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liberalmediaaddict

(980 posts)
Thu Jan 30, 2025, 04:17 PM Thursday

Trump hates the job of being President

Trump only wants the title of President of the United States not to have to actually do the job.

He was happiest during the transition when he won the popular vote, no longer had to worry about going to jail and had billionaires like Bezos, Zuckerberg and Musk kissing his butt.

He loves the prestige of being POTUS, the adulation, money and honestly does want to stay in office the rest of life. That's why he fears the 2 term limit and is already trying to change it. He fears boredom, irrelevance and accountability for his criminal life.

But as far as doing the job of chief executive of the federal government, he hates it. He's lazy, hates reading and has never worked an honest day in his life.

His response to the plane crash in DC is a glaring reminder of the fact he hates the public service part of working in government. But his voters want the country to be run like a business. And they expect the bankruptcy king who was convicted for tax fraud to lead us there. To quote the orange idiot himself that's, "Not good."

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Trump hates the job of being President (Original Post) liberalmediaaddict Thursday OP
I suspect he actually loves it. Attention every day, richer than he has ever been in his life, wields real power, walkingman Thursday #1
He loves BEING President leftieNanner Thursday #2
Mr dump doesn't like working, period.... Butterflylady Thursday #30
Yep. He's a lazy cuss who's been waited on for most of his life. If people distill what he's done allegorical oracle Friday #35
Yes, he loves BEING president, but NOT actually doing the job. ananda Thursday #7
Agree, I think he learned that in his business life - delegate everything and when it goes wrong walkingman Thursday #22
Actually it's not the 'president' Mr.Bee Thursday #19
He wants to be Emperor, not President. Tommy Carcetti Thursday #3
TBH, most POTUS just delegate all the work... WarGamer Thursday #4
This message was self-deleted by its author Kingofalldems Thursday #11
Most POTUSs appoint experienced, knowledgeable, qualified, competent cabinets MLWR Thursday #14
99% of the "work" in gov't is done by mid level folks. WarGamer Thursday #15
Harry Truman MissouriDem47 Thursday #20
A slap at Biden? niyad Thursday #23
He loves being our Grifter In Chief RainCaster Thursday #5
He loves the money he is making with his scams and schemes. Irish_Dem Thursday #6
He had to run and win to stay out of jail Beachnutt Thursday #8
which makes it all the more astounding ANYONE voted for him Skittles Thursday #9
He hates Americans. nt J-9 Thursday #10
Poser Seinan Sensei Thursday #12
Mierda47 is the GQP MOB Boss. And the GQP is an Organized Criminal Syndicate. n/t aggiesal Thursday #13
Figurehead ... that's all he cares to be LSparkle Thursday #16
A reporter pressed him on getting ahead of the facts pfitz59 Thursday #17
Huh. Seems I read this somewhere before. A HERETIC I AM Thursday #18
The goal is to have the U.S. Treasury totally legitimize crypto NoMoreRepugs Thursday #21
You nailed him. GoodRaisin Thursday #24
It's already 10 days and it's feels like a American horror story. kimbutgar Thursday #25
Unstable moron hates work period. Traitor's never worked a day in his miserable life. Kid Berwyn Thursday #26
You mean he is a fake leader? Aussie105 Thursday #27
Trump loves influcting cruelty on people he hates. Martin Eden Thursday #28
Not POTUS, atually POSUS. patphil Thursday #29
He's very lazy Dem4life1234 Thursday #31
He loves the attention though uponit7771 Thursday #32
Corret but HE HATES THE WORLD autorank Friday #33
So true Blue_Roses Friday #34

walkingman

(8,773 posts)
1. I suspect he actually loves it. Attention every day, richer than he has ever been in his life, wields real power,
Thu Jan 30, 2025, 04:28 PM
Thursday

can do anything he wants with no fear of repercussions, is able to make people jump when he says jump.

No he loves being President. The American people ---not so much.

allegorical oracle

(3,839 posts)
35. Yep. He's a lazy cuss who's been waited on for most of his life. If people distill what he's done
Fri Jan 31, 2025, 07:49 AM
Friday

in his life, it's a list of fast-talking lies, swindling, and self-serving lawsuits. Basically, he has no talents whatsoever.

ananda

(31,154 posts)
7. Yes, he loves BEING president, but NOT actually doing the job.
Thu Jan 30, 2025, 05:14 PM
Thursday

He hates the job.

That's why he's passing everything off to Musk, Miller,
and other billionaires and Trumpers.

However, when disaster strikes, he has to be a public
face, and that ALWAYS goes bad!

walkingman

(8,773 posts)
22. Agree, I think he learned that in his business life - delegate everything and when it goes wrong
Thu Jan 30, 2025, 06:32 PM
Thursday

you cannot be held personally responsible. The problem being that unless he reads on script he sounds like he belongs in a mental ward.

Mr.Bee

(472 posts)
19. Actually it's not the 'president'
Thu Jan 30, 2025, 06:24 PM
Thursday

It's the PRECEDENT. He sets the precedent, and others will follow.

Tommy Carcetti

(43,676 posts)
3. He wants to be Emperor, not President.
Thu Jan 30, 2025, 04:36 PM
Thursday

He wants to govern by fiat.

None of those pesky checks and balances.

None of those annoying responsibilities.

He wants to mandate what he thinks without any regards to the Constitution or idea that he’s actually working in the interests of the people.

And he wants to be worshiped as great and powerful.

WarGamer

(16,116 posts)
4. TBH, most POTUS just delegate all the work...
Thu Jan 30, 2025, 04:40 PM
Thursday

Exceptions being Obama and Clinton who actually DID read a lot and study legislation and planning.

Response to WarGamer (Reply #4)

MLWR

(62 posts)
14. Most POTUSs appoint experienced, knowledgeable, qualified, competent cabinets
Thu Jan 30, 2025, 05:51 PM
Thursday

who can actually do the work that POTUS delegates to them. The Orange One has a cabinet of unqualified, inexperienced, incompetent Know-Nothings.

WarGamer

(16,116 posts)
15. 99% of the "work" in gov't is done by mid level folks.
Thu Jan 30, 2025, 05:54 PM
Thursday

Literally ZERO SEC of Defense are calling up Raytheon and asking where the order is that was due last week and asking about the accounting error.

Which i sprecisely WHY it's STUPID for Trump to slash the workforce because that's who do the work.

MissouriDem47

(83 posts)
20. Harry Truman
Thu Jan 30, 2025, 06:26 PM
Thursday

Last edited Fri Jan 31, 2025, 04:47 PM - Edit history (1)

Harry Truman read extensively. He read more than most, which was extensive, to make up for his lack of formal education. He was our last president without a college degree. Even at that, he was probably better educated than some that have college degrees in today's world.

RainCaster

(11,893 posts)
5. He loves being our Grifter In Chief
Thu Jan 30, 2025, 04:48 PM
Thursday

He wanted this job, and now he's got it. The lives lost here are insignificant so far- he lost close to a million in the last pandemic. Whoever is tracking his "days golfing" needs to start tracking how many lives he's lost. Start with these.

Irish_Dem

(62,489 posts)
6. He loves the money he is making with his scams and schemes.
Thu Jan 30, 2025, 04:49 PM
Thursday

And he loves the power to be cruel and get revenge.

Skittles

(161,299 posts)
9. which makes it all the more astounding ANYONE voted for him
Thu Jan 30, 2025, 05:22 PM
Thursday

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LSparkle

(11,900 posts)
16. Figurehead ... that's all he cares to be
Thu Jan 30, 2025, 06:02 PM
Thursday

Just thought of Sex Pistols “God Save The Queen” that uses that word. (“And our figurehead is not as she seems ... “)

pfitz59

(11,232 posts)
17. A reporter pressed him on getting ahead of the facts
Thu Jan 30, 2025, 06:05 PM
Thursday

Trump insulted the reporter. Typical Trump.

A HERETIC I AM

(24,674 posts)
18. Huh. Seems I read this somewhere before.
Thu Jan 30, 2025, 06:21 PM
Thursday

OH! Yeah, I remember.

Over 4 and a half years ago;

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213089903#post46

You are correct, he absolutely loves BEING president, he just hates doing the job, not to mention is incapable of doing it in a way most Americans perceive it should be done, i.e. competently.

NoMoreRepugs

(10,878 posts)
21. The goal is to have the U.S. Treasury totally legitimize crypto
Thu Jan 30, 2025, 06:27 PM
Thursday

so he can rocket up the list of BILLIONAIRES - NOTHING ELSE MATTERS.

GoodRaisin

(9,751 posts)
24. You nailed him.
Thu Jan 30, 2025, 06:42 PM
Thursday

Dick Tater never planned to leave the White House once he was in it. He tried his best to stay the first time and his plan is to do it again.

kimbutgar

(23,963 posts)
25. It's already 10 days and it's feels like a American horror story.
Thu Jan 30, 2025, 06:45 PM
Thursday

And the dawn of the death of America. Blaming the previous administration and the most effective department of transportation secretary Buttigieg while he fired all these professional federal aviation regulators and administrators last week is the height of hypocrisy!

I couldn’t not hate him more and wish a karmic payback to him sooner rather than later.

Kid Berwyn

(18,946 posts)
26. Unstable moron hates work period. Traitor's never worked a day in his miserable life.
Thu Jan 30, 2025, 06:46 PM
Thursday

It's in his NAZI blood.

Aussie105

(6,641 posts)
27. You mean he is a fake leader?
Thu Jan 30, 2025, 07:11 PM
Thursday

Gosh!

Who would have thought?

Actually, anyone with half a brain who watched a single episode of The Apprentice years ago.

It's going to get messy.
A 'leader' who doesn't want to do the work part of the job, delegating to those incapable of doing it properly.

Martin Eden

(13,734 posts)
28. Trump loves influcting cruelty on people he hates.
Thu Jan 30, 2025, 07:11 PM
Thursday

Presidential power gives him the means to do more of what he loves.

Dem4life1234

(2,291 posts)
31. He's very lazy
Thu Jan 30, 2025, 09:36 PM
Thursday

Imagine if this was a nonwhite or woman with half the drama?

If only he was a do nothing president. I would rather have a do nothing president than one who is so eager to start destruction.

He's lazy but destructive.

autorank

(29,478 posts)
33. Corret but HE HATES THE WORLD
Fri Jan 31, 2025, 12:41 AM
Friday

AND EVERYONE IN IT.e

Yes, he's a narcissist. Yes, he's a sociopath (Antisocial personality Disorder). But it's much worse and far deeper.

The man hates everything and everyone. He wants to blow it all up.

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