Karl Rove: Trump lacks the focus or self-discipline to do the basic work required of a president

[Julian Englis]

From The Hill's summary of a WSJ op/ed piece (which is behind a paywall)

Karl Rove, a former senior adviser to President George W. Bush, slammed President Trump on Wednesday, saying that the real estate mogul "lacks the focus or self-discipline to do the basic work required of a president."

"His chronic impulsiveness is apparently unstoppable and clearly self-defeating," Rove wrote in an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal. "Mr. Trump may have mastered the modes of communication, but not the substance, thereby sabotaging his own agenda."

Rove took particular aim at a series of tweets launched by Trump on Monday that appeared to undermine his Justice Department's argument for an executive order barring citizens of six Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S.

Trump's insistence in the tweets that the U.S. has already implemented "extreme vetting" measures on travelers from certain countries, according to Rove, reveals that president's own lack of understanding about his administration's work.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/337077-karl-rove-trump-lacks-the-focus-or-self-discipline-to-do-the

[Wellstone ruled]

1. Turd Blossum does speak.

[klook]

2. In one respect, that's a good thing.

The more Trump shoots himself in the foot, the less damage he can do.

However, while we're all distracted by his buffoonery, the Republicans are killing Net Neutrality, getting rid of the CFPB, rolling back Dodd-Frank, screwing up health insurance for millions, undermining reproductive rights, making life miserable for non-whites, etc. etc.

[CousinIT]

3. This is why I believe Republicans won't touch him no matter what he does...

....his constant scandals are great distractions so Americans don't fight being screwed royally by Republicans and the billionaires they exclusively represent.

[Lyricalinklines]

4. Yep, they are grifters as well.

They aren't about to rid themselves of an easy and convenient "out" if the gig runs out.