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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJennifer Rubin: Trump's freaking out, and its only Tuesday
(and this is from the CONSERVATIVE WaPo columnist...)
If one measures President Trumps emotional state by the number of early morning tweets, or the number of exclamation points and all-capitalized words, then he seems to be, well, losing it. New criticism on multiple fronts seems to have triggered his most recent meltdown.
Since the terrorist mayhem in London, Trump has been harshly condemned for attacking the mayor of London. He chose to double down with: Pathetic excuse by London Mayor Sadiq Khan who had to think fast on his no reason to be alarmed statement. MSM is working hard to sell it! He has been taunted for invoking the travel ban in the middle of a tragedy (that may or may not involve immigrants) and giving away that it is a travel ban. (In his retort, he insisted on using TRAVEL BAN all caps, a tell that hes under stress.) And he has been blasted for the slow pace of his nominations, which leaves hundreds of positions unfilled and which courts danger if a disaster strikes in an area for whom he has not bothered to nominate anyone. (Dems are taking forever to approve my people, including Ambassadors. They are nothing but OBSTRUCTIONISTS! Want approvals. Again, with the all-capital letters?)
After laughable TV appearances, his flacks Sebastian Gorka and Kellyanne Conway were ridiculed for saying their bosss words shouldnt be a big deal. That argument didnt work in the Muslim TRAVEL BAN (sorry, I couldnt resist) litigation; it likely wont pass the straight-face test with the majority of voters.
Trying to tease out Trumps motivations or anticipate his blowups is a risky proposition. That said, he seems to be unusually volatile on an unusually wide array of issues. Might it be that hes just a teensy bit nervous about former FBI director James B. Comeys Thursday testimony? He has good reason to be.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2017/06/06/trumps-freaking-out-and-its-only-tuesday/
janterry
(4,429 posts)nothing to add to that, but just want to underscore the word. Meltdown.
charlyvi
(6,537 posts)when you've lost Jen Rubin......
NewJeffCT
(56,829 posts)there have been a few conservative columnists that have been outspoken in their criticism of Trump - Rubin, Charles Krauthammer, George Will, Rick Wilson. That said, other than John Kasich, there have been no current Republican politicians that have been consistently anti-Trump. You'd have thought insulting his wife would have turned Ted Cruz against Trump forever...
SHRED
(28,136 posts)The entire GOP should be.
onecent
(6,096 posts)bresue
(1,007 posts)Gothmog
(145,554 posts)alterfurz
(2,474 posts)MFM008
(19,818 posts)Someone testifies tomorrow as well. I forget who?
So of course the maggot strips and attempts to waggle his tiny dick to get attention.
LonePirate
(13,431 posts)If Rogers speaks about the leaked memo of Russia's election hacking or if he presents new evidence or claims, then 45 may be outraged well before Comey testifies on Thursday.
winstars
(4,220 posts)NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)Part of me winces as I nod in agreement to some of her columns. But she's doing good work overall lately.
winstars
(4,220 posts)dalton99a
(81,570 posts)let alone the presidency."
Hekate
(90,793 posts)Don't fail us, Mr Comey.