A new assertion by an American has been made stating that the US president, Donald Trump, may be in for really hard times.
Donald Trump’s presidency is likely to be the second shortest ever,
a leading historian and author has claimed, according to The
Independent.
Professor Ronald L Feinman predicted that the former reality TV star will stay in the top job "between the 31 days of William Henry Harrison in 1841", who died pneumonia and the "199 days of James A. Garfield in 1881", who died 79 days after he was shot by an assassin "after terrible suffering and medical malpractice".
Even if his time in office is "dragged out", Professor Feinman
predicted that Mr Trump is unlikely to last the 16 months and 5 days of
12th president Zachary Taylor, who died of a digestive ailment while
Head of State in 1850.
The 20th century American history professor, who recently published
a book about the unfortunate fates of US leaders, added that he thought
the “Pence Presidency” was inevitable. He was referring to Mr Trump's
Vice President, Mike Pence, who would take over if Mr Trump was to leave
the leadership.
In a blog post, he added that he thought it was likely that Mr Trump will be impeached or forced to resign in a matter of weeks.
His prediction comes shortly after the White House admitted the
President was told several weeks ago that his National Security Adviser
Michael Flynn had not told the truth about a telephone call with a
Russian diplomat.
The news fuelled broader concerns about his closeness to Russian
President Vladimir Putin and the role his country may have played in
helping Mr Trump's election.
Professor Feinman, who teaches at Florida Atlantic University,
suggested the businessman turned politician is more generally unsuitable
for office.
“Many foreign policy professionals are shaking their head at
Trump’s inappropriate behaviour and language every time he speaks in
public, or issues a Twitter comment, and his instability and
recklessness”, he said, citing Mr Trump's decision to hold a
security meeting over the North Korean missile test in a public space in
earshot of other people as “a sign of his failure to act responsibly”.
“The fact that Vice President Mike Pence played a major role in
pushing Flynn out is a sign that Pence is already asserting himself
with Trump” he said, adding the vice President often appears uncomfortable with Mr Trump’s “freewheeling and careless behaviour”.
No US president has ever been successfully impeached, although an
attempt was made to Bill Clinton but he was acquitted by the Senate.
Richard Nixon also resigned before he could be impeached for serious wrongdoing in the Watergate scandal.
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