Why on Earth would hew do so when the Republicans control the legislative branch and the far right exercises an extraordinary amount of power there?

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What is the basis for this opinion?

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I don't think we can predict anything the guy will do. He has no ideology other than the celebrity of Donald Trump. He is a soulless, empty human being. Completely unpredictable.

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There's not. Just a feeling. He's completely unpredictable. I should have put "I think..." but yeah... you'll get no disagreement from me. Elections have consequences.

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You hit it Leash. There is no reason to assume he will be great or as terrible as some think. He really seems to me capable of doing what he needed to do to get elected and he can completely turn it all inside out.

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Elections have consequences.

Sure we did. His name was Abraham Lincoln. That didn't turn out so bad.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

No, that's not how it works. The President would give the order, and the order would be either confirmed or denied by the Secretary of Defense, the two jointly creating National Command Authority. From there, there are a multitude of other systems in place for someone to refuse to carry out said order (say, in the case of an unprovoked first strike), up to and including those who literally "turn the key".

Despite what is portrayed in movies, I'm 100% confident that everyone in the military despises the mere thought of a nuclear strike, much less a full-on exchange of strategic warheads with other countries.

What the hell is that even supposed to mean?

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

I'm betting Obama just issued a directive to disarm the warheads and isn't going to tell Trump about it .

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Proud member of the white guy grievance committee

It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

It means there is no telling what he will do or can do. He can go 180 from everything he said in the campaign. No one knows.

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Elections have consequences.

Policy is made by people who will occupy the cabinet and leadership positions throughout the bureaucracy. Several published reports indicate he is going to appoint many from the far right to build his administration.

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Cry more.

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Do you believe he will listen to those people?

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He doesn't listen to anyone and I doubt that he will start listening now.

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

TM is making a lot of sense here. Who Trump puts around him will ultimately dictate how the next four years are going to be.

I think Trump will be forced to listen to his cabinet, because even with a Republican Congress, he is not going to be able to get anything done by himself. Few can.

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We white males will probably be fine, what else is new.

The key here is whether his temperament and decision-making were part of his campaigning "persona" or if he really is that quick to make horrible statements and not listen to his advisers. If it's the latter, this is going to get interesting.

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TM is saying he's going to put crazy people around him.

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

Then that will dictate how the next four years goes.

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Though it's an exaggeration and I don't want to come off as Julie D, I did think to myself "Wow, how special. A bunch of white guys and a few black guys who have done well for themselves sitting around and telling each other it will all be fine."

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By all accounts, he is lazy, ignorant, and has little interest in directing the government on a daily basis. Consequently, the direction of his administration will be largely determined by Mike Pence, Reince Priebus, and the far-righties whom he appoints to high-level positions within and beyond the cabinet.

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I don't know where you're getting that he is ignorant. Sounds like sour grapes.

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Elmhurst Steve vibe

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Shouldn't he get about a week or so to show this rather than speculate?

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Elections have consequences.

The same media that said Trump had no chance of winning?

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Glad he was able to overcome $2 billion worth of free publicity and exposure.

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Successful calls:

Kyrie Irving will never win anything as a team's alpha: check
T.rubisky is a bust: check
Ben Simmons is a liability: check
The Fields Cult is dumb: double check

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That's a good point. While Trump is clearly not a conservative, based on the people he is surrounded by this might be an extremely conservative administration.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

One of the candidates reportedly asked repeatedly "Why can't we use nukes?"

I see why people were/are concerned

Yes, many have worried about crazy Trumps America while we might be getting traditional conservative America

I predict that there will be lots of turnover of cabinet positions throughout the next four years with no one serving more than two years

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.