In the face of bipartisan and global condemnation, Donald Trump is plowing on by way of the Syria disaster by pretending it is not, in actuality, a catastrophe.
The most recent salvo of self-delusion came in a speech on Wednesday morning exactly where the president declared “long lasting” peace in Syria, type of, and insisted he was getting congratulated for “a fantastic consequence” — all the although instantly undercutting the organized remarks on the teleprompter with his own incisive commentary.
Stephen Colbert broke it down on theLate Display, and was at 1 place reduced by Trump’s “matter-verb gumbo” to just staring at the digital camera and offsider Jon Baptiste in glum, incredulous silence. Exact same.
