I think compared to the idea of....a president being a top notch brain...not that this guarantees good long term decisions...but in terms of top talent I think it's fair to complain about Trump.

I was amused by that observation of him by Marco Rubio (who is a Republican with a good brain) he said, 'Here’s the guy that inherited $200 million. If he hadn’t inherited $200 million, you know where Donald Trump would be right now? Selling watches in Manhattan.'

But really how impressive the president is isn't as important as the team that he assembles around him.

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

Pretty much, he's neither of those, unless diagnosed by a professional psychiatrist following clinical assessment. He's a privillaged, egotist who is narcissistic, and seems to be easily bored and distracted, and completely out of his depth - But there isn't, at face value, anything seriously mentally wrong about him.

From what I've heard he does seem to have anger management issues and seems to be a bit too thin skinned for politics - but that's not an illness or sign of mental illness.

I wouldn't be surprised if he did have some kind of organic disorder related to age, but its unfair and cruel to speculate on someone's mental health (both to them and other people who suffer).

The biggest concern for republicans - is just how poorly he can control the white house staff and his own people - That building is leaking like a broken sieve.

I don't think I'd want a leader I could 'have a pint with'. I think the problem Trump is that he's s**t at lying, terrible at obfuscation and never really had to learn how to do it properly - Nor is he used to the kind of critical attention to his every word. When he was Trump the business man, no one called him on what he said because no one really gave a s**t. When your POTUS every word you utter is analysed to the nth degree.

He's probably the most 'open' President ever - which isn't a good thing. Most politicians guard their public words very carefully.

Bingo - He's massively out of his depth, and either his advisors are failing him, or he's not listening to them (in which case he's stupid).

He doesn't help himself though by completely contradicting himself and his election pledges - Like on Healthcare.

"One Nation Under God, has turned into One Nation Under the Influence of One Drug"
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I suspect that they've got a nice deep bunker and emp shielded communications for their military command and leader. The US can't respond with the right kind of nuke for taking out bunkers, because it would throw up huge amounts of radioactive dust - in a tiny country - that's going to affect Japan, China and South Korea.

I'd imagine we'd not be too happy if someone nuked Ireland, no matter how much they asked for it - due to proximity.

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This counted as a big plus for him in the election when compared to career politicians. Many confuse Trump's shoot from the hip openness with a form of authenticity though, when he' anything but authentic or honest.

Clinton was a dodgy option too, but it's sad that people imagined Trump would be looking out for the common man, I mean the guy lives in a $100,000,000 golden penthouse. Sanders at least walked the walk with the life he'd led and doesn't appear to be centered on personal enrichment beyond all else.

For me, he represents everything that's wrong with nationalism, because the end focus is a nationalism that's about shallow values veiling the exploitation and interests of wealthy corporate America - and not the interests of Americans as a whole.

Take health care, a real nationalist would want health care for their people, not the best interest of medical insurance companies. The same with Defence - its not about the protection and security of the American people, its about funnelling money into the defence industry (not the service men, or the people they protect).

For me, a real nationalist, has to have at the heart of their belief, the people not their own interests. Its too easy to say 'America First' when its really about Multinationals capacity for profit and exploitation of the people.

It used to be that Republican Nationalists were the driving force behind the massive infrastructure projects that made America and really improving the lives of real Americas (providing schools, work, interstate road infrastructure, public building projects etc).

Its weird when you look at the US historically, that most of the big spending projects through the 50-70s were by Republicans.

Republicans used to stand for something real and visceral in the US population - Now its about Corporate profits and earning from lobbyists.

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Yes I can't see a second Term for him. He'll possibly be forced out, or will opt out, before the end of his first. I'm sure he's coming to view his role as an inconvenience rather than an opportunity.

He's making moves on the TV news network front. Fox News is flagging and there's a good opportunity for him to use this vehicle during his presidency then take tens of millions of dire hards with him when he eventually jumps ship.