The Pornography of Donald Trump’s Presidency: When Maturity and Ethics Matter

We live in an increasingly digitized world of information, characterized in part by non-stop news. Main stream media (print, radio and television) is being rapidly pushed aside by new sources, some of which provide refreshing perspectives on geo-political and societal events, while others (which will remain nameless) peddle in belligerent, contrived “news.” Okay, here’s one faux news outlet: Breitbart. But there are plenty more of even more vitriolic alternative news sites.

By now, even the most arrogant, know-it-all journalist should willingly concede that he was totally clueless in predicting what a Trump presidency would likely resemble. That includes both right and left wing reporters. Some would incorrectly argue that Donald Trump is his own man, that he’s an independent thinker who does things differently based on his alleged business acumen.

In reality he’s simply a narcissist who, emotionally scarred by his upbringing, developed into an egomaniac in which his ego eventually exceeded his intelligence and his ability to look beyond his personal needs and wants. His petulance and strong propensity to exclude or punish people—including those he has pandered to through gushing statements—who have pissed him off has left a growing stream of entrails at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. The only people who are perhaps immune from getting thrown overboard once disemboweled are daughter Ivan, hubby Jared and wife Melania. Time will tell.

Each week brings a new Trump fiasco, with the further debasing of the Office of the President. It’s as if he contemplates what further misery and embarrassment he can inflict upon the White House, Congress, and the American people. The appalling riot in Charlottesville, Virginia, last weekend was not just a no-brainer but indeed a communications gift to Trump when it came to condemning the actions of White Supremacists, Neo-Nazis and other repulsive losers who arrived to cause trouble.

Yet Trump just couldn’t keep his mouth shut and stay on script. The visual reactions of his senior aides and secretaries (notably new Chief of Staff General John Kelly) and later reports of the grief expressed by White House staff were a testimony of an out-of-control president with zero emotional intelligence, little grasp of history (pertaining to the Civil War), and a desire to pander to a portion of his voting block.

Never in its 241 year history has the United States had such a mentally unbalanced president. And in a modern context with the proliferation of nuclear weapons, especially among unstable lesser developed countries (eg, Pakistan and North Korea), the stakes are huge. Imagine for a moment Donald Trump being president during the Cuban Missile Crisis. President John F. Kennedy, new in his role, capably handled the crisis, being resolute in his dealings with the Soviet Union’s Nikita Khrushchev yet understandings the acute sensitivities of the negotiations. No where did you hear threats of “fire and fury” being uttered by President Kennedy.

It’s too early to predict what will happen to the disintegrating Trump presidency. Donald Trump may appear to have nine lives; however, eventually he’ll run out of luck. Former FBI director Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election, while staffed with a roster of highly competent law enforcement investigators and lawyers, could get derailed by Trump. And if Mueller’s allowed to conclude his work, the past few months have shown that what may seem logical and reasonable only dissolves somehow with Trump’s toxic touch.

Americans are crying out for a mature national leader who practices inclusiveness, exhibits ethical behaviour, and enrols the country’s 340 million citizens in creating a better future. This is the task—call it Job 1—facing the individual elected to national office. Trump porn has NO place in the United States of America, replete with his background of misogyny, racism and bigotry.

The person who has come out swinging at Donald Trump and who has given an eloquent, yet forceful, scolding is former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger . This short video is well worth watching.

Rank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility.
– Peter Drucker

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