All hail Trump!
He means himself, of course.
His comment came during a March 3 speech at Mar-a-Lago, according to CNN, which referred to the speech as “closed-door remarks ... a recording of which was obtained by CNN.”
That’s a recording I want to hear, ASAP. Referring to Chinese President Xi Jinping, who has consolidated power and faces little political opposition, Trump said, “He’s now president for life ... Maybe we’ll have to give that a shot someday.”
MSNBC said, “It is not clear if Trump, 71, was ... in jest.”
I don’t think he meant it in jest. It may have been in the context of a flippant remark, but it was no jest. More likely, a trial balloon.
Of course, I don’t trust Trump any further than I can throw a bowling ball. No one should. This is someone who has attacked a host of American institutions, like the judiciary, the Justice Department, and the media. He went so far as to call the media the “enemy of the people” earlier this year. Yeah, all of these institution are flawed, and represent the one percent. But this is the nascent autocrat in dress rehearsal mode. Trump is far worse than any of his targets – a profoundly damaged individual who has no business holding the office he holds.
I am astonished at how little reaction I have seen to these comments. It’s been not quite twenty-four hours, as this is written. A response condemning these comments should be swift and unambiguous.
“Whether this was a joke or not, talking about being President for life like Xi Jinping is the most unAmerican sentiment expressed by an American President,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Cal) said in a Tweet. “George Washington would roll over in his grave.”
Indeed. The latest buzz in the media seems to be that Trump is coming “unglued.” I keep hearing that.
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Update: I heard Trump's recorded comments on MSNBC Monday evening, a day otherwise overwhelmed by the Sam Nunberg nonsense. They were as creepy as I suspected.
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