A more moderate Donald Trump? His taste in men shows otherwise

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Actions speak louder than words is the old saying that fits this article perfectly.




A more moderate Donald Trump? His taste in men shows otherwise
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/dec/13/donald-trump-moderate-extreme-cabinet-picks?CMP=twt_gu



Angelina Chapin

No matter what the president-elect says about pursuing less extreme policies, the men he is choosing to surround him tell a starker story



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‘Trump’s inner circle and cabinet appointees prove the president-elect loves bullies who prize total power over inclusion.’ Photograph: Andrew Harnik/AP

Tuesday 13 December 2016 10.01 EST


Since Donald Trump became president-elect, he’s made some attempts to soften his blowhard, tough-guy image. The former reality star decided against trying to imprison Hillary Clinton. He’s said his wall might be a fence and that he might keep parts of Obamacare. Trump even told perpetrators of hate crimes to “stop it” post-election, after consistently encouraging violence at his rallies just months earlier.

Of course, Trump has a tendency to contradict himself ad infinitum, so no matter what he says, it’s hard to gauge his actual positions on anything. The best representation of his true values, rather, are the people – primarily men – he chooses to surround him.
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Trump’s inner circle and cabinet appointees prove the president-elect loves bullies who prize total power over inclusion. His cabinet is shaping up to be full of people who believe Making America Great Again is code for white, wealthy men maintaining privilege and control over people of color, women and anybody else who can’t afford a penthouse.

Eighty-five percent of Trump’s picks for cabinet are men, and yes, most of them are rich and white to boot. Sure, there are women nominees, and it’s still early days. But there’s no doubt who Trump favors, and if we’re known by the company we keep, his taste in white, megalomaniac men is incredibly disturbing. ................................

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Trump might start running into problems

when some of his equally rich, powerful and authoritarian bully appointees start challenging him. I have no doubt that at least some of them are smarter, sneakier and more ruthless than he is (Rick Perry excepted), and there is bound to be trouble before long. Trump is probably the biggest narcissist, but being a narcissist means he has some really serious blind spots - he won't be able to tell when people are flattering him as a means of manipulating him, because he craves flattery more than anything. The smarter people will end up either controlling him or fighting with him.

That won't do us much good, though, because all of them are assholes.

[Wellstone ruled]

2. Are we in for some fun?

With the Ego's he has selected,going to be interesting. Trump is not that smart and noticed from time to time,he is manipulated when every he runs out of his rehearsed jingoism's,and walks away from the mic,notice the next time his statements are a rehash of one of his inner circle.

Yes,these Guy's will eat him for lunch in order to advance their personal agendas.