In seven days Donald Trump will be the president of the United States.
The man who takes to Twitter in a flying rage when his vice-president is criticised by actors in a musical will be at the helm of the most powerful military in the world.
The man who has filed for bankruptcy six times will have critical influence on the US - and therefore the global - economy.
The man who has openly bragged about grabbing women "by the pussy" will set America's human rights agenda.
Anyone holding out hope that Mr Trump would morph after the election into a person ready to take on this awesome responsibility with the dignity and respect it deserves will have been disavowed of that notion this week.
At a press conference on Wednesday Mr Trump proved that the braggadocio, aggression and incoherence displayed in his presidential campaign was no act.
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In seven days Donald Trump will be the president of the United States.
The man who takes to Twitter in a flying rage when his vice-president is criticised by actors in a musical will be at the helm of the most powerful military in the world.
The man who has filed for bankruptcy six times will have critical influence on the US - and therefore the global - economy.
The man who has openly bragged about grabbing women "by the pussy" will set America's human rights agenda.
Anyone holding out hope that Mr Trump would morph after the election into a person ready to take on this awesome responsibility with the dignity and respect it deserves will have been disavowed of that notion this week.
At a press conference on Wednesday Mr Trump proved that the braggadocio, aggression and incoherence displayed in his presidential campaign was no act.
He is exactly what you would expect a casino mogul and...
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