More thoughts on the new President

With the election of Donald Trump, a few weeks ago, the world is waiting to see what type of President this person will turn out to be.

Many people in the United States have concerns about the person who will be taking over the office of President.  Based on the behaviors he displayed during the campaign,  he seems to be a misogynist, a dishonorable man, and a braggart without the intellect to justify most any of the claims he has made about himself.  In short, regardless of whether I agree or not with many of his expressed views, he is not a man I would choose to occupy the office of the President of the United States.

There is much speculation about what will happen when he assumes the office on January 20.  Many voices are already being raised against the policies many perceive he will be implementing.  Given the nature of those he has chosen to fill the seats of power in his administration, the concerns have a real basis.

However, I am reserving judgement until he actually assumes the office.  I base this on my observation that one of his characteristics seems to be that he never seems to take a firm stand on any issue, and constantly changes what he states he will actually do.  He seems to change stance to whatever he perceives will serve him most advantageously.

I base my view on the attributes of the people he has chosen.  His campaign rhetoric was based on “draining the swamp” he (and many of his supporters) perceived to be the reek of the insiders occupying those positions in the current administration.  However, the people he has chosen are as much of the insiders — if not more so — than the people being displaced.    In other words, I think the Trump administration will be much closer to “business as usual” than many of his critics are forecasting.

If Mr. Trump had any level of rational thought, I believe he will be realizing that the office of President is not the equivalent of being the CEO of a large corporation,  and I hold some faint hope that the realities will cause him to tone down his approach to the world.