Trump refers to Russian intervention in Syria and Crimea while apparently unable to recall the name of either, describing “what happened in... a very big area, a very big and important area of the Middle East,” and, “with... a certain section of Ukraine that you know very well” https://t.co/M9yVsn0Psx— Robert Mackey (@RobertMackey) August 26, 2019
"Of the Middle East" was apparently too obvious to note again, like Reagan's Alzheimer's:
“It was annexed during President Obama — I know you like President Obama — but it was annexed during President Obama’s term,” Trump said.
“If it was during my term, I’d say, ‘Sorry, folks. I made a mistake. President Obama was pure and simply outsmarted,’ he added. “They took Crimea during his term. That was not a good thing. It could have been stopped — could have been stopped with the right, whatever. It could have been stopped. But President Obama was unable to stop it, and it’s too bad.”
On MSNBC Monday, host Andrea Mitchell and Washington Post columnist David Ignatius struggled to make sense of Trump’s meltdown over Obama.
“It’s strange, part of Trump’s Obama obsession,” said Ignatius. “The idea of blaming Obama for the invasion of another country by Russia’s president Vladimir Putin, as if that’s Obama’s fault is no good explanation, as you and Evelyn have made clear, this was a collective decision,” Ignatius added.
“Europe was reacting to a violation of European borders. Europeans these days feel more strongly about it than the United States does under President Trump. But the Obama twist here is so strange,” he said. He noted that Trump floated holding the conference at one of his Miami properties next year.
“It just seems clear that Trump would like, you know, his G7 next year to be even bigger and better. It’s a G8! You know, he just wants to do something that’s his.”
Or he's dangerously obsessed with Obama. Actually, the strange part is Trump asserting that he'd apologize for anything, or ever admit error.
Putin took Crimea away from the Ukrainian people, not Obama! C'mon man ! This is so embarrassing. https://t.co/yNdOfFudiG— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) August 26, 2019
At this point, embarassment is about the only option left.
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