26 Words That People Use to Describe Donald Trump

Donald Trump was inaugurated four days ago — and my friends and family members continue to talk about our new President with mostly negative words.

Authoritarian
Bully
Charlatan
Disturbing
Egomaniacal
Frightening
Gross
Hateful
Idiotic
Joke
Kleptocrat
Loudmouth
Megalomaniacal
Nepotist
Oligarch
Plutocrat
Quarrelsome
Racist
Sexist
Terrifying
Ubiquitous
Violating
Worst
Xenophobic
Yawner
Zig-zagging

I live in the blue state of Massachusetts and I didn’t vote for Trump. But, because our country currently uses the Electoral College system to determine who is President; and because the EC cast a majority vote for him, I respect his legitimacy as the so-called Leader of the Free World.

Despite his legitimacy, it’s disturbing (to use one of those words) that his Cabinet appointments and initial executive orders are changing the world order. He’s creating a new normal.

For instance, the U.S. Senate confirmed CIA Director Mike Pompeo by a 66-32 vote.

By contrast, Defense Secretary James Mattis was confirmed 98-1.

It’s abnormal that 14 Democrats supported Pompeo (and one Republican opposed), whereas the Mattis vote was nearly-unanimous.

I must presume that as the Trump Administration puts forward new policy ideas that future congressional votes will be all over the place: some will toe the party line and others will vote who-knows-how.