Trump needs to MAN UP & take the criticism like every other U.S. President did!
By flpoolbum
@flpoolbum (2978)
United States
October 13, 2018 11:48pm CST
Trump's ego is so delicate that he wants to make protesting in front of the White House and other spots in Washington D.C. (our nation's capital) illegal!
Throughout our history, Presidents and other elected officials had to deal with criticism from protesters, editorial cartoons, and comedians.
In my lifetime, President Lyndon Johnson (1963-69) had to listen to Viet Nam War protesters chanting, "Hey, hey, LBJ, How many boys did you kill today?" President Richard Nixon (1969-74) had to listen to them, especially during the WATERGATE ERA. They didn't enjoy it but they didn't whine about it constantly either.
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-administration-trying-block-protests-outside-white-house-1167016
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@ria1606roy (2797)
• Kolkata, India
14 Oct 18
True leaders take criticism and praise alike in their stride. Not all the people are going to like you. Trump's twitter feed is so immature sometimes, complaining on every little bit. He tries to intimidate other nations by threatening on public platforms....I don't get it, it is not in the least effective. He's far from a leader I think, only focusing on enriching corporate business sectors. A nation is so much more than just corporate companies.
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@flpoolbum (2978)
• United States
14 Oct 18
@ria1606roy ~Knowing how brutal critics can be, anyone who wants to run for public office needs to really consider if they want to put themselves and their families through it.
President Lyndon Johnson dealt with it with class. A popular TV Show at the time, "The Smother's Brothers Comedy Hour" made a lot of jokes at Johnson's expense. He wrote a letter to them included with this reply.
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@ria1606roy (2797)
• Kolkata, India
14 Oct 18
@flpoolbum Now this is a great leader 
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@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
14 Oct 18
@flpoolbum I have never been a fan of LBJ, but he could show a level of class that most of his successors never had. The current occupant of the Oval Office has no class at all.
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