Thing is - this interview from yesterday is real - and not a Jonathan Pie spoof. And it really is the PotUS and not Alec Baldwin. It's as weird as it is worrying - this is the Leader of the Free World. Our post-Brexit saviour.
It's worth watching the whole interview - but for a taster go to 13mins in when he starts waving about bits of paper about his (US) performance in respect of tackling coronavirus. Did his advisors not realise that this would simply demonstrate that Trump needs even the most basic detail written down in very simplistic terms for him to refer to - that his use of them doesn't actually demonstrate much command on the facts...amongst other things.
Yup - that's the bit of the interview from 13mins in...
Actually, I believe if the election is delayed or still undecided on Jan. 20th, Nancy Pelosi will temporarily be president until a final outcome is decided. I'd bet the farm that Trump does not know this.My concern is he refuses to accept the result and goes to court. In theory, a new president can be sworn in based on the result, even if contested in several states but it would lead to a constitutional crisis that could drag on for months and months.
He's actually acting like ANY politician does - selecting the stats that support his goals and ignoring those that don't! I've no real problem with that, apart from the fact that it's people lives (well, deaths) that he's fudging about!Thing is - this interview from yesterday is real - and not a Jonathan Pie spoof. And it really is the PotUS and not Alec Baldwin. It's as weird as it is worrying - this is the Leader of the Free World. Our post-Brexit saviour.
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Putting aside his 'selecting of facts' - and indeed his denying and spinning of the grim one - the deaths - putting these things aside for a moment - that's not what's quite absurd - it's how he has to have the bits of paper to hand to remind him of the line that his advisors have told him to push because he clearly doesn't really understand quite the fullness of what's going on and is unable to articulate with any clarity his own understanding of it. Because if he tried he would simply contradict and confuse himself.He's actually acting like ANY politician does - selecting the stats that support his goals and ignoring those that don't! I've no real problem with that, apart from the fact that it's people lives (well, deaths) that he's fudging about!
I'm pretty certain ALL, or at least MOST, Presidents have those 'prompts' supplied by their support team - certainly the Republican ones who tend to be older than their Democrat equivalents (not this year though). He was just abysmal at utilising them. Spitting Image had great fun with Reagan!Putting aside his 'selecting of facts' - and indeed his denying and spinning of the grim one - the deaths - putting these things aside for a moment - that's not what's quite absurd - it's how he has to have the bits of paper to hand to remind him of the line that his advisors have told him to push because he clearly doesn't really understand quite the fullness of what's going on and is unable to articulate with any clarity his own understanding of it. Because if he tried he would simply contradict and confuse himself.
And (amongst many other things) he goes on to pretend that he's never heard of or met John Lewis and refuses to give any thoughts on the achievements and sacrifices Lewis made - after all - as Trump said 'Lewis never came to my inauguration'. Aw diddums I am tempted to say - but no surprise there as for Trump it's always just about himself. Apart from anything else - if he knew Lewis wasn't at the inauguration then clearly had heard of him. But you know - core vote and all that...
This is a great article. We'll worth a read.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politi...id-19-end-of-american-era-wade-davis-1038206/
This is a great article and sadly, is on target. As a 70 year old US citizen with two children and six grandchildren, I fear for their future. This is why it is imperative that we as Democrats replace the president, re-take the Senate and maintain control of the House. Obviously, this won't magically solve our problems, but it's a start. It took a Great Depression and Pearl Harbor to awake us in the 1930s and 1940s. I sincerely hope the corruption and lack of leadership of this administration and Covid 19 will cause us to open our eyes once again rise from the ashes.
Well...he's not committing to standing for a second term...but I haven't heard anything on him standing down as you suggest - and I watch a fair bit of US News and regularly check in to one progressive channel that is no great friend of the Dems (though on Trump...) and so would be talking about this.So do we all buy into that theory that Biden will stand down shortly into his presidency if elected?
Is that theory being put about by Trump? I can see the logic from his viewpoint in going down that road, vote for Biden, get Harris. It muddies the water for the voters.So do we all buy into that theory that Biden will stand down shortly into his presidency if elected?