Trump spent the day insisting everyone had been brought to heel, NATO, the Senate, Iran, Venezuela, even a reflecting pool. The record underneath told a different story.
"The genius of the Reflecting Pool scandal, if one can call it genius without insulting algae, is that it compresses an entire Style of Governance into one ridiculous image.
First, choose appearance over function, then rush the job for the photo op, then announce success before the work survives contact with weather, then, when the thing fails, invent an enemy. And finally, repeat the enemy’s name until the base can no longer tell the difference between evidence and volume. After that comes the enforcement phase...
"The genius of the Reflecting Pool scandal, if one can call it genius without insulting algae, is that it compresses an entire Style of Governance into one ridiculous image.
First, choose appearance over function, then rush the job for the photo op, then announce success before the work survives contact with weather, then, when the thing fails, invent an enemy. And finally, repeat the enemy’s name until the base can no longer tell the difference between evidence and volume. After that comes the enforcement phase...
-SH
I certainly don't believe we are the "hottest" country on earth, but I know Americans are dying from this Administration's heat.
Take a day, you certainly deserve it. The crazy will still be here when you're back.
Enjoy the day off 🫶