Donald Trump's Women's Problem Just Got A Lot Worse / June 29, 2017 by marilyn salenger

The President of the United States has historically served as an ex officio role model for younger generations. Donald Trump is a man who has shown by actions and words that he is unfit to be held in such esteem.

We hopefully raise our children to understand right from wrong and be respectful of others, whether you agree with them or not. Donald Trump is a child President who never learned that his perverse use of public profanity and crude remarks about women continue to demean the office he holds. As the leader of our country, Trump's public vulgarity is the antithesis of a role model for children, let alone anyone else.

Trump first showed us his ability to publicly take the crude to a new level during the 2016 presidential campaign. His cursing during rallies broke all norms of presidential candidate behavior. And he got away with it.

After the first presidential debate, Trump criticized Megyn Kelly for her questions on his previous misogynistic comments. His criticism of her moved to uncontrollable anger that went on to stun the country when he said:

“You could see that there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her whatever. In my opinion she was off base.”

Trump crossed the line then, and continued to cross it today during MSNBC's "Morning Joe" program. He took his punching bag mentality to Twitter to criticize the show's hosts, Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski - but especially Brzezinski. His words sink to the lowest level of bullying, and were done in two Tweets:

“I heard poorly rated @Morning_Joe speaks badly of me (don't watch anymore). Then how come low I.Q. Crazy Mika, along with Psycho Joe, came..”
8:52 AM - 29 Jun 2017
“...to Mar-a-Lago 3 nights in a row around New Year's Eve, and insisted on joining me. She was bleeding badly from a face-lift. I said no!”
8:58 AM - 29 Jun 2017

Donald Trump's obsession with women and blood is beyond comprehension. His mouth is an unfiltered instrument used indiscriminately, especially when it comes to women. Trump’s "Access Hollywood" comments about his treatment of women were disgusting, but they took place before he became President. And he got away with it.

On June 29, 2017, Trump opened his mouth as President of the United States and talked in critical terms about a female journalist bleeding. This is not just a boys club remark. This is the leader of the free world speaking, and I feel sorry for all of us. He should not get away it.

Unfit for office has taken on a new meaning.

President Trump the Game Player / June 22, 2017 by marilyn salenger

A presidential tweet on May 12, 2017 containing ominous words about former FBI Director James Comey and tapes set off a firestorm of speculation in Washington. President Trump found it acceptable to take 41 days after posting it to let everyone know it was false and misleading.

His new tweet on June 22 came one day before a congressional deadline for the White House to turn over information about possible recordings of conversations between Trump and former FBI Director James Comey.

The implications of such tapes, if they existed, were significant. At its core lay the potential of hearing the truth concerning whether or not Trump, during a private meeting, told his FBI Director to shut down the investigation into Russian involvement in the 2016 election. It goes to an impeachable offense. Obstruction of justice.

Trump has been playing dangerous games with this issue as if there are no consequences. When asked by reporters on June 9, 2017 if the tapes existed, he responded by saying, "Well, I’ll tell you something about that maybe sometime in the very near future."

One can try and be as objective as possible about Trump's behavior as president, but he makes that as difficult as possible by continually showing us his true colors. The man is a game player. It was one thing to operate that way as a private citizen, but quite another to carry that modus operandi into the White House. Slippery Donald is beginning to rival "tricky Dick" Nixon with his personal manipulation of the truth.

On Wednesday, June 21, 2017 officials from the FBI and Department of Homeland Security confirmed that Russia hackers targeted 21 states during the 2016 election. As frightening as that information is, Trump refuses to acknowledge any Russian interference despite statements of fact. The looming large question remains, why?

Trump is choosing to lead by innuendo and lies. That fact is now directly confirmed by his latest tweets and fabrications about tape recordings that never existed between he and James Comey. If the president doesn't realize it by now, lies and malicious innuendo will come back to haunt him.

Trump Style of Governing: How Much Can I Get Away With? / Reposted from January 12, 2017 / June 7, 2017 by marilyn salenger

Whether it's Russia, tax returns, conflicts of business interests, Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump, his sons, a lack of complete vetting for cabinet nominees or his use of Twitter, Donald Trump is approaching his presidency by pushing the boundaries of laws, traditions and norms. We have a President-Elect who remains combative with a clear reluctance to let go of his campaign mode of operation. I won. Therefore I am.

President-Elect Trump will either rise to the occasion of assuming the presidential mantle, or he will sink. There seems to be little middle ground for a man who has come up in the world working hard to get his own way, although not always succeeding.

Interspersed with the glitter that's an integral part of his life, Donald Trump and his team have created a transition period filled with strategic chaos being felt around the world. Surrogates continue to be put out front explaining what Trump really meant to say to those who still might have any questions, knowing that a morning Tweet could undo anything previously said. A rollercoaster ride of ups and downs, no matter what your party, does not a smooth transition make, and the public appears to be feeling its affects.

The majority of Americans, according to the latest Pew Research survey, give President-Elect Trump "low marks for how he is handling the transition process". There continues to be "widespread concern" about potential conflicts of interest, and his tax returns remain a bigger issue than he lets on. While Trump still refuses to release the tax returns that would provide a factual accounting of his financial interests, 60% of Americans now believe that he has a responsibility to do so. This runs contrary to the President-Elect's repeated comments that the only people interested in his tax returns are the news media. He once again attacked reporter's questions on the subject at his news conference on January 11, 2017, dismissing them outright. Both the reporters and their questions.

The level of Donald Trump's continued anger and disrespect for the news media and most anything he doesn't like that they report, sets a dangerous course going forward. A President doesn't have to agree with all that is written or said about him, but freedom of the press acts as a critical check and balance on our government. It stands as the First Amendment to our Constitution for a reason. Not since Richard Nixon have we had a man, soon to become President, continually attack the media with such vitriolic vehemence. It has the ability to signal red flags ahead.

President-Elect Donald Trump is a man showing intent to govern in a way that reflects a desire and nature to try and get away with as much as he can until he receives insurmountable push back. We have a strong responsibility to our nation and ourselves to make sure all checks and balances, whether it's Congress or the media, are in strong working order and are held accountable. There's too much at stake.