White House, Hot Mess
Trump’s presser the day after the GOP Convention is the reason why I fear somebody this unstable in the White House. Understand that this is a man who has just been named the Republican nominee to become President of the United States. He stands to become the most powerful man in the world. And yet, on the first day of the general election campaign for him, he goes on and on and on about how Ted Cruz hurt his feelings. Excerpt:
His father. I don’t know his father, I met him once. I think he’s a lovely guy. I think he’s a lovely guy. All I did was point out that on the cover of the National Enquirer there was a picture of him and crazy Lee Harvey Oswald having breakfast. Now, Ted never denied that it was his father. Instead he said, “Donald Trump!” — I had nothing to do with it!
This was a magazine that frankly, in many respects, should be very respected. They got OJ, they got Edwards. If that was the New York Times, they would’ve gotten Pulitzer Prizes for their reporting. I’ve always said, “Why didn’t the National Enquirer get the Pulitzer Prize for Edwards, and OJ Simpson, and all of these things?”
But anyway, so they have a picture, an old picture, having breakfast with Lee Harvey Oswald. Now, I’m not saying anything. Here’s how the press takes that story. This had nothing to do with me. Except I might have pointed it out, but it had nothing to do with me, I have no control over anything. I might have pointed it out. But nobody ever denied — did anyone ever deny that it was his father? It’s a little hard to do, because it looks like him.
So here’s the story, they say, “Donald Trump and his conspiracy theories, he went out and said his father was with Lee Harvey Oswald, and he assassinated the president.” What’d I do?
So two things. Those were the two points.
So on those two points, he said about the endorsement — And I just cleared up, I think I’m doing the right thing in doing it but I have to do it. Number one: The Heidi thing you understand now. Number two: I know nothing about his father, I know nothing about Lee Harvey Oswald. But there was a picture on the front page of the National Enquirer which does have credibility, and they’re not going to do pictures like that because they get sued for a lot of money if things are wrong. Okay? A lot of money. And there was a picture, and that’s the only thing I know. So now they use the two things as the reason he won’t support me.
The indiscipline, and therefore the instability that comes with a Trump presidency is scary as hell. Here’s a guy who can’t stop himself from going off on a Lee Harvey Oswald/Ted Cruz rant the day after he has vanquished all this enemies and taken control of the GOP. This is the guy you want in the Situation Room when China forced down a US intelligence plane and holds its crew prisoner, as it did early in George W. Bush’s presidency? Jay Cost speaks for me.
In fact today’s Trump riff on Cruz is a great example of this. Trump is pissy and can’t help himself. Well imagine him doing this as POTUS.
— Jay Cost (@JayCostTWS) July 22, 2016
But instead of a former rival, it’s—say, Jordan, a regional ally. Trump just sh*ts over this alliance because he’s in a bad mood. — Jay Cost (@JayCostTWS) July 22, 2016
Oh how about he’s angry at the tech sector for something. And he just goes on a tear against Apple, Oracle, etc. What’s that do to the DJIA?
— Jay Cost (@JayCostTWS) July 22, 2016
And let’s say he does this EVERY WEEK (not an insane assumption, is it?). What does that do to our reputation in the world? — Jay Cost (@JayCostTWS) July 22, 2016
The Japanese, Koreans, and Germans probably start thinking, “Hmmm…we’re not so hot on this crazy guy being in charge of our defense.”
— Jay Cost (@JayCostTWS) July 22, 2016
Everybody else thinks, “Hey you know what? We’re not going to keep dollars as our reserve currency. How’s about the Yuan?” — Jay Cost (@JayCostTWS) July 22, 2016
This is the sort of stuff that conservatives overlook in attacking Obama. Yes, his policies are terrible, but he isn’t erratic.
— Jay Cost (@JayCostTWS) July 22, 2016
He didn’t spoil the benefits the U.S. enjoys from being the world’s sole remaining super power by being a crazy person. — Jay Cost (@JayCostTWS) July 22, 2016
And whatever you want to say about Hillary Clinton—and it is a LONG EFFING LIST—she won’t screw this stuff up, either.
— Jay Cost (@JayCostTWS) July 22, 2016
I guarantee you that, after 4 or 8 years of HRC, we will not have been booted out of South Korea because she said a buncha dumb stuff. — Jay Cost (@JayCostTWS) July 22, 2016
I cannot make the same promise about Trump.
— Jay Cost (@JayCostTWS) July 22, 2016
And BTW this is why Pence, Walker, and Ryan can all go to hell as far as I’m concerned. As governors and high-ranking officials …
— Jay Cost (@JayCostTWS) July 22, 2016
… they know better than anybody else all the important stuff a president does that your average FNC viewer doesn’t notice.
— Jay Cost (@JayCostTWS) July 22, 2016
The stuff that never makes headlines b/c POTUS doesn’t needlessly screw up the hard work of the last 70 years. Pence et al. know about this.
— Jay Cost (@JayCostTWS) July 22, 2016
AND YET THEY ENDORSED TRUMP ANYWAY! Knowing full well he can’t handle this critical stuff, they are telling people to vote for him.
— Jay Cost (@JayCostTWS) July 22, 2016
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