"Get Me Out Of Here"

Seth Meyers wraps up the G19 + Trump summit, the overweening obsession with the Mueller investigation, and in the course of things expresses our fondest wishes:

"No Desire And No Capacity To Lead The World"

Australian Broadcasting Company political editor Chris Uhlmann has a clear- eyed assessment of our national embarrassment, Donald "Rump" Trump, at the recently concluded G20 summit. He nails how much of the world views Rump -- and us (h/t Red Painter, Crooks & Liars):



Watching this (and we hope many do), American journalists and pundits should be ashamed of their timidity and their continuing efforts to "normalize" the dangerously deranged Rump. In addition, Rump's admiration for and obsequiousness toward Vladimir Putin has ominous undertones, which most Western leaders and the majority of Americans have come to recognize.

We'll have more to say about this later.

BONUS: Betty Cracker at Balloon Juice has more on the media's "takeaways" from the G20 that solidify the point that something is truly amiss with our scribblers, juxtaposed with Mr. Uhlmann's incisive commentary.

BONUS II:

In every picture from Hamburg except the ones where he's with Putin, Trump looks absolutely lost at sea. pic.twitter.com/O1X3zds8uh

— Schooley (@Rschooley) July 8, 2017

This Is How To Deal With Putin

The Leader of the Free World shows how it's done:

Mansplaining, G20 style. Watch Angela Merkel’s eye-roll. pic.twitter.com/PXEI0WxyYH

— SimonNRicketts (@SimonNRicketts) July 7, 2017

Putin's "Stunning Victory" Over The U.S., Courtesy Of Trump

A few reactions to the G20 summit so far and the meeting performance review yesterday between murderous Russian autocrat Vladimir "Vlad the Invader" Putin and his obsequious chew toy Donald "Rump" Trump (many h/t Balloon Juice):

Trump handed Putin a stunning victory https://t.co/OnPc3l7XDP via @POLITICOMag pic.twitter.com/72XiAEnTVh

— POLITICO (@politico) July 8, 2017

POTUS' inexplicable refusal to confirm Russian election interference insults career intel pros & hinders our ability to prevent in future.

— Sally Yates (@SallyQYates) July 7, 2017

Tillerson: "There was a very clear positive chemistry between the two...There was not a lot of relitigating things from the past."

— Jeff Zeleny (@jeffzeleny) July 7, 2017

Both the fence and the burglar agreed there was no need to relitigate who the TV belonged to.

— David Frum (@davidfrum) July 7, 2017

According to Lavrov, Trump told Putin some circles in America were "exaggerating" allegations of Russian interference in the US election.

— Steve Rosenberg (@BBCSteveR) July 7, 2017

HOUR 3

PUTIN: And the nuclear launch code is *also* "password?"

TRUMP: Smart. Saves brain space. Now watch how far I can slide on my socks https://t.co/XddEUxjS6u

— Mark Agee (@MarkAgee) July 7, 2017

David Gergen, the Zelig of Washington, said:

“This is the first time I’ve seen a President come to a G-20 meeting in which he’s no longer regarded as the leader, no longer regarded as the world leader. That is troubling.”

It's also completely understandable, at least by the rest of the world. (Gergen later executed a 180 on Rump, demonstrating why he's a swamp survivor and a thoroughly untrustworthy observer.)

Our pariah "president":

🎶on the outside, always looking in
Will I ever be more than I've always been 🎶 pic.twitter.com/1tFwgKFNmQ

— John Ross Bowie (@JohnRossBowie) July 8, 2017

BONUS:  Here's more on how Rump has played into Putin's hands and alienated us from the rest of the world (please read the entire article):

The growing international isolation of the United States under President Trump was starkly apparent Friday as the leaders of major world economies mounted a nearly united opposition front against Washington on issues ranging from climate to free trade. 

At a gathering of the Group of 20 world economic powers — normally a venue for drab displays of international comity — there were tough clashes with the United States and even talk of a possible transatlantic trade war. 

The tensions were a measure of Trump’s sharp break with previous U.S. policies. They were also a warning signal of Washington’s diminished clout, as the leaders of the other nations who gathered in Hamburg mulled whether to fix their signatures to statements that would exclude Trump or to find some sort of compromise. Two European officials said they were leaning toward a united front against Washington.

If none of this disturbs you, please don't consider yourself a patriotic American.