Reporter: How long are you willing to wait for a response from Iran?
— Acyn (@Acyn) April 23, 2026
Trump: Don’t rush me. We were in Vietnam for 18 years. pic.twitter.com/rDCqglp8T8
Trump: I took a lot of heat. I'd say 500%, 600%, but we also say sometimes 50%, 60%, different kind of calculation and people understand that better, but there are two ways of calculating it, but either way it doesn't make any difference. It's also 500, 600, 700, depending on the… pic.twitter.com/1yXeSGsiyo
— Acyn (@Acyn) April 23, 2026
Trump: I took a lot of heat. I'd say 500%, 600%, but we also say sometimes 50%, 60%, different kind of calculation and people understand that better, but there are two ways of calculating it, but either way it doesn't make any difference. It's also 500, 600, 700, depending on the way you want to look at. The way you word the calculation, it’s either way.Never mind. He’s not going to know what the word “analogy” means.
Makes you more confident, don’t it?Reporter: Is it true that your administration is considering sending 1100 Afghans to the Democratic Republic of Congo?
— Acyn (@Acyn) April 23, 2026
Trump: I don’t know. pic.twitter.com/yt83puEhfa
One does develop a sense of understanding for why some people believe Trump is playing some sort of chess game. The alternative is that the "Leader of the Free World" is stupid to the bone, and we have too much invested in our own intelligence to admit *that*.
ReplyDeleteToo frightening to contemplate. As Eliot said, “Humankind cannot bear very much reality.” Especially when we’re responsible for it.
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