We have this image, above, that exemplifies draft-dodging demagogue and pathological liar Donald "Rump" Trump's habit of fawning over dictators, and now their generals. It's a screen shot from the video below. The excited narration of the video is by North Korean state media and is a reminder that the June 12 Singapore "summit" conferred international leadership status on dictator Kim Jong Un that he had previously lacked. Rump, meanwhile, looked like a maître d' escorting an honored guest around. If he had gotten to his knees in front of the North Korean delegation it couldn't have been more symbolic.
North Korean TV has aired its first footage of the #TrumpKimSummit. Look out for the handshake/salute confusion 55 seconds in. pic.twitter.com/JS5yEUprgz— BBC Monitoring (@BBCMonitoring) June 14, 2018
The Supreme Know-it-all should have taken a few lessons in protocol, but then why would he, since he makes his own rules and correctness be damned. It's what's so endearing about Trump, amirite? He goes all around the world, embarrassing us but never embarrassing himself because he's never wrong or clueless. And he couldn't apologize or admit he was wrong because he clearly never is!
ReplyDeleteugh. FOX used to be all over Obama for any possible transgression (Tan suit! OMG!) but they have a way of reinterpreting Trump's disasters as smashing successes by a stable genius.
The world is laughing at us, but worse than that, they will no longer trust us.
donnah - The surprised looks on the North Koreans' faces says it all: "He'a actually saluting. We can own this clown."
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