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To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (16799)	9/18/2023 6:08:00 PM
From: sandeep	1 Recommendation Recommended By Kirk © Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 26800

Some of these things can’t be his accomplishment.

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (16799)	9/18/2023 9:46:48 PM
From: Kirk ©	1 Recommendation Recommended By sandeep Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 26800

A lot of what you say, maybe most, is true but it isn't a sign of a great leader. Trump could get people to fall in line using fear. Fear of the US having the biggest swinging stick on the planet. About time someone did this and stopped taking hind teats from the Europeans. Fear of getting fired if you disagreed with him or his policies. (Of course that was part of his carefully crafted brand to convince people fixing government was similar to fixing a bunch of worthless celebrities trying to raise money for charity.) Maybe if you shout louder, use all CAPS and tell me and other moderates who could have voted for him rather than a third party in the last election we are stupid, it might change our minds. But a TRUE leader would have convinced us we were wrong to not have voted for him in 2016 and he deserved a second term. Heck, George Bush accomplished this.... his second term was not nearly as close as the hanging chad 2000 election. Trump could get his sycophants to agree with him, shout down anyone who said he wasn't the greatest, etc.... but TRUE leadership is bringing people together who have different ways of seeing the World. Trump was an absolute failure at that.

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (16799)	9/18/2023 10:04:18 PM
From: Kirk ©	1 Recommendation Recommended By diegosan Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 26800

Here is a perfect example of extremely poor leadership skills. The Golden State Warriors based at that time in Oakland, California, won the NBA championship. Traditionally that meant a nonpartisan trip to the White House to give the sitting president a jersey and get your picture taken in a jacket and tie. Steph Curry, the MVP leader said he probably wasn't interested in visiting Trump at the Whitehouse because of some racist nonsense the media was using to tarnish Trump. Trump, acting like a 13-year-old where the bully just gave him a wedgie in front of the cool kids, screwed the pooch and said he wasn't going to invite the Warriors to the White House, breaking tradition. IF Trump had real leadership skills, he'd have said something like: "That is too bad. Mr Curry gets paid $200M to endorse expensive sneakers made in China to sell to disadvantaged kids in Oakland. We give free school lunches to these same kids since they are so poor they can't afford to buy oatmeal for breakfast. I'd like to discuss MY IDEA with Mr Curry that perhaps he become "the black panther" and bring those shoe making jobs to Oakland. Teach the parents of the kids getting free lunches how to show up to work on time and manufacture a product their kids want. Of course, they won't be as profitable making shoes in China, but Mr. Curry said he wants to help his people, right?" THAT would be leadership.