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Trump's Incurable Incompetence
Steve Chapman
Trumps Incurable Incompetence
December 31, 2018 5:51 am
In May 2017, Donald Trump met in the Oval Office with the Russian ambassador and the Russian foreign minister and did something appalling: He tossed out highly classified details about an Islamic State plot provided by Israeli intelligence, which could have revealed the source of the information and how it was obtained.
It was a major blunder, the product of a new presidents bravado and unfamiliarity with the need to protect secrets. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker said, Theres some alignments that need to take place over there, and I think theyre fully aware of that. The Israelis downplayed the leak. It was easy to see this as a rookie mistake that Trump would learn from.
But after visiting American troops in Baghdad on Wednesday, he tweeted a video of him with Navy SEALs, showing their faces in disregard of the militarys policy of carefully protecting the identities of special operations forces. Again Trump exposed people on our side to possibly lethal consequences without a second thought, or a first one.
It was another rookie mistake, by someone who no longer has the excuse of being new to the job. Having no experience in politics, government or the military, Trump apparently faced a steep learning curve. But it turns out that he has no learning curve, because he is incapable of learning.
His brain is shielded by a concrete border wall that repels any unwelcome facts or obligations. At the same time, it locks in the motley collection of myths, prejudices, grudges, habits and addled opinions that he has accumulated over the years.
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Trump's Incurable Incompetence (Original Post)
DonViejo
Dec 2018
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UpInArms
(51,280 posts)1. This paragraph pretty much sums it up
It was just another product of Trumps sloppy, reckless style. Cocooned in ignorance and enslaved by impulse, he spurns the guidance of people who have expertise and experience. He doesnt know much, doesnt know what he doesnt know, doesnt learn and doesnt care.
LiberalBrooke
(527 posts)2. His refusal to listen
Is what keeps him so ignorant. He absolutely will not seek or take any advice from anyone.