Trump Log #48 - Why You Don't Elect a Poor Businessman to the Most Powerful Office on the Planet

Being a good businessman is not a precursor to being a good president. In US history, it has probably only happened once, George Washington, who was a plantation owner and president of the Potomac Company. The only other presidents before Trump that have major private sector experience were Herbert Hoover (mining), Calvin Coolidge (banking) and George W. Bush (oil). This is hardly a Mount Rushmore of a great leaders. All of them had some government experience before becoming president. Bush was governor of Texas, Coolidge was Governor of Massachusetts and VP and Hoover was Secretary of Commerce and Secretary of the US Food Administration. Only Trump comes to the presidency from the private sector with zero government experience and it shows.

If he were a good businessman, I might understand supporting him (nah, probably not). But he is not even close to being a good businessman. He declared bankruptcy several times. Trump's airline (Trump Shuttle) collapsed. Trump University folded after settling a major class action with thousands of victims. Trump Steaks were discontinued by Sharper Image because "no one was buying them."  Trump Vodka was a debacle because he made a deal with a bunch of inexperience people and the venture collapsed. Trump Ice, his bottled water band, was never really owned by him. They just put Trump labels on it. That's it! The one thing he is good at, putting his name on things. He is good at taking credit where none is deserved and marketing himself, and dumb people really eat that shit up.

His lack of political experience and poor negotiation skills show during his talks with North Korea where he promised to stop "war games" on the Korean peninsula without even talking to our ally, South Korea, about it. Once again, he screws one of our allies in favor of a dictator. North Korea has six political prisons, that we know of, holding up to approximately 200,000 political prisoners. Some of their crimes are as small as criticizing the government or being related to someone who did. In North Korea, Christians are persecuted and some women are forced to have abortions. This is a repressive country that doesn't let their citizens leave. Trump is chummy with this tyrant while he continually angers the leaders of great nations like Canada, Australia and Germany. He was played, once again, by a tyrant. He and his minion aren't self-aware enough to realize it. His agreement with North Korea is almost identical to the one that was made in 1994 which they ignored. We have no official way to check if they are adhering to this new agreement. The difference now is that Trump gave up a lot, pissed off our allies and got nothing in return. What a joke!

Trump Log:

Monday 6/11/18 - Trump may seem revitalized but his staff is not. His aides are leaving at an alarming rate. (Source: New York Times)

Tuesday 6/12/18 - Immigrantw can no longer apply for asylum as a result of domestic abuse in Trump's Justice Department. (Source: Washington Post)

Wednesday 6/13/18 - Trump's Justice Department is an embarrassment. They are being forced, by their boss, to go into court to fight unwinnable and sometimes, purely personal, cases. (Source: Washington Post)

Thursday 6/14/18  - Trump and his three oldest children are now accused of charity fraud. How many supporters will he lose because of this? Probably none. (Source: Washington Post)

Friday 6/15/18 - An old Walmart building in Brownsville, Texas houses almost 1,500 immigrant children. (Source: New York Times)

Saturday 6/16/18 - Images from Trump's meeting in Singapore is being used in pro-Kim propaganda films. (Source: New York Times)

Sunday 6/17/18 - Trump's trade war with China continues to escalate with both sides doubling down. This pissing contest will accomplish nothing except for higher prices for consumers. (Source: New York Times)

Prior Trump Logs:
Issue # 1 - posted November 15th, 2016
Issue # 2 - posted November 22nd, 2016
Issue # 3 - posted November 29th, 2016
Issue # 4 - posted December 6, 2016
Issue # 5 - posted December 12, 2016
Issue # 6 - posted December 19, 2016
Issue # 7 - posted December 26, 2016
Issue # 8 - posted January 3, 2017
Issue # 9 - posted January 10, 2017
Issue #10 - posted January 17, 2017
Issue #11 - posted January 24, 2017
Issue #12 - posted January 31, 2017
Issue #13 - posted February 7, 2017
Issue #14 - posted February 14, 2017
Issue #15 - posted February 21, 2017
Issue #16 - posted February 28, 2017
Issue #17 - posted March 7, 2017
Issue #18 - posted March 14, 2017
Issue #19 - posted March 21, 2017
Issue #20 - posted March 28, 2017
Issue #21 - posted April 5, 2017
Issue #22 - posted April 11, 2017
Issue #23 - posted April 18, 2017
Issue #24 - posted April 25, 2017
Issue #25 - posted May 2, 2017
Issue #26 - posted May 9, 2017
Issue #27 - posted May 16, 2017
Issue #28 - posted May 23, 2017

Issue #29 - posted May 30, 2017

Issue #30 - posted June 6, 2017
Issue #31 - posted June 13, 2017
Issue #32 - posted June 20, 2017

Issue #33 - posted June 27, 2017
Issue #34 - posted March 12, 2018
Issue #35 - posted March 19, 2018
Issue #36 - posted March 26, 2018
Issue #37 - posted April 1, 2018
Issue #38 - posted April 8, 2018
Issue #39 - posted April 15, 2018
Issue #40 - posted April 22, 2018
Issue #41 - posted April 29, 2018
Issue #42 - posted May 6, 2018
Issue #43 - posted May 13, 2018
Issue #44 - posted May 20, 2018
Issue #45 - posted May 27, 2018
Issue #46 - posted June 3, 2018
Issue #47 - posted June 10, 2018