It started out with an inaugural address that was so divisive and self centered, no one will be willing to quote from it in a positive manner. He then called the news media dishonest for reporting that the crowd at his inauguration was smaller than it was at Obama's inauguration. That contradicted Trumps statement that his inauguration attendance would be a record. It was not and his ego got bent out of shape. The man hates the truth so his press secretary had to try and change Trump's lie by calling it "alternative facts." Of course, any one of sound mind knows who the dishonest one really is.
Trump also met with auto industry executives and told them his tax cuts would bring manufacturing back to America. Those executives must have laughed when Trump left the meeting because the industry had its most profitable years under the Obama administration and even sold a record amount of auto units. And that happened even though the Bush tax cuts expired. The Dow averages almost tripled during the Obama administration so Corporations and their stock holders did pretty well and that would never have happened if profits are not there.
Between all that, Trump issued executive orders that he boasted about but no one will know the ramifications until down the road. And once again said Mexico will pay for the wall and Mexico's President said no way in response and cancelled his planned visit with Trump. Mexico's decision illustrates that foreign nations, especially our allies have enough clout to deal with Trump's threats.
The republicans in congress and conservative journalists are going along with Trump's "alternative facts" all the way by shaking their heads but still supporting his lies. But time is not on their side. There is one suit against Trump for his conflict of interest with the Presidency and this writer believes there will be more from the women who said Trump sexually abused them. Those are the same women who Trump said he would sue.
And to top if off, Trump's job approval rating was just 34%. His popular vote in the November election was 46%. The President also revealed his mental problems of not being able to cope with Hillary Clinton's victory in the popular vote. First he said he would have won that vote if he had campaigned in those states where Hillary beat him. Of course he did campaign in those states. But this week he came up with a different reason he lost the popular vote. Now its because there were between 3-5 million fraud votes cast by people who voted more than once and by dead people. Wrong again with no factual proof but mentally, Trump has to lie to satisfy his ego.
It really was a sad first week for a President whose ego is so affected by the truth is willing to let it corrupt the Presidency. And this is only the beginning. And today the popular vote was still Clinton 65,844,610 votes for 48% and Trump 62,974.636 votes for 46%. And mentally he still can not accept that Clinton beat him badly and Trump has no mandate from the voting public.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
