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Originally Posted by joeysteele

His word is now meaningless too.
He has now just joined the real world of most of politics where what he says and what he does are 2 entirely different things.

My thoughts exactly. The "man of his word" image mentioned by LT is something he's played on to great effect for years and he's completely obliterated that now. He said he would step down, but now there's a caveat; he stepped down but would immediately step back up? Going back on his word on a technicality.

His supporters may think it justified but the damage is huge. He's shown that he will go back on a promise under pressure or if he thinks it's for "the greater good", which means that he's now just like any other politician. You can't trust his promises. He will wriggle out of them if he feels necessary.