This is probably the last point before which writing articles like this will become defamatory and I’ll probably get sued by the Great Big Baby Whom Needs No Nameth. I just hope that people that voted for him (and everything he entails, whether or not they personally agree with all aspects of it) are prepared for the implications of that. Personally, I would have been fine with the implications of being a Clinton voter. But I feel that most Trump voters haven’t considered all the facets of his ideology because they’ve ignored the bits that they don’t like.
At this point, it is worth asking why the people who voted for Donald Trump did what they did. Or more specifically, whether their motivations for voting (let’s call those votivations from now on) line up with what a Trump presidency will likely be like – extrapolated from … Trump’s behaviour as a human (he is human, right?), and his behaviour since the election (need I elaborate?).
In terms of policy, I doubt it. Economically, I’m not sure a Trump presidency will benefit the lower and middle classes in the long-term. This is because it looks as though Trump will follow Keynesian economics; very much ‘the market will do what it will do and Government can only really stimulate by making money and that’s about it’. Which sounds fine, right? Except that this will then depend on the way created money is used to offset the inflationary pressures that would also be created. His infrastructure plan is solid though.
His Cabinet looks like a massive ‘boys locker room’ if his October remarks can be briefly referenced here. Consider this list: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/12/trump-cabinet-tracker/510527/. It seems to be dominated by rich, white businessmen with little or no other actual Government experience. Broken, of course, by Elaine Chao and Besty DeVoss. The only two women, and absolutely in the minority of politicians that know what they’re doing in high office. In this Cabinet at least.
His executive office is staffed by high-up Republicans (logical) and key white supremacists. Which makes sense if you’ve analysed the patterns of the Trump campaign and transition, but not if you labour under the delusion that the Trump objective was to actually make Washington less corrupt.
Trump’s position on Russian hacking and Putin (on top) are also worthy of note, as he seems to deny that Russia helped him to win the election, something an overwhelming majority of intelligence agencies have confirmed. He could be doing this because to admit it might make him seem inadequate, or because he has ties to Russian business (which, for people who voted for him because he was less corrupt …)
Tweeting about businesses has spooked the markets meaning that businesses will operate in way that appease the Great Overlord. This is the problem many people had with the TPPA and its use of ISDS to get what it wants. If okay in one place, why not the other? Answer; because it’s not really okay in either place.
He has walked back on most of his central campaign policy in some way. The Wall will be built, but … only a fence. He won’t prosecute Clinton, or so he says. He’ll keep parts of Obamacare, and he’s recognised humans may be contributing to climate change. So, this administration looks like it will have to be believed on what it does, rather than what it says. But also that it will say quite a lot, and most of it will be rubbish. Being able to tweet things and this have global impact immediately makes Trump enormously unpredictable; especially due to his characteristically fragile ego, and childish repsonses to challenges on it.
Trump has allegedly refused the majority of his Security briefings since becoming elected. That’s interesting, given that he’s also used the following quotes. “I believe what I read on the internet.” Oh, honey. And; “I don’t need the briefings because I’m smart.” Sweetie pie, they don’t brief you on security stuff because you’re not smart. They do that so you don’t nuke someone based on stuff you read on Twitter.
References:
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/12/trump-cabinet-tracker/510527/