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I find that hard to believe. There have been incompetent US presidents before. This isn't incompetence, this is strategy. Malicious strategy perhaps, but it seems very unlikely to be non-deliberate.



I literally don’t know anyone who thinks your President is smart. He never said anything that’s insightful and worth discussing.

The press in your country is worthless for taking anything he says seriously. They’re either too afraid or too partisan to do their job on a level that’s acceptable in other western countries.

It’s very clear he’s a puppet that is being used to execute the plans of the Heritage Foundation. He gets carte blanche to take action on a few of his grudges and he’s free to line his own pockets. He’s basically a toddler that’s cooperating because of an ice cream.

Even his fake tan reminds of the cliché toddler photo. Minus the pasta.


Not my president and not my country.

I find it hard to imagine that Trump is as stupid as his public image would suggest.


Don’t imagine. Just look at the evidence. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.


> There have been incompetent US presidents before.

Depends on what you call "incompetent" I guess. I strongly suspect Biden wasn't as competent as his younger peers in most areas. But that's nothing unusual - most leaders are older men. What is clear is Biden was happy to take other peoples advice on most things.

In fact I'd say a core competence of a president is to be able to seek advice, weigh it and chose the best path forward among the alternatives offered. It has to be that way, because the reality is on just about any topic you care to name, the president will be about as knowledgeable as your average Joe six pack compared to the experts that can be found in a country of 300 million.

But if you are like Trump and are recommending ingesting chlorine on public television to cure COVID, seeking advice before opening your mouth clearly isn't your strong point.




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