Chess? Is There A Board? Is it A Game?

 Established: Trump is a complete idiot.

Jonathan Chait: "Asked by reporters whether he planned to negotiate the tariff rates, the president said, 'The tariffs give us great power to negotiate. They always have.'"

But negotiations mean tariffs are subject to change. Can’t invest in factories and workers if tariffs aren’t going to block access to cheaper labor in foreign markets basically in perpetuity. So:

Trump on Truth Social, "TO THE MANY INVESTORS COMING INTO THE UNITED STATES AND INVESTING MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF MONEY, MY POLICIES WILL NEVER CHANGE.” See? , says Trump. I understand the concept of “perpetuity.”

Chait: "Once you’ve said you might negotiate the tariffs, nobody is going to believe you when you change your mind and say you’ll never negotiate."

Two hours later, Trump announced a negotiated agreement with Vietnam.

Until I don’t.

Chait concluded that Trump's original plan, even if executed perfectly, was "not a good one by any means." But that plan is now "botched" and the future of American trade remains uncertain.

Trump is an empty bag of wind with a head full of spiders. He is no more capable of rational thought than a drug addicted spider monkey, and no more strategic than a two year old who has not yet figured out the cause and effect of tantrums. The fact that anyone still thinks he must be capable at something is just proof you can fool enough people enough of the time to get away with being a complete moron in any job you can get someone to give you.

He also proves the Presidential election can be won just by showing up.  Well, and lying continuously. Having any grasp of reality at all is not a condition of success. Turns out the voters will assume one for you,  If you win, they will insist you have one, all evidence to the contrary.

“Humankind cannot bear very much reality.”

QED.