But when President Trump
… demands ‘unconditional surrender’ in warning to Iran
[CNN headline] … it’s really hard not to see Trump frantically scrambling to remain relevant to the world stage. His poor management of the United States government continues to drive away casual supporters, his immediate reaction to the conflict was to claim the United States was not part of the conflict and had not coordinated with Israel, and now he wants not only a piece of the pie, but the entire pie and anything else he can scoop up through this demand.
And, meanwhile, it’s not even clear he can control his subordinates. From rumors that Stephen Miller is a loose cannon …
This shift makes it seem as if White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, a white nationalist who insists that the U.S. must deport a million immigrants this year, is determining White House policies, just as he did on the Signal chat about the military strikes on the Houthis in Yemen when his statement that Trump wanted a strike appeared to shut down any further debate of the question.
… to RFK, Jr apparently taking the overpopulation issue into his own hands by sabotaging vaccines, Trump’s legacy is right at the bottom of the list of Presidents – and sinking fast.
It’s a very serious demand, to be sure, but it’s not driven by strategic considerations, but the fears of a man-child who should be in a rest-home – not the Oval Office.
