Poll: Would you trust Trump with his finger on the nuclear trigger?
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Question: Poll:  Would you trust Trump with his finger on the nuclear trigger?
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Yes, absolutely, no doubt about it
 
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Yes, but I would have concerns about it
 
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Yes, but I believe cabinet and advisors would have some input
 
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No, but I will give him the benefit of the doubt
 
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No, he does not have the temperament to have that power
 
#6
No, absolutely not, not under any circumstances whatsoever, he is likely to start World War III
 
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« on: May 01, 2016, 10:53:50 PM »

Would you trust Trump with his finger on the nuclear trigger?

Please vote and discuss.
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« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2016, 10:58:32 PM »

I wouldn't trust him to turn on a car. I wonder when the last time he drove one was. I know that Hillary hasn't driven one this millennium; I find it hard to believe that someone like Trump has driven in years either.
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« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2016, 11:05:44 PM »

Given that the people endorsing him think that his likeliness to use nuclear weapons is a reason to vote for him...
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« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2016, 11:11:20 PM »

I wouldn't trust Trump with my pocket change, much less anything important.
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« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2016, 11:11:41 PM »

Trump's finger will be busy with other things, it won't be on the nuclear trigger.
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« Reply #5 on: May 02, 2016, 12:01:34 AM »

His hands are too small to reach the trigger.
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« Reply #6 on: May 02, 2016, 12:19:49 AM »

I wouldn't trust Little Donny with a nerf gun trigger.
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« Reply #7 on: May 02, 2016, 12:26:44 AM »

Yes. There's constitutional/official authority and then there's reality. Sure, President Trump would have access to such powers, but advisors, protocols and conventions are there for a reason. Trump has no interest in the actual duties of President.
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« Reply #8 on: May 02, 2016, 12:44:33 AM »

Yes. There's constitutional/official authority and then there's reality. Sure, President Trump would have access to such powers, but advisors, protocols and conventions are there for a reason. Trump has no interest in the actual duties of President.


I agree Trump would most likely be similar to W Bush in foreign matters and would totally allow others in the admin handle things.
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« Reply #9 on: May 02, 2016, 02:36:54 AM »

Trump would delegate responsibility, like Reagan did.
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« Reply #10 on: May 02, 2016, 09:12:54 AM »

There would have to be a lot of filter and a lot of people reigning him in. I don't trust Trump. He's already made it clear he wants to be a war criminal. His supporters don't care, and then they'll be confused as to why the rest of the world hates America.
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« Reply #11 on: May 02, 2016, 09:45:48 AM »

There would have to be a lot of filter and a lot of people reigning him in. I don't trust Trump. He's already made it clear he wants to be a war criminal. His supporters don't care, and then they'll be confused as to why the rest of the world hates America.
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Maybe its because the rest of the world doesn't have Americas best interests in mind.
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« Reply #12 on: May 02, 2016, 10:25:05 AM »

The less hyperbolic version of no for me.
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« Reply #13 on: May 02, 2016, 10:36:52 AM »

Why would I trust Vladimir Putin's surrogate candidate with anything, let alone having his finger on the nuclear trigger?
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« Reply #14 on: May 02, 2016, 06:51:47 PM »

There would have to be a lot of filter and a lot of people reigning him in. I don't trust Trump. He's already made it clear he wants to be a war criminal. His supporters don't care, and then they'll be confused as to why the rest of the world hates America.
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Maybe its because the rest of the world doesn't have Americas best interests in mind.

Is this sarcasm? Are you seriously to think that the world hates us because they ain't us? I'm sure much of the other parts of the world are perfectly fine. They don't like our politics on the world's stage.
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« Reply #15 on: May 02, 2016, 07:37:12 PM »

No more concerned than with Hillary.
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« Reply #16 on: May 02, 2016, 07:39:07 PM »

He will respond to his first impulses and let's just say we'll be nuked back.
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« Reply #17 on: May 02, 2016, 07:45:05 PM »

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« Reply #18 on: May 02, 2016, 09:49:24 PM »

In your heart you know he's nuts.
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« Reply #19 on: May 02, 2016, 09:54:29 PM »

The Trump moments where he most worries me are those where he gives into conspiracy theories or hires people who believe crazy things as his close advisors.  But I think he's smart enough to really think and explore and verify issues before taking decisive action on them.  Trolling Obama about the birth certificate in a CBS interview is one thing.  I just don't think Trump sees any real consequences to sticking his neck out over something silly like that.  But he's mature and has sound enough judgment to know that using nuclear weapons requires very very serious diligence and expert thought and has tremendous consequences.  If Trump was the kind of irrational risk taker who didn't appreciate the consequences, he would have been run out of business decades ago.

And yes, I know he took some risks in the 80s that didn't pay off and had some casinos that went bankrupt.  This is using nuclear weapons, not buying a luxury yacht.
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