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Late-stage Trump
You can’t swing a cat without knocking over Russian
We already know that you can’t look anywhere in Trump’s orbit without finding a Russian under the couch cushions. So much of what he has done and was doing has been pretty blatant, but we have to keep in mind that Trump didn’t think he was going to win. If he had lost, all would be well. But he didn’t lose. And that will be his undoing.
There are lots of powerful things you can do when you run a big corporation. You can hire and fire at a whim. To Trump “President” probably sounded like a lateral career move.
He was wrong.
“Most Powerful Man on Earth”
Presidents can’t hire and fire at will. There are all kinds of constitutional things Donald didn’t know about. Laws and stuff. Who knew? The congress is allowed to butt into his decisions! And they won’t always do what he tells them to do!
Donald J. Trump has never had a job. He’s never had a boss to please. When he won the presidency, overnight he went from Captain of the Universe to an employee. A few months later he was drawing a salary like every other government working stiff. I’m sure it was a shock when he found that out. All he could hear was “Most Powerful Man on Earth” — which is true, don’t get me wrong — it just doesn’t mean…
