"To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle."

“I’m concerned that the that the atmosphere in the White House is no longer conducive-or no one has the personality- to stand up and tell the president what he doesn't want to hear.”
Former @realDonaldTrump NEC director Gary Cohn on the #AxeFiles.👇https://t.co/4kRPKhU4dr pic.twitter.com/YCtqIIQIPs

— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) December 2, 2019

You mean like what's really in the interview with the President of Ukraine?

Reading comprehension was never his forte. https://t.co/qQqMxzPq0r

— Sam Vinograd (@sam_vinograd) December 2, 2019

Because there's no question Trump didn't read the interview, but had a staffer explain it in two sentences or less; or saw 2 minutes about it on FoxNews.

Same difference.

Frankly, telling the President what he wants to hear is kinda beside the point by now:

“[P]eople ... are uncomfortable by what they witness. ... [Trump] stumbles, slurs, gets confused, is easily irritated, and has trouble synthesizing information, not occasionally but with regularity [and] also can't remember what he's said or been told.” https://t.co/4w11ctOlZA

— George Conway (@gtconway3d) December 1, 2019

We're dealing with a man who, if he couldn't already tie his own shoes ("Objection!  Assumes facts not in evidence!"  "Sustained."), wouldn't be able to learn how to.  We're kinda past "People won't tell him the truth."  Trump is convinced the truth is in conspiracy theories, the more lunatic the better.

Try to keep up, Mr. Axelrod.