31st May 2017, 11:07 PM
The weirdest thing about the "covfefe" tweet isn't that he tweeted some random gibberish, presumably just as he fell asleep; at this point that isn't surprising. No, it's that afterwards both him and his press secretary are insisting that covfefe is totally actually a word, really! Oh come on, how stupid do you think people are? Not dumb enough to believe that one, clearly...
Also, this Daily Kos article points out that a recent Washington Post article says that intelligence sources told them that Trump 'may not be retaining' key classified intelligence information he has been told: "Yet there are signs that the president may not be retaining all the intelligence he is presented, fully absorbing its nuance, or respecting the sensitivities of the information and how it was gathered." My joke answer would be 'well yeah, who'd trust the CIA? Trump only retains info given to him by trustyworthy sources like Russian intelligence, after all!', or more seriously 'he's just too stupid to remember things', but 'his mind is not what it used to be' is a valid reading as well...
For me though, it's that 'Why did the Civil War happen? People don't ask that question' quote that stands out the most. Seriously, that is not a question anyone who has ever learned anything about American history would ever say. I agree, we do not know that there is anything wrong with him; it is entirely possible that there's nothing seriously wrong with him, he's just this ignorant, stupid, and hopelessly out of his league. But his behavior is so odd that it seems quite possible that that's not all that is going on.
Also, whether or not he stays in office, I don't see how Trump fully recovers from this. What would be a best case scenario for him, an Iran-Contra like situation where a bunch of mid-level guys take the fall but the president continues on? I hope not, but that could happen... but that damaged Reagan quite a bit even though he wasn't forced out.
Also, this Daily Kos article points out that a recent Washington Post article says that intelligence sources told them that Trump 'may not be retaining' key classified intelligence information he has been told: "Yet there are signs that the president may not be retaining all the intelligence he is presented, fully absorbing its nuance, or respecting the sensitivities of the information and how it was gathered." My joke answer would be 'well yeah, who'd trust the CIA? Trump only retains info given to him by trustyworthy sources like Russian intelligence, after all!', or more seriously 'he's just too stupid to remember things', but 'his mind is not what it used to be' is a valid reading as well...
For me though, it's that 'Why did the Civil War happen? People don't ask that question' quote that stands out the most. Seriously, that is not a question anyone who has ever learned anything about American history would ever say. I agree, we do not know that there is anything wrong with him; it is entirely possible that there's nothing seriously wrong with him, he's just this ignorant, stupid, and hopelessly out of his league. But his behavior is so odd that it seems quite possible that that's not all that is going on.
Weltall Wrote:Same deal with the Russia scandals. If Trump survives them, the Democrats have basically nothing left.The Dems won't run only on "we hate Trump" next time, no. There will also be issues, as 2016 proved that just running against Trump is not enough. For one example issue we've seen already, Nancy Pelosi recently promised that if they get in office they'll passa $15 minimum wage bill.
But then again, there isn't much of a reputation left to sully. A party that has no ability to win elections and no desire to make the changes necessary to stop losing is a dead party.
Also, whether or not he stays in office, I don't see how Trump fully recovers from this. What would be a best case scenario for him, an Iran-Contra like situation where a bunch of mid-level guys take the fall but the president continues on? I hope not, but that could happen... but that damaged Reagan quite a bit even though he wasn't forced out.