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"Trump's 'very stable genius' tweet shows he isn't" Chris Cillizza, CNN, Editor-at-large
http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/06/politics/trump-genius-tweet-analysis/index.htmlUpdated 11:24 AM ET, Sat January 6, 2018
On Saturday morning, before most people were awake, President Donald Trump was tweeting about how very, incredibly, stupendously smart he is.
"Throughout my life, my two greatest assets have been mental stability and being, like, really smart," tweeted Trump. "Crooked Hillary Clinton also played these cards very hard and, as everyone knows, went down in flames. I went from VERY successful businessman, to top T.V. Star to President of the United States (on my first try). I think that would qualify as not smart, but genius....and a very stable genius at that!"
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Debating whether he is a) smart b) mentally competent or c) in a state of mental deterioration is a stone-cold loser for him. Strategic politicians fight only on ground that is favorable for them. Or they steer conversations or debate to ground that is favorable to them. They don't engage in fights they can't win. And the "I am really a very smart genius" fight is not one that has a "win" for Trump.
Why fight it then? Because Trump's secret strategy is that there is no strategy. He thinks something and then does something. He acts and then reacts. He is a political creature of almost entirely id.
For people who doubt it, remember this: Trump never planned his days as a businessman. As he explains on the first page of "The Art of the Deal," he liked to let the day come to him -- no planned meetings, no set agendas. Just let the day unfold and sort of wing it. And, it worked for him. He became a billionaire, a reality TV star and, now, President
So, why would he ever stop? He wouldn't.
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"Trump's 'very stable genius' tweet shows he isn't" Chris Cillizza, CNN, Editor-at-large (Original Post)
Stuart G
Jan 2018
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Phoenix61
(17,347 posts)1. I'm not 100% sure about the act part
I think almost everything he does is a reaction. Action requires a level of self-awareness, other than for physical needs, I'm not sure he possess.
matt819
(10,749 posts)2. Hes just like Kim Jong un
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/11526831/Kim-Jong-un-was-child-prodigy-who-could-drive-at-age-of-three-claims-North-Korean-school-curriculum.html
Child prodigy
Genius
Writer
Yachtsman
Golfer
film director
And, like the buffoon in chief, all self proclaimed.
Child prodigy
Genius
Writer
Yachtsman
Golfer
film director
And, like the buffoon in chief, all self proclaimed.