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This is how Trump floats his ideas in the media, and gauges results. He then acts upon those results.
So if there is backlash to this rumour, he won't do it. If not, he'll consider it a viable option. So we shall see.
Ordinarily Presidential actions like this would be political death - as it was for Nixon. But with party control of our government removing much of the former Constitutional checks and balances we had during Nixon, the GOP power structure will likely tolerate it and spin it to their voters. Our Republic is really in a terrible place in terms of democratic process and institutions. In his farewell address, George Washington warned of the rise political parties usurping the democratic process. He was absolutely correct.
Agreed! And what's sad is, The Donald knows that no matter how far-fetched or unlikely....even his blatant lies...the actions he takes, he makes a blanket assumption that the majority of Americans are stupid enough to swallow it whole. (And it appears he's right)
Like when he pretended to be somebody else on the phone, a campaign advisor, and it was actually him. He thought people would be stupid enough to believe it. And while some people didnt, enough had no trouble believing it or even sadder, believing it didnt matter!
Or now denying what was "recorded by the media" on the bus about how he views and physically handles women. He thinks now people are stupid enough to accept that it was just 'fake news.'
It's rather humiliating for the rest of us to be painted with that same brush. This is a stain on our nation that will be a part of our history forever