Trump, and now Nikki Haley, are telling us that “the world” respects the United States and Trump. America is “respected again.”
That’s baloney.
Here is a chart that shows confidence that the U.S. president will do the “right thing” regarding world affairs. The countries shown are Spain, France, Germany and the U.K.
Clearly, Obama was respected, and Trump is lower than Bush. It says nothing about how Americans feel, or what’s good for America. It says something about how other countries “respect” the American president. This must irk Trump, to whom it matters so much what others think. This is probably why he denigrates Obama so much. He is obsessed with Obama and does not understand why he cannot garner the same respect and admiration.
Respect must be earned. It can’t be gained by making outrageous – and false – claims.
Trump lives is a world of his own wishful thinking.
“Trump lives is a world of his own wishful thinking.” — Perhaps not. I believe he knows exactly how hated he is and it has made him a mean, vengeful person, ready and eager to screw everyone around him. He perhaps knows full well all the toadies he surrounds himself with are phonies, sucking up to him and he hates them for their phoniness. Oh, who knows. We spend far too much time trying to understand his actions — he is a bully that plays the victim. F**k him, let’s move on and put other thoughts in our minds today. Evict him!
Did you read Woodward’s book? It provides interesting insight.