We all know Donald Trump is a president like no other we’ve had. Many of us are repulsed or just very annoyed at his behavior, while his supporters seem delighted at his acting out, while he “sticks it to the libs.” Let’s try to remember that we are a country, not a playground, no matter how childish the president’s rants are.
Do we really want a president who melts down most nights over perceived slights (or possibly just the lack of coffee ice cream in the White House mess)? Apparently we do, as Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt constantly reminds us. Not only is he the president the American People wanted, for her money his every tantrum is what we voted for. The only thing missing is an appreciation from Leavitt that Trump has special glands to make him go with so much energy. That was Jack Valenti’s supposition on LBJ’s great stamina.
But Trump is no LBJ. It’s a different era, and the question is “what kind of drugs is Trump getting to keep him going?” And what is so special about Donald Trump that makes him feel totally unconstrained, able to insult anyone just as easily and naturally as some of us brush our teeth? And finally, what is it about Trump that freezes Congress even as Trump dumps, re-embraces, and dumps again allies. Last week he was sending high performance land attack missiles to Ukraine; this week he’s ready to throw Ukraine to the wolves if it doesn’t accede to all of Vladimir Putin’s demands. His BFF Vlad wants Ukraine emasculated, so that’s good enough for The Donald.
And... what the heck will be left of the US when Trump is finally, blessedly gone?
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