DT’s dumb as a brick.

Interesting article in Politico, “ ‘He Thinks He and Putin Are Friends’: John Bolton on How Trump Gets Manipulated: Trump’s former national security adviser lets loose on the leaked Signal group chat and Trump’s foreign policy.” It’s a Q&A by Rachael Bade in which she speaks to John Bolton about Trump’s relationship with the world. 

It makes for distressing reading. Bolton says that Trump does not understand foreign relations, does not understand that Putin is not on his side, does not understand that NATO is a good idea, and, finally, still hasn’t gotten it through his thick head that international economies cannot be run like an episode of the Apprentice. 

In short, the present administration demonstrates, says Bolton, such a wealth of ignorance and arrogance that it is bound to cause us all a great deal of harm eventually.

It is good that Mr. Bolton is making these points. One does wish he had said something…or done something…earlier. But, perhaps better late than never. And, late or not, there is the grim question of what do we do about it?  It is clear that Trump et al are cunning (politically) but stupid in virtually every other way.

And Trump, and his minions, aren’t going to get any smarter. No one, not Bolton, not the rest of the GOP, not the rest of us, are going to be able to educate them.

So it is that perhaps our only hope is the seeming overwhelming task of educating not Trump but rather his supporters. We can only hope that by diligent effort, maybe for decades, we may finally explain to them the functions of government and the basics of civics. 

As I say, an overwhelming task…but at least one that is remotely possible.

Where-as an educated Trump?

Not in this lifetime. And not in this universe.