He was a rock star
Trump told us over the weekend what fun he had in Puerto Rico. That’s nice. It’s always good to see the misery of millions provide a little entertainment for a head of state.
Over the weekend, President Donald J. Trump praised his response to the devastation caused to the island of Puerto Rico by Hurricane Maria, which left dozens dead and thousands without power or potable water.
“I was having fun,” Trump said of his four-hour visit to San Juan, Puerto Rico’s capital, last Tuesday. That visit, most memorably, had him throwing paper towels to an audience gathered to see him inside a church. “They had these beautiful, soft towels. Very good towels,” Trump said. He claimed that the people of Puerto Rico also had “fun” during his visit. As he usually does, Trump dismissed critics while offering himself exceedingly high marks.
“And I came in and there was a crowd of a lot of people. And they were screaming and they were loving everything,” Trump said of his visit to the Calvary Chapel, where the now-famous tossing of the paper towels took place.
The comments came in a Saturday interview with Mike Huckabee on the Trinity Broadcasting Network, which offers Christian-themed broadcasting.
Like for instance Donald “you can grab them by the pussy” Trump. Ok.
In Saturday’s interview, Huckabee said that everyone but presumably liberal media outlets had described Trump’s response to the hurricane as “pitch perfect.” Trump agreed with this assessment. He dismissed all criticism as “fake news” while detailing the high praise he’d received.
“We did a great job,” Trump said.
“You were a rock star,” Huckabee agreed.
Trump tweeted confirmation of these excellent reviews.
Nobody could have done what I’ve done for #PuertoRico with so little appreciation. So much work! pic.twitter.com/k2jAkIpfjI
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 8, 2017
“‘They had these beautiful, soft towels. Very good towels,’ Trump said.”
Oh, my god.
OMG OMG OMG.
o my effing god…..
And what about all the people on the island who were not in the crowd? The people who could not have made the journey there, even if they had wanted to, and even if they had known about it with no power, due to lack of transport options in the middle of utter devastation?
Holy fuck. It’s like he can’t even conceive of the world outside of his immediate perception. Some people have mentioned before that there have been instances where his grasp of object persistence seems tenuous, but for that to be the case for the whole rest of the world seems amazing.
He appears to have no theory of mind at all. No recognition of object reality outside his own skin. And to the extent that he does realize, it is only important in how it relates to him, and whether that reality worships him or not. He is like a newborn infant in terms of his understanding, but not in terms of his malevolence. A dangerous combination.
Even a chimpanzee has enough self-awareness to recognise itself in a mirror. I have visions of Trump trying to punch the fat old lech that looks back at him through the magic window.