WikimediaWe’ve all been there; you fluffed up your CV a little, sprinkled the job interview with embellishments and you’ve only gone and got yourself a job.
Congratulations are in order! But only weeks after you get the phone call offering you a new position, you start to realise you’re in a little deep. It’s a scary thought. You may have underestimated your ability and the scope of the new job.
Imagine that feeling and times it by a billion, because that is apparently what’s going through the President-elect, Donald Trump’s head right now.
FlickrFormer Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich told USA Today that Trump was beginning to understand the scale of undertaking the Presidency of the United States.
Gingrich said:
He commented, ‘This is really a bigger job than I thought.’ Which is good. He should think that.
[As President of the United States] you have war and peace, you have enormous powers and it all comes down to the Oval Office and it all comes down to you.
It seems Gingrich isn’t the only person who has witnessed the realisation dawn on Trump.
GettyReports from the Oval Office insiders were published in The Wall Street Journal suggesting that the future President, who will be inaugurated on 20 January 2017, ‘seemed surprised by the scope’ of responsibilities the job entails.
The article also claimed the billionaire didn’t know he had to replace the full Presidential staff upon Obama’s exit.
While the dust settles post election, Trump continues to create controversy during the transition as he embarks on a ‘Thank You Tour’ of the states where he was victorious with the voters.
Thank you Ohio! Together, we made history – and now, the real work begins. America will start winning again! #AmericaFirst pic.twitter.com/kDRQgmmlZR
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 2, 2016
Trump recently announced that he’d be taking a step back from his billion dollar businesses, saying ‘The Presidency is a far more important task!’
Meanwhile Trump’s nominations for major White House and cabinet positions – as well as his notorious Twitter activity – have continued to rile up the press and public.
A former emo kid who talks too much about 8Chan meme culture, the Kardashian Klan, and how her smartphone is probably killing her. Francesca is a Cardiff University Journalism Masters grad who has done words for BBC, ELLE, The Debrief, DAZED, an art magazine you’ve never heard of and a feminist zine which never went to print.