The Madness Of King Don

From a ’70s-era Hostess snack cake commercial

OK, I’ll get to the Turkey move in the next post, but can we talk about this for a second?

As I have stated strongly before, and just to reiterate, if Turkey does anything that I, in my great and unmatched wisdom, consider to be off limits, I will totally destroy and obliterate the Economy of Turkey (I’ve done before!). They must, with Europe and others, watch over…

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 7, 2019

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….the captured ISIS fighters and families. The U.S. has done far more than anyone could have ever expected, including the capture of 100% of the ISIS Caliphate. It is time now for others in the region, some of great wealth, to protect their own territory. THE USA IS GREAT!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 7, 2019

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People, this is not how normal presidents talk. This is not even how our abnormal president abnormally talks. This is how a cartoon Fu Manchu villain talks.

This is not a cartoon Fu Manchu villain. This is the President of the United States, the most powerful man in the world. I know Trump trolls his enemies all the time on Twitter, but this is weird even for him.

Is the impeachment siege causing him to lose his mind? I’m serious. “In my great and unmatched wisdom … will totally destroy and obliterate … .” At best, this is making the United States an international laughingstock. At worst?

(This post is not a commentary on Trump’s withdrawal from Syria. I will post on that separately. This is solely about what these tweets reveal, or may reveal, about his mental state.)

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