Leadership?

The following was posted on the trumpaccountabe.org website July 20, 2017:

LeadershipTweet

In 2013 Donald Trump was not formally a candidate for president. However, Trump won in November in part because he projected the persona of a successful business executive who could lead and get things done. As efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act sputter in the Senate, Trump’s tweet from 2013 provides us with an opportunity to hold him accountable to a standard he set himself.

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Trump’s wounded, distracted presidency has created a leadership void in Washington

The following article by Matt Viser was posted on the Boston Globe website July 1, 2017:

Source:  Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP

WASHINGTON — Some presidents have been accused of leading the country in the wrong direction. At least one has been accused of leading from behind.

Now many critics have an even more profound concern: a president who often doesn’t seem interested in leading at all.

Even his would-be Republican allies are agog, as President Trump lurches from one crisis to the next, impulsively tweeting, lacking a coherent message, and warring with the media. He has shown limited ability to harness support for policy initiatives in Congress, even though it is controlled by his own party. He’s done little to provide the public with a vision for what he wants to do. Continue reading “Trump’s wounded, distracted presidency has created a leadership void in Washington”

Trump Can’t Govern

The following article by John Stoehr was posted on the US News and World Report website February 28, 2017:

I’m on record saying I believe President Donald Trump is a threat to democracy. The waves of antisemitism crashing around the nation are sufficient evidence, as are the president’s repeated attacks on the press, the courts and democratic norms.

While we should be vigilant, I’ve been thinking: Are we seeing fascism where there is first plain ordinary incompetence? This may be a moot distinction since one thing can beget another, but in terms of a communication strategy, it’s important to understand what’s going on. This White House talks a good game. It has crowed about the return of “alpha males.” But when it matters, it chokes.

More than exposing Trump for his white nationalist sympathies, the best way forward may be stressing what’s emphatically evident: Trump can’t govern.

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