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Maddow Blog-Pressed on his new student visa policy, Trump seems unaware of basic details
Asked about his administration’s new student visa policy, the president seemed unsure what the reporter was talking about. This happens too often.
It seems Trump has become President Bystander, blissfully unaware of events unfolding around him.
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2025-05-28T20:19:39.524Z
He’s taken a keen interest in countless trivialities, but on substantive issues, Trump’s offering the public a lot of shrugged shoulders and blank stares. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/pressed-new-student-visa-policy-trump-seems-unaware-basic-details-rcna209565
A day after his administration advanced this policy, Donald Trump was pressed for an explanation. It went badly — not because the president offered a weak defense, but because he didn’t seem to know what the reporter was talking about.
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3lqap44gwdp2p
Asked specifically when his administration might resume interviews for foreign student visas, Trump responded, “On what?” Reminded that she was asking about foreign student visas, Trump asked, “For the French?” possibly in reference to the reporter’s accent.
When he eventually figured out what the question was about, he offered an evasive “we’re gonna see,” before changing the subject and whining anew about Harvard.
Watching the exchange, it was hard not to get the impression that he simply didn’t know about his administration’s new policy on foreign student visas — which has proven to be a familiar problem in this White House......
As for why this matters, there are a handful of angles to keep in mind. Right off the bat, there have been a great many instances in recent months when Trump has sounded a bit too much like a man who just wandered into the Oval Office.
What’s more, most objective observers would probably agree that if Joe Biden repeatedly said, “I don’t know” in response to simple questions about his own administration, it would be front-page news — and the Democrat’s responses would be played on a loop, for hours on end, in conservative media.
Similarly, Trump has personally invested considerable time and energy in accusing Biden of having been a doddering old “autopen” president who was unaware of events unfolding around him. Given the frequency with which the Republican clings to “I don’t know” responses, he should probably consider a new line of attack.
Indeed, let’s not overlook that Trump has repeatedly seemed unaware of the executive orders that have been handed to him to sign.
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3lqap44gwdp2p
Link to tweet
Asked specifically when his administration might resume interviews for foreign student visas, Trump responded, “On what?” Reminded that she was asking about foreign student visas, Trump asked, “For the French?” possibly in reference to the reporter’s accent.
When he eventually figured out what the question was about, he offered an evasive “we’re gonna see,” before changing the subject and whining anew about Harvard.
Watching the exchange, it was hard not to get the impression that he simply didn’t know about his administration’s new policy on foreign student visas — which has proven to be a familiar problem in this White House......
As for why this matters, there are a handful of angles to keep in mind. Right off the bat, there have been a great many instances in recent months when Trump has sounded a bit too much like a man who just wandered into the Oval Office.
What’s more, most objective observers would probably agree that if Joe Biden repeatedly said, “I don’t know” in response to simple questions about his own administration, it would be front-page news — and the Democrat’s responses would be played on a loop, for hours on end, in conservative media.
Similarly, Trump has personally invested considerable time and energy in accusing Biden of having been a doddering old “autopen” president who was unaware of events unfolding around him. Given the frequency with which the Republican clings to “I don’t know” responses, he should probably consider a new line of attack.
Indeed, let’s not overlook that Trump has repeatedly seemed unaware of the executive orders that have been handed to him to sign.
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Gawd his family must hate him (along with the rest of the thinking world!)!
