Donald Trump suggested Sunday that his new administration could try to regain control of the Panama Canal that the United States 'foolishly' ceded to its Central American ally, contending that shippers are charged 'ridiculous' fees to pass through the vital transportation channel linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
“The Democrats don’t matter,” Bannon told Lewis. “The real opposition is the media. And the way to deal with them is to flood the zone with shit.”
That’s the Bannon business model: Flood the zone. Stink up the joint. As Jonathan Rauch once said, citing Bannon’s infamous quote, “This is not about persuasion: This is about disorientation.”
It is little more than a distraction. The big news this week was that Musk nearly got the government shut down so that he could have a provision harmful to his foreign business removed from the bill. As a result, “President Musk” is trending, and Trump doesn’t like that.
Frankly, after worrying about the atrocities his administration will commit, I don’t have the capacity to worry about the nonsense that comes out of his mouth. I already spent 9 years being outraged about his words. I’ll save what’s left for his actions.
Remarkable, it’s like every time he opens his mouth something fantastically stupid comes out.
And conservatives think this… “person” is a capable and smart negotiator?
Lest we forget:
https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/16/media/steve-bannon-reliable-sources/index.html
Don’t fall for the bait.
Not sure what you’re trying to say? That he didn’t make those threats, or he did but taking them at face value is wrong?
It is little more than a distraction. The big news this week was that Musk nearly got the government shut down so that he could have a provision harmful to his foreign business removed from the bill. As a result, “President Musk” is trending, and Trump doesn’t like that.
But with that logic, can’t you dismiss just about every stupid and/or outrageous statement Trump makes as a distraction for something else?
He’s a Qanon Teddy Ruxpin. A parrot with Tourretes. His entire existence in this is to spout bullshit and take the body punches.
That’s certainly an opinion
Frankly, after worrying about the atrocities his administration will commit, I don’t have the capacity to worry about the nonsense that comes out of his mouth. I already spent 9 years being outraged about his words. I’ll save what’s left for his actions.
Making insane demands and negotiating from there is probably what a “smart negotiator” does, in their minds.