A while ago, I posted a clip of the Trump cabinet's loathesome display of toadying to Trump and likened it to cult worship. Well, here's a guy who comes to a similar conclusion, when asked ( at 3:50 in) to come up with historical parallel's to Trump's presidency:
The question was prompted by Trump's recent set-piece (invited audience only) rally in Iowa. I understand that other similar events are being planned for the future - if anyone wants the venue details, just google "trump's next five-minute hate."
Without historical precendent though, is Trump's twitter addiction. Because the usual to and fro of a press conference is too much of an intellectual challenge for Trump, twitter is often the way in which we hear about Trump's ideas. Of course there are many ideas too complex to be reduced to 140 characters, although that limit matches Trump's ability to expound pretty well. Here is an example of him telling us about uranium:-
Anyone else noticing how Trump relies so much on unsophisticated vocabulary? Everything is reduced to "bad...sick....great guy....a wonderful bill ...a big wall". His go-to comment on his international meetings is, "I think I can get along with this guy." That level of analysis is ok when frat boys are deciding who to invite to their next party, but a so-called President should really be able to do better.
A recent commentator on one of Trump's twitter messages said, "This really opens up more questions than it answers." Well yes, because politics can't be summed up in twitter messages, even if that is becoming the new norm of Trump's outreach to the media and the public. (By which I mean the general public, not just a group of acolytes, Iowa style.)
Coming soon, I suspect, will be press statements by smiley:-
Quote:
From The Oval Office: Flynn  N. Korea 
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