What's the Point of Having People Like the President Now?

The job of the President is to distract everyone’s attention from the person who really runs the country.

President Trump does this better than any of his predecessors.

he is not even fully setup with his new government since becoming president. Wait until everything is up & running & then see how he is doing but currently he is under alot of pressure based on many things, first for just starting & seeing how he will do, second for surprises like flynn that he was not prepared for & many other things that are preventing him from doing his job in full control & running.

lets wait till he is up & running with all new positions in place & then see how he is doing.

NJ Governor just agreed to join his government with a job

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To yungermans: I agree with you that we should wait awhile until Trump and his administration (or any new administration) settle in and get organized. But Trump has already declared that his administration is running like a fine-tuned machine, and so we should hold him to that standard.

Huju, that borders on apikorsus.

I second it. Maybe mods should change it.

And to add my own one and a half sense..

If ?? ????? ??? ?, by a regular ruler, monarch, who’s surrounded with advisers and ministers each with their own agendas, and biases. How much more by this one, who acts so unpredictably, so (shall we say) “unconventional”. So given to the whims of the minute… And NO ONE can attempt to steer him towards the main road… Anyone can ascertain the workings of Yad HaShem… How this (OK, he’s our president, we are bidden to show respect) man came to be the most powerful person on the universe… Obviously it’s all from HaShem.. all His plans..

Thanks.

And yes, it does makes sense.

To reinterpret the topic slightly, we’d be much better off without people like the president. Baalei gaava are harmful to society.

Joseph

“His popularity among the frum is a direct result of the alternative having been Clinton.”

I thought so but I am no longer so sure. Hillary is gone oiver batel she is no longer running and is unlikely to run again.

So why are so many still fully enamored by Trump. Im not saying they have to villify everything he does. But I see many almost worshiping him.

Look at the recent incident with the reporter. By any objective measure Trump was wrong. He misunderstood the question and cut the reporter off before he can finish. (Of course the question could have been phrased better but any English speaker could have deciphered the question)

Yet look at the comments: http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/ywn-videos/526481/watch-this-trump-slams-frum-reporter-turx-in-press-conference-calls-his-question-insulting.html so many people criticize the questioner!

” result of his enemies being worse than he is.” Who are his emnemies? The Truth?

LB: To answer your question, Presidents like to have high approval ratings because it helps them to advance their agenda. If Congress knows the public is behind the President they may be more likely to pass the President’s preferred legislation, for example. In addition, if the President’s ratings are high, this could prevent his party from losing seats in Congress (or losing control of one or both houses), which often happens at midterm elections, or from losing races at the state level.

As for the specific strategy of having rallies, I don’t know if they’re a good way to increase or maintain public support. But I think the optics of it all may help, since if the public sees him in front of adoring crowds perhaps they will jump on the perceived bandwagon and decide they like him too, despite what they hear from the media.

I actually am not a DT supporter. I’m just trying to answer the question. 🙂

Lightbrite, the problem is that many people have various talents. IMHO, this is another beracha of increased life expectancy and good health at older ages. people can divide their lives and do different things in the same gilgul. For example, I have a friend whose HS Chemistry teacher had been a cop for twenty years, retired and went back to school. I do not know if he did it but he said that he planned to teach for twenty years, get another pension and do something else.

Huju, Rav Kook said (regarding secular Zionists) that the fact that someone is Hashem’s tool does not depend on his knowledge that he is a tool or even his personal merits. I think one would have to be spiritually blind not to see Hashem’s hand in Trump’s election after being down ten points in the polls a week before. Already Trump has not only reversed Obama’s anti-Israel policy but abandoned the mystical belief in the two-state solution. Let’s wait and see.