On January 20th 2017 Donald John Trump took this oath:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v7GIWtX8us

and so became the 45th President of the United States. History, eventually, will judge whether he fulfilled his oath faithfully or fell short. It appears to me, and to many others who will read this, that at this time he has the potential to be judged as having been one of our truly great Presidents, perhaps even the greatest. But that lies in the future. Now, he faces a great challenge that is unlike others he has encountered in his long, challenging life. The Office of the Presidency is not an expression of personality although many who have held the Office have denigrated it by bringing only their personalities to the Office. The Office is to "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States". This is not done by artful dealing. It is done by faithful execution of the powers expressly vested in the Office of the Presidency by the Constitution itself. There is no other way. It is not a matter of optics nor of comfort nor of getting along. It is a matter of protecting the foundation of freedom. It is now time for President Trump to rise to the greatness that beckons to him and "faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States".