Donald Trump talks like a mob boss -- and reminds us he has no idea what he's doing

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Donald Trump talks like a mob boss — and reminds us he has no idea what he’s doing
Someday we may want a president who knows what he’s talking about.
By Matthew Yglesias@[e-mail] Aug 23, 2018, 11:30am EDT


In a remarkable new interview with Fox & Friends’ Ainsley Earhardt, Donald Trump reminds us of what a fundamentally low situation the United States has landed in.

He lies, repeatedly (but he always does that), seems to accidentally admit to breaking campaign finance law, peddles bizarre conspiracies about the FBI, and goes off on an extended tangent about how the main investigative technique used in the United States to bring down organized crime operations should be illegal.

But beyond that, on several different occasions he shows us that when it comes to the core job of the presidency, he has simply no idea what he’s talking about. Even on his signature issue of trade, he can’t begin to describe the situation correctly — much less outline a coherent strategy for improving Americans’ economic well-being.

He’s hanging his entire hat on the reality that positive economic trends that began during his predecessor’s first term in office have continued — deciding that he deserves credit for events that plainly predate him.

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https://www.vox.com/2018/8/23/17772990/trump-fox-and-friends-transcript