The hardest job for the next president may be fixing Trump's mess

[Gothmog]

This is one of the reasons why I think that Joe Biden is the best candidate. Who ever is the nominee will have to be prepared to fix all of the damage that trump has done to our government.

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Perhaps the most straightforward and least complicated undertaking, since it would be entirely within the next president’s purview, is rebuilding the executive branch from the corrupted ruin Trump will leave behind.

One of the most underreported stories about the Trump administration is its basic incompetence. Perhaps Trump’s biggest con of all was convincing his supporters that he was some sort of business wizard with a genius for management. In truth, the Trump Organization was a mom-and-pop family business that he repeatedly micromanaged to the brink of collapse. He is doing exactly the same with the government of the United States.

The White House itself is less like “The West Wing” than “Game of Thrones.” Courtiers vie for the favor of the Mad King, unable or unwilling to perform normal duties for fear of risking Trump’s ire. Usually, the White House is a place where information from outside sources is synthesized and digested so the president can make the best possible decisions. Under Trump, the flow is reversed — his whims, however ill-informed or contradictory or just plain loopy, are tweeted out and must be made into policy.

Agencies vital to our national security — including the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency — lumber along, month after month, without permanent leadership. “It’s easier to make moves when they’re acting,” Trump has said, but really the situation reflects his own insecurity. By keeping his underlings weak and beholden only to him, he limits their power — and thus hamstrings the departments they nominally lead.

Joe Biden is the best candidate to repair the damage done by trump. I think that the repair of this damage will keep the next Democratic President very busy.

[Joinfortmill]

1. Trump 's mess

Elizabeth has a plan for that.

[rurallib]

2. yep - Warren is going into the battle with plans

[Cha]

3. Absolutely! And, we have to WIN

so the new Dem Admin can FIX trump's decimation.

Thanks, Goth

[elleng]

4. No doubt.

[underpants]

5. Obama fixed most of W's mess in 4-5 years

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When everyone thought it would take 8-10 years.

[GemDigger]

7. True but Trump is one hell of a flea infested, planet killing sob and his mess

is 1000 x worse than W's. W didn't even come close with his destruction.

[JDC]

6. It's what Democrats do.

Bring it

[question everything]

8. Not "maybe." Definitely

And this is why the next president should not start a "revolution" turning many systems upside down to make a point.

[highplainsdem]

9. Great column! Thanks, Gothmog! I agree completely that Biden's the best candidate to repair the

damage done by Trump.