There’s a marked difference in maturity levels between President Trump and, well, just about any foreign leader, wouldn’t you say? Mexico’s Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray, for example:<\/p>\n
The Mexican government expressed its solidarity\u00a0Sunday<\/span><\/span>\u00a0with the United States following the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey and offered assistance to Texas.<\/p>\n
Mexico offered to help Texas deal with the disaster, “as good neighbors should always do in trying times.”
\nOn Sunday<\/span><\/span>\u00a0evening, Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott spoke by telephone.<\/p>\nCarlos Gonzalez Gutierrez, the Mexican consul general in Austin, said he has been in constant communication with the governor’s office to determine how Mexico can best help.<\/p>\n
“As we have done in the past, Mexico stands with Texas in this difficult moment,” Gonzalez said.<\/p>\n
Mexico is prepared for a Katrina-like assistance package, officials said.\u00a0[Dallas News<\/b><\/a>]<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Meanwhile, what does President Trump do? Also via the same\u00a0Dallas News\u00a0<\/b><\/i>article, he Tweets:<\/p>\n
The latest offer from Mexico to help Texas comes after President Donald Trump took to Twitter\u00a0Sunday<\/span><\/span>, insisting it will pay for a border wall.<\/p>\n
“With Mexico being one of the highest crime Nations in the world, we must have THE WALL,” Trump tweeted. “Mexico will pay for it through reimbursement\/other.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Along with the vast – and embarrassing – disparity in evident maturity levels, we also see the prioritization Trump is evidencing here. Top priority is his\u00a0base<\/b>, he’s assuring his base that he’s going to get that damn wall built, and that Mexico – not his base – will be paying for it. Somehow, Somewhen. To be charitable, he’s making promises to his base that, in all likelihood, he won’t be able to keep.<\/p>\n
But foreign relations? That’s one of his top responsibilities as President – but he doesn’t seem to be paying attention to the simple common courtesy which keeps relations, personal and international, going without too much grinding.<\/p>\n
He may be thinking he’s working to assure his political future and re-election, but for those who understand that it’s competency and not ideology which assures a future, this is one part of the big anchor which will clatter around behind him on the racetrack, dragging him to an ignominious failure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
There’s a marked difference in maturity levels between President Trump and, well, just about any foreign leader, wouldn’t you say? Mexico’s Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray, for example: The Mexican government expressed its solidarity\u00a0Sunday\u00a0with the United States following the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey and offered assistance to Texas. Mexico offered \u2026 Continue reading