Cadet bone spur recently imposed tariffs on the importation of steel and aluminum, Justifying that on "National Security" grounds. This enabled him to bypass the primary authority of Congress to pass tariffs. It also probably isolated these tariffs from being a violation of WTO rules. He then blocked the acquisition of a US company by a Singapore company on the same grounds. In each case that rationale was at best flimsy. Now, and unconfirmed rumor from an unreliable source says that Trump has become quite enamored of this tool. He is reported to have said" I need a level playing field when dealing with Kim and Xi and even my friend Vladi-pooh. They have the ability to make treaties without submitting them to any legislative body(although they control those anyway) and I don't. I need to be the decisionmaker to make incredible deals as I have the ability to do. Also, these guys don't have to put up with criticism from the press in their country. I am beset with criticism based on fake news. I have asked the Justice Department to investigate whether on the grounds of national security I can bypass the role of Congress in ratifying treaties and also silence criticism from the press. That will put me on a level playing field. On any level playing field I will be dominant as I am a genius when it comes to negotiations and dealmaking".
Trump has fired Tillerson , unceremoniously to say the least, as Secretary of State and wishes to replace him with Mike Pompeo. The usual suspects on the usual panels on the usual news networks are ceaselessly chattering about this and how it will affect Donnie's strategy and decision-making. Notwithstanding this pointless speculation it is abundantly clear that the qualification of Mike Pompeo for this position consists of his being able to respond to Donnie at all times" You are absolutely right". He the thus joins Peter Navarro in the ever-expanding sycophantic chorus. It has become increasingly apparent that Donnie is becoming even more obsessed with his own brilliance and puts the blame for any missteps by his administration on the grounds that he listened to somebody else. He won't make that mistake again.
This nitwit believes he is fully prepared for a sit down with Kim. He needs no preparation. His instinctive brilliance is all he needs to bring to the table. Kim will melt before him.
We can safely bet that going forward Donnie's strategies will consist of a series of impulsive ad hoc notions without the slightest taint of coherency. Strap on your seatbelts.
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