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Will Trump resign? Many other presidents have thought about it
By Mike Purdy, opinion contributor - 08/20/17 02:00 PM EDT
Seven months into his presidency, Donald Trump is at sea in an unfamiliar political world, full of turbulence largely of his own making. It’s nothing like he thought it would be. Being president “is more work than in my previous life,” Trump recently confessed. “I thought it would be easier." When he was the head of a closely-held private company, he could say whatever he wanted, whenever he wanted and demand quick action and results.
Now he’s finding his unfiltered language, while a formula for his stunning electoral victory, doesn’t work as well as president. He’s also finding that simply dictating an end-result he wants doesn’t automatically translate into action.
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http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/the-administration/347154-will-trump-resign-many-other-presidents-have-thought