It was nice of Donald Trump is set to visit Scotlandand demonstrate to our European allies that the United States is governed by a self-centered and highly unusual individual showing clear signs of mental deterioration.
Throughout a weekend, the U.S. president’s confused mind darted around like a slow-thinking Labrador trying to outwit squirrels. He delivered long speeches about windmills. He complained about the ingratitude of hungry children. He delved into illogical conspiracy theories concerning the Jeffrey Epstein case that had taken over his administration, whileridiculously stating upon arriving in Scotland on July 25I’m not concerned with conspiracy theories.
Trump’s head, according to his international comments, is 90% conspiracy theories and 10% actual brain cells.
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Report on Trump’s visit to Scotland does not reflect the full scope of his meandering remarks
The trip was largely a government-funded opportunity for the main con artist to promote his Scottish golf properties, which in the category of “things Trump can do that no other president would ever be able to get away with” is barely noticeable.
It was also an opportunity for him to speak”deals” with the European Unionand the United Kingdom, with a “deal” meaning something that leads to trade tariffs affecting American consumers negatively.
Or as Trump prefers to refer to it, “Victory.”
Media reports often shorten Trump’s long-winded speeches into short, manageable clips that seem somewhat reasonable. However, if we are concerned about a president’s lack of mental sharpness—and I’ve been informed by many that we should be—it’s important to expose ourselves to the constant flow of absurdity that comes out every time Trump speaks.
Trump demonstrates he is intensely concentrated on the problem of windmills
On July 25, Trump deplaned in Scotlandand instantly revealed to reporters that he was equipped with weapons-grade non sequiturs.
this immigration is destroying europe,he said, in a racist manner. “And the other thing, stop the windmills from ruining the beauty of your countries.”
Two days later, he was seated withHead of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, who appeared to wish she were somewhere else, said: “And the other thing I say to Europe, we won’t let a windmill be constructed in the United States, they’re destroying us. They’re ruining the beauty of our landscapes, our valleys, and our beautiful plains. I’m not talking about airplanes, I’m referring to the beautiful plains and areas of the United States, and when you look up, you see windmills everywhere, which is terrible. It’s the most costly form of energy; it’s not effective. They are mostly made in China. When they start to rust and decay after eight years, you can’t really shut them down, you can’t bury them, they won’t allow it. But the blades, the props, because they’re a certain type of fiber that doesn’t mix well with the land, that’s what they claim. The environmentalists say you can’t bury them because the fiber isn’t compatible with the land; in other words, if you bury them, it will damage our soil. The whole thing is a scam.”
Alright. That was something no one requested. It’s also full of falsehoods –wind is not the most costly source of power, and windmills last much longer than eight years. But who would expect truth from someone speaking in such a manner?
Back to the windmills? Come on, let the old man prepare the meal.
And Trump wasn’t finished with windmills. On July 28, during hismeeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the president stated: “It ruins the beauty of your fields, your plains, and your waterways, and look out there – there are no windmills. However, if you look in a different direction, you can see windmills.”
Are the windmills present in this room with us, Mr. President?
Suggest prosecuting Beyoncé? Check! Talk nonsense? Check!
Trump took a break from his usual outlandish comments over the weekend to share something outrageous on social media, stating on July 26 that a pop starBeyoncé should be prosecuted for a non-existent $11 million payment from Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign.
So that occurred. And it’s not favorable.
On July 27, with von der Leyen, Trump was questioned about his feelings toward theimages of hungry children in Gaza, to which he replied: “That entire area is in disarray. The Gaza Strip was handed over many years ago, with the promise that they could achieve peace. That didn’t go very well. When Israel relinquished it, whoever the prime minister was at the time, someone I know, although I can’t recall exactly, it wasn’t a very wise decision. Because it was given in hopes of finally attaining peace, but instead, it has made things worse. But we’ll see what happens. I believe Iran is causing trouble. We have many countries acting up, and Venezuela is doing so in a different manner. They keep sending people that we turn away at our border. They continue to smuggle drugs into our country from Venezuela. They’ve been very problematic.”
When presented with images of hungry children in Gaza, Trump views the area as chaotic because an Israeli prime minister, whose name he definitely knows but chooses not to mention, withdrew from the Gaza Strip in hopes of achieving peace, which instead led to more problems. Additionally, Iran is causing trouble, and, by the way, let me share some thoughts about Venezuela, which is roughly 7,000 miles away from Gaza.
If Biden spoke like Trump, Republicans would have impeached him.
Had Joe Bidenmade a comment along those lines while he was in the presidency, Republicans would have either removed him through impeachment or had him confined to a room at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
It deteriorated further when Trump was questioned if Israel should do more to permit food into Gaza to assist the aforementioned hungry children. The president’s remaining few brain cells chose to concentrateon how ungrateful all those hungry people areWe provided $60 million two weeks ago, and no one even recognized it, for food. It’s really disappointing, you know, you at least hope someone would say thank you. No other country contributed anything; we gave $60 million two weeks ago for food in Gaza. No one acknowledged it, no one is talking about it. And it makes you feel a bit bad when you do that, especially when other countries aren’t giving anything at all, none of the European nations, by the way, no one gave except us, and no one said, ‘Thank you very much,’ it would be nice to at least get a thank you.
During his meeting with Starmer, Trump apparently forgot that he had beenmentioning the Gaza Strip the day priorand stated: “We do need to address the humanitarian needs in what they previously referred to as the Gaza Strip. You don’t hear that term very often these days. You don’t hear ‘Gaza Strip’ anymore. But it is still the Gaza Strip. Remarkable.”
Yes. Amazing.
Epstein, Epstein, Epstein. Trump continues to speak about the controversy.
Trump’s lack of sharpness caused him to continue discussing the Epstein scandal, which he wants everyone to stop mentioning, essentially informing the world theThe Epstein matter is “not a major issue,” but likely includes former Democratic President Bill Clinton.and a former president of Harvard University and “hedge fund guys” and was likely fabricated byDemocrats who likely included false information in the Epstein recordsbut then, I suppose, didn’t utilize any incriminating details against Trump prior to the election.
He also gave a third reason for why he ceased his friendship with Epstein and said of the notorious island of a convicted sex offenderI was never given the chance to visit his island.
The advantage? Said like someone whose thoughts have turned to sludge.
So kind of Trump to reveal his mental deterioration to the public.
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