Trumpisms
The repetitive refrain of an utter inadequate . . .
- I understand things things very well. Better than, I think, almost anybody.
- Nobody knows business like me.
- No one knows more about taxes and income than I do.
- I understand the tax laws better than almost anyone.
- Nobody knows more about campaign finance than I do.
- Nobody knows more about banks than I do.
- Nobody knows more about trade than me. [Hence the destructive tariffs].
- I know more about drones than anybody.
- Nobody knows more about technology than me.
- Nobody knows about environmental impact statements better than me.
- I know more about renewables than any human being on earth.
- I know more about courts than any human being on earth.
- I know more about offense and defense than they will ever understand.
- I know more about contributions than anybody.
- Who knows more about lawsuits than I do?
- I understand money better than anybody.
- Nobody understands debt more than I do.
- No one understands devaluation better than me.
- I understand the system better than anybody.
- I understand politicians better than anybody
- Nobody knows the game better than me.
- Who knows the other side better than me?
- I was the fair-haired boy No one knows more about it than me.
- I know a lot. More than anything I’m ever gonna tell you.
- Nobody knows more about polls than me.
- I understand the power of Facebook, maybe better than almost anybody.
- Nobody in the history of this country has never known so much about infrastructure as me.
- No one knows more about construction than I do.
- I know more about steelworkers than anyone who’s ever run for office.
- I know the H-1B. I know the H-2B.
- I know more about ISIS than the generals´.
- I know more about nuclear weapons than he’ll ever know.
- Who knew the other side of the picture better than me?
- I know more about golf than Obama does
- The truth is I’m actually a modest person. Very modest. It’s true. [Would I lie to you?]
It’s little wonder that: Many are left wondering what field of expertise Trump hasn’t claimed to have under his belt.
After Bad Bunny’s ‘one-America’ half-time show, Trump described it as as ‘an affront to the Greatness of America’ and again posted his map of North and South America with US flags overlaying Canada, Greenland, and Venezuela.
Trump sparked widespread ridicule after lashing out at Olympic skier Hunter Hess – an extraordinary attack that critics said crossed a new line of presidential pettiness. Trump branded the Olympian a “real loser” after Hess mildly acknowledged overseas that representing the U.S. felt complicated amid current events at home.
News
Ghislaine Maxwell’s refusal to answer questions before Congress draws criticism: ‘Who is she protecting?’. A Democratic representative says her decision to invoke the 5th amendment points to a ‘White House cover-up’.
The Save America Movement (SAM) is a well-funded coalition of mostly former Republicans focused on “right vs. wrong, not left vs. right,”. It aims to make anti‑Trump messaging more acceptable to centre‑right voters and is planning a multi‑pronged ad offensive aiming at damaging Trump and his MAGA allies both on economic grounds and on gun rights. The overarching frame is that these are a threat to American democracy and to the economic and personal security of ordinary Americans.
Quotes
The world has always had its assholes. But Trump has given them permission to make their vile views public.[Helped by the internet, of course]
Non-comedic Commentaries
- Access this podcast from minute 20 for info on blatant grift around Trump-Putin deals in respect of Ukraine and elsewhere.
- And listen to this one for insights into what is and isn’t happening around the world because of Trump’s geopolitical attitudes and aspirations. And those of the cabal behind him. Not always the same.
- Why Trump is putting king Charles in danger.
- Even after Trump’s ‘racist pig’ distraction, it always comes back to the Epstein files.
Comedic Commentaries
Thoughts from Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain 