Fool: Proof

​Yesterday, was quite a day in Trump World.

During a press conference yesterday, Trump starting things off by threatening journalists with jail for having reported that two pilots had gone down in Iran and that there was a rescue mission. Something that likely wasn't illegal -- and likely was very well-known to Iran as soon as they knew they'd hit the plane.  And also, not to be nit-picky, but Trump doesn’t actually have the authority to put anyone in jail.  But still, it's always special when seeing journalists threatened with jail for doing their job.

But Trump made it even more special when later in the press conference the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Kaine had to stop his commander-in-chief, in order to keep Trump himself from revealing classified war plans.
 
Really.
  
When the two stood at the podium and Trump was discussing the rescue, he turned to General Caine and asked, "How many men did you send altogether?  Approximately for the operation?"
 
Knowing that specifics of the operation were what was classified, something one would like Trump would/should/did know, as well, the general quickly moved to the microphone.  "I'd love to keep that a secret," he answered.
 
Yes, that’s bad, especially considering that guy had just a bit earlier threatened to jail a journalist for reporting broad information that wasn’t classified.  Or a crime.
 
But here’s the thing: this story is even worse, as hard as that may seem to be.  But then, this is Trump we’re dealing with here.  So, after threatening to jail reporters for reporting non-classified information and then being stopped by his Joint Chiefs Chairman from disclosing actually classified rescue plans…Trump decided to go ahead anyway and reveal some detailed information on the plans.
 
"But I will tell you,” Trump said, “the number, I'll keep it a secret." Which probably relieved the general, forgetting alas that this was Trump, who then plowed right ahead, not only ignoring the general’s admonition against giving out even "approximate" details, but also ignoring his very own words, "I'll keep it a secret," that he had spoken just one second earlier as General Caine probably withered inside. "But it was hundreds, and hundreds of these people," Trump announced, "that's pretty good.”
 
“That’s pretty good” is such a flexible term, depending on your perspective.
 
I suspect that from the perspective of General Dan Caine, chairman of the Join Chief of Staff it was probably pretty terrible.
 
And bordering on infantile.  But then, that’s Trump.  Which only made sense for later in the day yesterday when an Easter Egg party was held on the White House grounds that showed him at his pure Trumpiest, sitting with little children, put there together perhaps because his staff saw them all as emotional equals.
 
The sound on this video is a little hard to make out, but the person posting it included the text of what Trump was saying to the little children.
 
"I could sign autographs for you guys," Trump tells them, "and then tonight, you could sell them for $25,000 on eBay. I’ll sign it."  And after he does a few, turns to an aide, "Caroline is the only one who doesn’t want my autograph.  Zero.  I would say Caroline has zero interest in my autograph.  Oh, that’s nice.  I think I’m going to sign this, that way I say I drew it." And hold up the paper, "Look what I did everybody!" And goes back to signing, until, "Biden would have an autopen probably.  Joe Biden.  He didn’t sign, he was incapable of signing his name, so they'd follow him around with this big machine. You know what it was called? AN AUTOPEN!" 

​Here's the proof --

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The only thing that might be more stunning about this video is who posted it. 
 
But first things first.  When I initially watched the video, I did so without knowing who put it online – showing Trump this crazy: lying to little children, smearing a former president, rambling to the children about autopens and explaining to 4-year-olds how they could make 25 grand!!! (Which is probably what he really thinks his signature goes for.  And yes, he’s making a joke – but yes, too, we all know from what he’s done and actually said out loud that Trump is always actually thinking about how, for real, he can monetize anything he does.)
 
And I was so happy that whoever posted it saw how terrible this was and wanted others to see this ludicrous, damning video of Trump, the convicted felon, guilty of business fraud, being so Trumpy even with little children.
 
And then I looked and saw that, no, it wasn’t posted by someone ridiculing Trump at all.  It was put online by the White House’s own “Rapid Response 47” account!  Honest.  Who clearly – and bizarrely, inexplicably – actually thought this made Trump look good!  That’s what happens I guess when you’re around Trump 24/7, and any time he’s not rambling incoherently and falling asleep is a good day, and he looks great by comparison.
 
By the way, I remain in awe how incompetent "Rapid Response 47" is.  They regularly do this, and I regularly reply by thanking them for thinking this makes Trump look good, when in fact, it confirms everything bad about him.
 
And as bad and Trumpy as this video is – and it’s so easy to pick out what one things are the worst things – lying to little children, talking to them about autopens, giving advice on making $25,000 and slamming President Biden – one other things stands out most to me.  Because it’s the core of Trump --
 
Complaining that one girl doesn’t want his autograph.  Not enjoying all those who want his autograph, but really bugged that one little girl doesn't want it. And as much as he tries to toss it off as a quip, you know how annoyed he actually is because he repeats the gripe, to make a point of it.  It’s hilarious, but in a disturbing way.
 
But that’s Trump.  With a 34% approval.  And with dementia, which is degenerative.
 
Still, though, none of this is the best, funniest, most perfect way to end a look at how much Trump is failing and a shell of his previously empty husk.
 
It’s a screenshot from CNBC -- yesterday.  It's all just yesterday, simply a regular day in Trump World -- when Trump, Melania and a giant Easter Bunny waved to everyone from the White House balcony.  And if the viewing audience looked closely, they saw this:
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​Yes.  CNBC actually made sure to let the audience know which one was Trump.

​If only the one on the right was in office, we wouldn't be in the ungodly abundance of messes that we're pounded by.  Day after day after day after day...
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