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The Velveteen Ocelot

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4. It's worse than that. Trump isn't even a real CEO.

Fri Dec 15, 2017, 01:11 PM

Dec 2017

He's the owner of a bunch of privately-held businesses, and he's never had to answer to shareholders or a board of directors. A big public company like General Motors, for example, has to file financial information with the government about its financial transactions; it has to have shareholders' meetings; and its board of directors can hire and fire CEOs and other officers. The Trump businesses have never had even those constraints and limits - Trump has always been the boss without ever having to answer to anybody, and he's trying to run the government the same way. He treats Congress as his employees, and is clearly furious that he can't "fire" them. He's doing his best to dismantle federal agencies and discredit the courts and the FBI because he can't control them. He will fail, but he's doing a lot of damage in the meantime.

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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