How can Trump's supporters not cringe when they listen to him speak? He says so many inane things, is incapable of reasoning, and has no grasp of of how things work. When defending his withdrawal of troops from Syria, he implies that Syria wasn't worth it because it is just sand. Does he not realize that ISIS was defeated in Syria and that they will come back with a vengeance when the Kurds, their captors, are ousted by the Turks? There is bipartisan condemnation for his actions, but he persists. Check out the incredulity of the note taker in the background when he mentions sand. She can't believe her ears.
Trump has turned his people into clowns. Pompeo and Pence effused about Trump's insights and how his leadership led to a cease fire to give the Kurds safe passage to evacuate the 20-mile buffer zone, the very area that they planned to defend from the Turks. This had been an autonomous region for the Kurds, so not only did Trump let them down, but he basically negotiated the surrender of the Kurds on Turkey's terms. Now they will be forced to make alliances with other factions in the middle east, which could lead to more bloodshed, destabilize the region, and threaten US security. And guess who are the beneficiaries? Russia, Syria and Iran. Did his towers in Turkey influence his decision?
News programs repeat over and over that Trump's crime with Ukraine was enlisting a foreign power to fabricate dirt on his political rivals, when in fact it is more serious. His crime is extortion -- withholding hundreds of million of dollars from Ukraine, funds that were allocated by congress, until they complied with his scheme. This is wrong on many levels, including the sad fact that Ukraine has been working on cleaning up corruption. Now the US is leading the way flaunting corruption as acceptable and forcing others to do the same.
Trump continues to deny it all, but there are tapes and records that tell the true story. How can his supporters not see his lies?
Kremlin operatives drank campaign when Trump was elected, predicting that he would give Russia greater influence over Ukraine and Syria, and he has complied. This begs the question if Trump is indeed a Putin's Puppet. It sure looks that way.
To top it off, it was just reported that the G7 will be held at Trump's Doral complex. How is forcing G7 attendees with their huge entourages to attend the meeting at his resort not a brazen disregard for the emoluments clause? Do the republicans not have the balls to say no?
The icing on the cake for Russia will be an invitation to the G7, making it the G8 again. Strongmen of the world will be more brazen when they see that bad behavior is rewarded, and democracies around the world will be weakened.
I'm hopeful that our representatives will have the guts to expose Trump for what he is, a gangster in the white house who is using his power to promote his personal agenda at the expense of our national interest. Shame on all of those who sit in silence. The US needs to once again lead the world by example.
Sorry for the rant, but I'm pissed.
