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I'm 'special' :D

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In which case you should be on benefits :D.

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The ugly side of Trump's success:

US election: The white supremacist grateful for Donald Trump

Marine Le Pen: 'Trump made the impossible possible'

Pandora's box is well and truly open ..

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Trump handed his businesses to his kids instead of a blind trust and now those children are sitting in on meetings with world leaders: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/19/us...hinzo-abe.html

and he is still meeting business partners: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-t...-in-spotlight/

http://time.com/4578431/donald-trump...interest-list/

This is kind of thing people were apparently upset for Clinton about.

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Some possible positive consequences of Trump's victory for American home buyers:
https://tranio.com/world/news/what-t...y-market_5219/

Trump is so unpredictable that some real estate investors are now worried about the local property market and hesitate to spend the money. So less investments means falling housing prices in the US which is not bad, isn't it?

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No, those things were the pay-to-play for schemes, while she WAS in office as Secretary of State, he is not in office yet.

He is still attending business meetings because he is not yet the President. He is the President-Elect, until he will be sworn in on Jan 20th 2017, of course if you had raised this issue after this day, you would have a point.

As for his kids sitting in meetings. What meetings? Again he is not in office, so any meetings he is currently undertaking are unofficial. I believe Japan PM Abe, was just passing through and decided to pay Trump a visit. It was not ascertained if his daughter was actually sat there in the discussions but not surprising the Anti-Trump press, such as the NYT, would try and make something out of nothing.

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You don't think that his impending position as President of the United States isn't going to give him some sway in those meetings?

What about when he is President and his company is still being run by his children rather than placed in a blind trust? What happens when the Trump organisation is seeking permits from local governments whilst he, as President, is dealing with them?

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That remains to be seen. Everyone seems quick to judge him before he's got there. You never know he may surprise us all and be one of the best presidents ever.

I'm not holding my breath though.

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I think Trump has given us more than enough material for us to judge him on. He might suddenly reverse all that, although he is still responsible for what he has said, but his transition period hasn't given us much confidence that he will.

I think the biggest surprise will be that he means what he said. He really will spend billions on a wall, he really will attempt to make Muslims sign a registry and punish women for abortions. It's some sign of how depressing this is for some that we hope the President Elect was lying.

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You mean the same type of evidence we got from our brexit and remain politicians?

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The words that came out of Trump's own mouth.

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As came out of our politicians.

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Little light joy from Jane Moore's column in my redtop today:

:D

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You can see why so many have a very low opinion of politicians in the US and UK.

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Mr Trump will be the new US President. The UK will leave the EU.

Go with the facts and save yourself all that hand-wringing angst :D