Disdain

Sorry, Sir (as you like to be called), but you can't get the toothpaste back into the tube. And you let the cat out of the bag. Donald Trump has Truth Socialled (inappropriate capitalization and bad spelling his)

The united States is the largest Oil Producer in the World, by far. So when oil prices go up, we make a lot of money. BUT, of far greater interest and importance to me, as President, is stoping an evil Empire, Iran, from having Nuclear Weapons, and destrotying the Middle East and, indeed, the world. I won't ever let that happen! Thank you for your attention to this matter.   President DONALD J. TRUMP

It's as if Donald realized that he had just advocated higher oil prices for American consumers and inorder to avoid the trouble of deleting what he had typed, claimed stopping Iran is "of far greater interest and importance to me, as President."  Of course, as a world-class grifter, making a boatload of money is of far greater importance to him, and if facilitated by the suffering of Americans on a tight budget, so be it.

I was thinking of this tweet when I came upon a tweet with an accompanying video. The X'er helpfully provided transcript of a portion of the conversation:

SMITH: “Do you believe there is such a thing on the left as Trump Derangement Syndrome? Which is what the right accuses people of, do you believe that exists?”

CARVILLE: “Can I say something to the people that accuse Democrats of having Trump Derangement Syndrome?”

“I got it, and I got it BAD!”

“And I don’t want to get better, I just want to get worse!”

SMITH: “You want to get worse, James?”

CARVILLE: “This is a condition that I’m not trying to get rid of.”

SMITH: “Why not?!”

CARVILLE: “Make my disease worse!”

SMITH: “Why, why James, why do you want to make the disease worse?!” “Trump Derangement Syndrome, why do you want to make that worse?!”

CARVILLE: “Because in my opinion, he doesn’t like the United States.” “He doesn’t like our laws, he doesn’t like our allies, he doesn’t like our treaties, he doesn’t like the fact that we’re an inclusive country, that is built in a large part on immigration…”

Smith eventually had heard enough and fired back at Carville.

SMITH: “Okay, how do you feel about people who say the same thing about the left because of some of the stuff that we were seeing with woke culture, cancel culture, identity politics?” “What about that?!”

Carville notes, as is obvious to anyone- whether unfavorable or favorable to Trump- that the President "doesn't like" our laws, allies, or treaties or that we're an inclusive country that is built in a large part on immigration." More interesting, though, is the charge that the President who is pleased that his subjects are paying higher prices for oil also "doesn't like the United States."

As I've noted roughly 131 times, Donald Trump on at least two occasions has made clear, unequivocal statements about this country and/or its people which make clear that Carville is right. On October 30, 2022, complaining about Joe and Hunter Biden, Donald tweeted "Our Country is Rigged, Crooked, and Evil"  And not that the 2020 presidential election was rigged, which it demonstrably was not. Not that President Biden was crooked and evil, which would have been true of Biden's immediate predecessor and successor. But "our country," the USA: evil.

On February 26, 2025, Trump was responding to a question at the tail end of the first Cabinet meeting of his second term when he blurted out "this country has gotten bloated, fat, disgusting, and incompetently run." Or was this really a complaint?

And early this week

President Donald Trump donned a white “USA” baseball cap Saturday afternoon as he saluted a transfer case draped with the American flag when the remains of the first six service members killed in the war with Iran were carried off an Air Force transport plane.

The sartorial choice set off a controversy that continued into Monday, as critics — including some Republicans — derided his hat as disrespectful and also criticized Fox News for airing footage that inaccurately showed Trump hatless.

Trump’s cap emblazoned with “USA” in gold letters appeared to be a model that retails on the Trump Organization’s online store for $55.

Each of the two derogatory statments about the USA or its people, by an individual with contempt for his country and its military, was underplayed on print media and social media and virtually ignored on broadcast media. It's very difficult for mainstream media figures working for a major corporation to acknowledge that the President of the USA, elected by the American people and treated as a legitimate individual by the media, actively dislikes this nation. And so it was left to James Carville to state "because in my opinion, he doesn't like the United States."  If that be "Trump Derangement Syndrome," any other pespective ignores reality.

 

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