The astounding, unrelenting foolishness of President Trump

[Tennesseer]

Opinion article.

The astounding, unrelenting foolishness of President Trump

forget impeachment. Forget the 25th Amendment. Is there no way the United States can rid itself of Donald Trump simply because he's so unrelentingly foolish?

The president has any number of bad qualities that have been covered to death. He is racist. He is sexist. He is mean, greedy, and vain. Many previous American presidents have exhibited these traits to greater or lesser degrees — Woodrow Wilson was a notorious bigot — but it's possible that none exceeds Trump in sheer, simple inanity.

It was absurd for Trump to believe that the United States could take Greenland off Denmark's hands, like Michael Corleone elbowing aside Moe Green in Las Vegas. It was bizarre for him to take exception to the Danish prime minister acknowledging that absurdity and to cancel his upcoming summit in Denmark as a result. And it was almost beyond comprehension that he capped the whole thing by insulting the prime minister with his favorite pejorative for women: "nasty."

It was merely narcissistic for Trump to suggest Mette Frederiksen, the prime minister, had insulted the entire United States by vetoing his Greenland land grab so directly.

"She shouldn't treat the United States that way," the president said Wednesday. "She said 'absurd.' That's not the right word to use."

Actually, the word was remarkably precise. But she didn't insult the United States, Mr. President. She was criticizing you. There is a difference.

Complete article here: The astounding, unrelenting foolishness of President Trump

[billisonboard]

This part is true for me as well:

The problem here is bigger than our usual political disagreements. I think Donald Trump and his administration are wrong on immigration, taxes, health care and climate policy, just to name a few issues. But those disagreements are best settled at the ballot box — presuming, of course, that elections are fair and untainted. Trump's actions with regard to Greenland, though, call into question his very fitness for office, and that is not something that can be determined through a straw poll. Indeed, there seems to be no effective mechanism for doing so.

[busymom]

The old saying, "a fool and his money are soon parted", certainly seems to apply to him & all of his business failures.  It's just too bad the Electoral College put him in charge of OUR money.     I can't even imagine trying to "buy" another country.  And, what's he going to pay for it with?

[Tennesseer]

Aug 22, 2019 18:12:00 GMT -5 busymom said:

The old saying, "a fool and his money are soon parted", certainly seems to apply to him & all of his business failures.  It's just too bad the Electoral College put him in charge of OUR money.     I can't even imagine trying to "buy" another country.  And, what's he going to pay for it with?

Shares in trump's next business debacle.