It’s time for Trump’s report card
President Trump is getting his first report card today on his 80th day in office.
By the way, I无毛视频檓 not grading him on a curve.
Here goes!
Effective Communications (Reading, Writing and Oral)
Grade D-
Here无毛视频檚 why.
Trump scores poorly in the areas of 无毛视频渃omprehends fiction,无毛视频� and 无毛视频渞eads orally with fluency.无毛视频�
After he reads questionable news stories, in universally discredited news sources, he posts them on Twitter as if they无毛视频檙e fact-based.
In many cases, they are not.
It无毛视频檚 clear that he fails to 无毛视频渆xpress written ideas coherently and clearly无毛视频� because his Twitter rants are usually incoherent, and sometimes, even childlike.
Whenever Trump makes use of teleprompters, his speeches are cringe-worthy because of his unnatural speech patterns that make him sound like he无毛视频檚 reading the ingredients of a can of soup.
And whenever he无毛视频檚 at a loss for words, he resorts to his old standby 无毛视频� he employs the word 无毛视频渄isaster,无毛视频� as a catch-all for anything (or anybody) he doesn无毛视频檛 like.
Mathematics
(Computation and Estimation,
Measurement, and Compares Two Sets of Objects; More Fewer, Equal)
Grade F
Here无毛视频檚 why.
Trump无毛视频檚 无毛视频渃omputation and estimation,无毛视频� and his 无毛视频渕easurement无毛视频� deficiencies were on full view the day following his inauguration, when he claimed he无毛视频檇 had the biggest inaugural event in history.
He was wrong.
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He not only hadn无毛视频檛 won by a landslide, his electoral college margin of victory, when you 无毛视频渃ompare (any) two sets of objects,无毛视频� was very small.
Social science
(Economics, History and Countries and Cultures)
Grade C-
Here无毛视频檚 why.
Trump does seem to have a very good sense of 无毛视频渆conomics.无毛视频�
His own.
Making use of public money for personal trips to Mar-A-Lago, not so much.
Plus, he无毛视频檚 under persistent scrutiny over his refusal to release his tax filings and his questionable pledge to stay at arm无毛视频檚 length from his many business dealings.
无毛视频淗istory无毛视频� isn无毛视频檛 Trump无毛视频檚 strong suit either.
He can无毛视频檛 even remember what he said yesterday, when he says what he says today.
But more than that, he has forgotten his own sordid, birther 无毛视频渉istory无毛视频� and his frequent rantings about President Obama无毛视频檚 golfing, while he无毛视频檚 gone golfing more than Obama ever did during the early days of his presidency.
Trump无毛视频檚 lack of knowledge of 无毛视频渃ountries and cultures无毛视频� hasn无毛视频檛 proven to be a positive during his early presidency, either.
He无毛视频檚 quickly found ways to insult the leaders of Germany, Mexico and Australia, while he maintains his ignorance of Islamic and Hispanic cultures.
Performance results
(Legislative Agenda)
Grade D
Here无毛视频檚 why.
Oh, Trump无毛视频檚 vow to make major changes on his first days in office was destroyed when he无毛视频檇 done none of those things by his second day in office.
He无毛视频檚 not signed anything of significance that would make good on his 无毛视频渓egislative agenda,无毛视频� yet.
True, Trump has been busily signing executive orders. But none of those were sent to him by Congress.
He did sign two Muslim bans that still haven无毛视频檛 banned a single Muslim.
He vigorously backed a repeal and replacement of Obamacare that went up in flames.
Of course, there无毛视频檚 that 无毛视频渂ig, beautiful wall无毛视频� that, supposedly, 无毛视频淢exico will pay for.无毛视频�
But Mexico has vowed not to pay for it. And it无毛视频檚 still not clear if Congress will.
Citizenship
(Exhibits Self-control, Shows
Respect for Others, Displays Positive Attitudes Toward Learning)
Grade F
Here无毛视频檚 why.
When he engages in his frequent early-morning Twitter-storms, it无毛视频檚 wholly apparent that he doesn无毛视频檛 无毛视频渆xhibit self-control无毛视频� or that he doesn无毛视频檛 无毛视频渟how respect for others,无毛视频� while he refuses to 无毛视频渄isplay positive attitudes toward learning.无毛视频�
In short, he proves that his lack of self-control and his disrespect for anybody with whom he disagrees is the mark of a president who无毛视频檚 in need of remedial citizenship training.
That won无毛视频檛 happen.
He无毛视频檚 too busy telling everybody how important he is to the future of a country that, for now, doesn无毛视频檛 seem to care much for his lack of leadership qualities.
Cumulative
(Grade Point Average)
Grade D-
And I无毛视频檓 being generous here.
Edward A. Owens is a three-time Emmy Award winner and 20-year veteran of news. Email him at freedoms@bellatlantic.net.