We noted below that failing demagogue Donald "Rump" Trump's speech last night on Afghanistan was shell-and-pea games in which he said virtually nothing. We've collected some random Twitter reactions to his "I'm-reading-this-for-the-first-time" speech:
So, the president said he signed off on a strategy, but SecDef says he's still working on the strategy? https://t.co/WcwCChPCrE— paul mcleary (@paulmcleary) August 22, 2017
Once again shoring up theory announcement was rushed to distract from Charlottesville meltdown. https://t.co/gn4Ao80RjT— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) August 22, 2017
How long until he says "Everyone is saying this was the greatest speech on military stuff any president ever gave"? I give it until 11 am. https://t.co/6I3pId0H0L— Paul Waldman (@paulwaldman1) August 22, 2017
1. A picture of Afghan women in miniskirts helped convince Trump to send more troops https://t.co/bvCXGRBLU2 pic.twitter.com/IgItoulM2r— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) August 22, 2017
Missing elements in Trump's new Afghanistan policy: details, objectives, goals, troop levels, a strategy for success https://t.co/gIddlinjtJ— Steve Benen (@stevebenen) August 22, 2017
Dead giveaway that this speech, somber but hollow, was less about war and peace than about @POTUS's falling approval ratings post-Nazi riot https://t.co/6KxfqDbcbW— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) August 22, 2017
And,Too many in media today: "Daddy came home sober last night and didn't yell at or hit me. I think everything is all better now"— Paul Reggio (@PaulReggio1) August 22, 2017
Trump: ‘We Will Fight In Afghanistan Until Victorious, Or I Change My Mind, Get Distracted, Look Bad, Or Get Bored’ https://t.co/PKVOIdzLts pic.twitter.com/J8SGytOlan— The Onion (@TheOnion) August 22, 2017
