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titaniumsalute

(4,742 posts) Fri Dec 15, 2017, 01:01 PM Dec 2017

This is the problem with a CEO as a President [View all]

The country isn't a company. There isn't a board of directors. There isn't a CFO or COO. Diplomacy internally is vitally important. You can't fire people you don't like or that don't "see you vision" of something.

Trump bragged about being a CEO. I suppose he made a lot of money and was somehow successful in Real Estate...albeit probably from shady deals with shady places like Russia. He fired lots of people along the way that got in his way. You can't do that in government. It doesn't work.

Trumpeestas who voted for him wanted that tough guy, hard talking, balls to the wall, no nonsense, CEO. What they didn't realize is that that type of President is almost already doomed to fail.

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This is the problem with a CEO as a President [View all] titaniumsalute Dec 2017 OP

Uh, he is a horrible CEO, it is why he doesnt go public, the one time he did it was a DISASTER Eliot Rosewater Dec 2017 #1

He's built a career out of stiffing vendors titaniumsalute Dec 2017 #3

and employees, and lenders, and partners, and customers! unblock Dec 2017 #8

And a piss poor CEO. Let's face it, that clown has a company that collects rents and license fees. The_Casual_Observer Dec 2017 #2

It's worse than that. Trump isn't even a real CEO. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2017 #4

there are many types of businesses and many types of ceos unblock Dec 2017 #5

Trump is a lousy example PJMcK Dec 2017 #6

I remember Jspur Dec 2017 #7

but he knew a lot about extracting wealth from his bankrupt entities! unblock Dec 2017 #13

I read once that Trump called his Cabinet meeting room--the Boardroom. Says a lot IMHO. riversedge Dec 2017 #9

But the right believes that government should be run like a business. CrispyQ Dec 2017 #10

He never did deals with big businesses like Hilton, JW Marriot. muntrv Dec 2017 #11

His voters also never understood that Trump is a fraud, a lowbrow stage act. procon Dec 2017 #12

The orange anus was a CEO of a private corporation Brother Buzz Dec 2017 #14

Even a "corporate" CEO would be better. moondust Dec 2017 #15

Like Tillerson? Retrograde Dec 2017 #18

CEO's never make good non-business leaders. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2017 #16

The problem with the notion that government ought to be run like a business PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2017 #17

no sure why anyone seeing how fucked-up most businesses are would want the govt run like one. KG Dec 2017 #19

He would have long been fired HipChick Dec 2017 #20