We’ve all seen Donald Trump go on tirades on Twitter first thing in the morning a million times and it always means he’s got his undies in a bunch over the way someone’s treated him, or if he thinks someone else is winning the PR battle in a news cycle — it’s always about his fragile ego being bent, damaged, or broken.
This time, however, it almost feels personal, although it’s hard to tell whether Donald actually considers other humans “persons” enough to get personal.
After Trump was widely ridiculed over leaked international messages between a British Ambassador and his home country which depicted the President as essentially a childish moron, he immediately set about to prove it, issuing a tweet on Monday attacking that Ambassador and the United States’ longtime ally, Britain:
I have been very critical about the way the U.K. and Prime Minister Theresa May handled Brexit. What a mess she and her representatives have created. I told her how it should be done, but she decided to go another way. I do not know the Ambassador, but he is not liked or well….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 8, 2019
….thought of within the U.S. We will no longer deal with him. The good news for the wonderful United Kingdom is that they will soon have a new Prime Minister. While I thoroughly enjoyed the magnificent State Visit last month, it was the Queen who I was most impressed with!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 8, 2019
That was the first indicator that Trump’s feelings were hurt by the secretive cables, which portrayed him exactly the way that everyone except his supporters understands the entire world views him. But he clearly was still quite upset when he hopped back on his social media account on Tuesday to repeat — and amplify — his attacks on British officials:
The wacky Ambassador that the U.K. foisted upon the United States is not someone we are thrilled with, a very stupid guy. He should speak to his country, and Prime Minister May, about their failed Brexit negotiation, and not be upset with my criticism of how badly it was…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 9, 2019
…handled. I told @theresa_may how to do that deal, but she went her own foolish way-was unable to get it done. A disaster! I don’t know the Ambassador but have been told he is a pompous fool. Tell him the USA now has the best Economy & Military anywhere in the World, by far…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 9, 2019
….and they are both only getting bigger, better and stronger…..Thank you, Mr. President!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 9, 2019
Trump even capped off the attack with another bizarre, third-person, self-congratulating message of “thanks” for his own leadership. Like a bull in a China shop, Trump has plowed through international diplomatic relationships one after another, seemingly determined to show off America’s metaphorical dick size to the world.
Well, I don’t know about you, but he certainly doesn’t speak for me.
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