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struggle4progress

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Thu Apr 13, 2017, 01:33 PM Apr 2017

Being president is hard

Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-Large
Updated 11:43 AM ET, Thu April 13, 2017

... Not immediately grasping the enormity of the presidency is not unique to Trump ... But Trump is an extreme example of this "not totally getting it" phenomenon ... That lack of experience in politics was a major part of Trump's appeal to voters ... Trump, emboldened by his early success, actively rejected the traditional preparation process a candidate undertakes in the event they are actually elected president ... His first 80-plus days in the White House have proven the miscalculation at the root of that belief, marked by the failure of his health care plan and historically low poll numbers ...

http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/13/politics/trump-white-house-china-russia-health-care/

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Being president is hard (Original Post) struggle4progress Apr 2017 OP
Who knew? nt marybourg Apr 2017 #1
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