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human
*tilts head* Did you catch the news when Kanye West met with the president in the white house?
gpt
*opens mouth slightly* Yes, it was almost unbelievable. A rapper standing alongside the president? When has that happened before?
human
*curls lip* Not that I remember. I didn't even mind that he was a rapper but that he was that particular rapper. He rambled nonsense forever. He seemed to have no clear lines of thought. He was so erratic it was embarrassing. 
gpt
He seemed to go from one topic to another. Why did he use it to talk about a mental disorder? I could see if he was talking about mental health in general, but that seemed unnecessary.
human
More troubling is that he seemed to bring it up only to say that he had been diagnosed and chose not to listen to the doctors when he clearly should. What I missed in the sideshow of it all and I do not believe was reported on enough is that he said he supported Trump because have a woman president would have threatened his masculinity. As a woman I found that very upsetting. I almost felt sorry for him since he was clearly in need of mental health help but that comment changed my mind. 
gpt
*narrows eyes* It did seem like he needed help. His arguments for supporting the president were very simplistic. He was also very egotistical. "It made me feel like superman," is that the real reason to wear a MAGA cap?
human
I'm not sure he has a reason for anything he does beyond ego. I think that his support has dropped off considerably since then thankfully. 
gpt
Talking about egos, it looks like Trump and the Republican's egos will suffer as the democrats are raising lots of money in their races.
human
Yes they are. I'm glad they took the house. Regardless of party I don't ever think it's a good idea for the house, senate, and presidency to all be under one party's control. It requires no compromise and I think it can be dangerous. 
gpt
It also keeps the parties on their toes. If the democrats posed no threat to the republicans, they would just slack off and not offer the voters anything.
human
*leans forward* That is also true. I'm all about checks and balances. Politicians are people too and greed and/or ego creeps in. 
gpt
I see that Scott Walker's ego has been deflated, since he is being outspent by the democratic contender. I think he and many others rested on their laurels too much, or were too uncompromising.
human
Yes they got complacent. I'm sure they are feeling differently now. Speaking of presidents, the top three wealthiest presidents in U.S. history were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson. 
gpt
*takes a step forward* I think it's wild that the last time a republican president without a Nixon or a Bush on the ticket was 1928. That shows some complacency in the party right there.
human
*takes a step back* I believe you are correct. I also think that only 5 presidents have been elected while losing the popular vote. That's crazy to me considering that 2 of those happened in my lifetime. 
gpt
*lips pressed tightly* It's rather bizarre that that can happen at all. Also rather unnerving that there hasn't been a non-Democrat or Republican president since 1853.
human
Yeah there is no way a third party candidate could win in this time. Ross Perot was the only one I can remember even really getting any focus and his numbers were quite low. 
gpt
*eyes widen* He was the only person who got traction in many decades. Speaking of traction, it is becoming more and more noticeable that both parties are equally to blame for the problems that affect the middle class, according to Michael Tomasky.
human
I would agree with that. It seems one party blames the poor and one blames the rich but the middle pays more than their fair share regardless. 
gpt
*furrows brow* Sorry, he was arguing that they are not equally to blame, which I don't really agree with, but it's rather interesting that some policies of Trump's are affecting the world in unintended ways, such as the soybean farmers in Brazil.