Donald Trump has long been his worst enemy. His many legal troubles are caused by the person he never blames - the guy who looks back from the mirror when he shaves. Yet, his true Achilles' Heel is he just keeps talking.
And, since he does not take time to study the issues he needs to know, the more he talks, the more opportunities he has for failure. An old boss would say, "the higher a monkey climbs in a tree, the more he exposes his ass."
At the RNC Convention he left himself wide open by going off-script. Per The Guardian, "He had the whole world in his hands. If he had stayed with that unity message, he could have caused problems, but he could not help himself.
For the first 15 minutes Trump was on point, and had millions of prime-time American viewers where he wanted them. His right ear still bandaged, he described the attempt to kill him that he so narrowly dodged last Saturday in powerful yet subdued terms.
Was this the new, humane Trump, the contemplative and caring national unifier that Republican strategists had promised would be on stage?
But then, in a puff, it was back to business as usual. For the next hour and a quarter, old Trump was firmly in the saddle.
He dished out insults – 'crazy Nancy Pelosi' – demonized undocumented immigrants – 'illegal killers and criminals'– and even revived his bizarre hero worship of the 'late, great Hannibal Lecter' from The Silence of the Lambs.
By the count of one factchecker, the former president committed at least 22 bold-faced lies including his equally bizarre claim that '107%' of jobs created under Biden have been taken by 'illegal aliens.' (In fact, 15m jobs have been added under the Biden administration, while up to 2.5 million undocumented immigrants have entered the country)."
What was lost on the recent debate watchers, while Joe Biden did not show well, neither did Trump. One fact checker counted 50 lies. That may be high, but it is not unbelievable.
My favorite lie was his turning the tables saying Biden was the worst president ever. I am sure MAGA fans believe that, but the real story is 154 historians of various parties voted Donald J. Trump as the worst president in US history. Another survey ranked Trump fourth from worst. As a former Republican and now Independent, I would support the worst ranking.
Let me close with no one deserves to be shot. Full stop. But no one should foment rebellion or stir up violence either. Violence is not the answer. Critics, judges, adversaries, reporters, et all should not be threatened.
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