Boy, oh boy. Donald Trump is on a roll on Tuesday morning.
In what I can only assume is a sign that when it comes to presidential tweeting, 2018 is set to be every bit as insane as 2017, the President served up a steaming-hot mug of egregious “covfefe” on the first work day of the new year.
The sheer scope of this morning’s manic social media diatribe is truly something to behold. Having apparently overdosed on Fox & Friends in the predawn hours, Trump kicked things off by doing his best to foment a revolution in Iran on the way to blaming Obama for indirectly funding terrorism and alleging that the Iranian people are starving to death:
The people of Iran are finally acting against the brutal and corrupt Iranian regime. All of the money that President Obama so foolishly gave them went into terrorism and into their “pockets.” The people have little food, big inflation and no human rights. The U.S. is watching!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 2, 2018
Then, in what amounts to a complete non sequitur, he skips effortlessly to a rant about Huma Abedin which quickly devolves into a deep state conspiracy theory about his own Justice Department followed by the suggestion that James Comey and unidentified “others” should be thrown in jail:
Crooked Hillary Clinton’s top aid, Huma Abedin, has been accused of disregarding basic security protocols. She put Classified Passwords into the hands of foreign agents. Remember sailors pictures on submarine? Jail! Deep State Justice Dept must finally act? Also on Comey & others
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 2, 2018
About an hour later he was back at it, insisting that America “desperately” needs his border wall which, you’re reminded, currently amounts to 8 slabs of concrete gathering dust in the middle of the San Diego desert:
Thank you to Brandon Judd of the National Border Patrol Council for your kind words on how well we are doing at the Border. We will be bringing in more & more of your great folks and will build the desperately needed WALL! @foxandfriends
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 2, 2018
20 minutes after that, he name-dropped “little rocket man” because you know, you’ve gotta play the hits:
Sanctions and “other” pressures are beginning to have a big impact on North Korea. Soldiers are dangerously fleeing to South Korea. Rocket man now wants to talk to South Korea for first time. Perhaps that is good news, perhaps not – we will see!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 2, 2018
Exactly 5 minutes later, he literally tries to take credit for a decline in airplane-related deaths:
Since taking office I have been very strict on Commercial Aviation. Good news – it was just reported that there were Zero deaths in 2017, the best and safest year on record!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 2, 2018
Then, in the grand finale, he launched into a truly ridiculous, shrieking critique of the New York Times – that would be the same New York Times that interviewed him less than a week ago:
The Failing New York Times has a new publisher, A.G. Sulzberger. Congratulations! Here is a last chance for the Times to fulfill the vision of its Founder, Adolph Ochs, “to give the news impartially, without fear or FAVOR, regardless of party, sect, or interests involved.” Get…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 2, 2018
….impartial journalists of a much higher standard, lose all of your phony and non-existent “sources,” and treat the President of the United States FAIRLY, so that the next time I (and the people) win, you won’t have to write an apology to your readers for a job poorly done! GL
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 2, 2018
Note that last bit where he refers to himself in the third person.
Nope, nothing crazy about any of that. Just the President of the United States spending the first three hours of the work week having a schizophrenic, self-aggrandizing meltdown.
Are you not entertained?
would someone please tell this fat obnoxious and ignorant pig to provide one scintilla of evidence he has been strict on commercial aviation — he is a complete lunatic — please get his ass out of the WH.
Lunatic, more meltdown please as your true self continues to impress…. well …..no ..one…….but that delusional mind that is screaming to take over your big pompous head. Other than that your are just plain nuts. Yes, Sen. Hatch this is your “best president” you have ever served with in full view of the entire world, congrats.
watching MSNBC earlier and when they read that tweet about commercial aviation, they were also somewhat stunned and one of them comically added – yes, and the sun came up every morning, you’re welcome –
On the Iran thing. My guess is the MBS did not like the idea of the Houthis taking a random shot at his crib in Riyadh. So you get what is coming to you.