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Old 23-02-2017, 08:09   #422
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Re: U.S President: Donald Trump

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Originally Posted by martyh View Post
I suspect most of the people who elected him assumed he would show some common sense and apply some form of logic to the subject instead of simply issuing orders like a dictator
I think you're right. Voters in his own country and people overseas may well like his policies but if he lacks the political skills to implement them (eg the travel ban) and speaks in poorly-constructed sentences so that the world misunderstands him (eg Sweden claims) and blames the proper checks and balances (press and judges) then they will rightly criticise him.
As Matthew Norman demonstrated yesterday in The Independent, Jeremy Corbyn and Donald Trump are indeed cut from the same cloth.

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Originally Posted by pip08456 View Post
I do recall a Labour Government back in the 70's being elected on a manefesto of taking us out of the EEC, changing tack to remain in
Just when I'd given up all hope of Theresa seeing sense, you throw me a lifeline. Thanks Pip!

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