.S. GDP in 2010, 2014, and 2015. As you have finally come to realize, Trump just lies about everything, knowing his supporters are generally dumb enough to trust him.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/...es-since-1990/
He does have a record number of appointees indicted, pleading guilty to crimes, resigning or being fired, in his first year. That's an accomplishment of sorts. He's also set a record for the low approval rates his first year.
And he's also set a record for the number of women who have come forward accusing him of sexual assault.
So he'll be notable in the history books for a few things.
He knows he's in over his head, now. And his increasingly frequent and violent tantrums are symptomatic of his realization that there's no way out for him.
But now, chaos -- spurred by surprise departures, the ongoing Russia investigation and Trump's own grudge-nursing -- is threatening to overwhelm his presidency, and there's every reason to believe things will get worse, not better, in the coming days.
Here's why: Trump is not only beset on all sides by bad stories -- Russia investigations, a feud with Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Ben Carson's taste for fine furniture, etc., etc. -- but he is also forced to face these stories with an ever-diminishing group of loyalists around him.
It's a perfect storm for Trump -- and not in a good way.
The descriptions coming out of the White House describing Trump's state of mind over the last few days all paint a picture of a frustrated and angry executive who feels more and more isolated in his own White House.
http://www.wthitv.com/content/national/475614153.html?ref=153
Trump remakes America in his own image: Angry, hateful, afraid
He has insulted scores of nations, undercut our allies and projected the worst of American xenophobia, racism, small-mindedness and vulgarity overseas.
In a world that is deeply interconnected, he wants to isolate the United States. It's working -- our image gets worse every day. That doesn't make America great. It hurts all of us.
On Tuesday Trump announced he had fired his Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson. Tillerson had been on his first visit to Africa -- a continent made up of nations Trump tarred as "shithole countries," and one that obviously wasn't all that important to the White House.
Indeed, the US has been losing influence across the continent for years, while China's influence spreads.
Even the manner in which the Tillerson ouster was accomplished signals that at best Trump views Africa with general disregard, and at worst with open disdain.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/13/opin...ica-angry-hateful-afraid-filipovic/index.html
It's not going to get better.
