Tweeting Trump

For those of you who may have read any of my rantings before you will know that like many I have a huge dislike for the current incumbent of the White House! There is nothing likeable about him and I suspect he loves it that way. His mode of operation, is to be deliberately divisive, insulting and to make people believe what he wants them to and he is very very good at it. He really has fooled enough support to vote him in as President, although it is difficult to unravel whether he truly believed he would become or wanted to be President or he just thought he'd have a go and see what happened.

I am not going to write about all the comings and goings in the West Wing or the ongoing legal battles and controversy that has beleaguered him since his inauguration and before, it's well documented and filled with truth, half-truths and outright lies, to the point where nobody actually knows what the hell is going on anyway!

I want to address one specific area of his Presidency, that no predecessor has ever used, in quite the way he does, Twitter. I am a Twitter user and I use it to spout my opinion on stuff or reply to others whose messages I generally either agree or disagree with but Trump is in a class all on his own. It seems that he cannot stop himself from Tweeting exactly what he thinks regardless of who it affects or upsets. He has no understanding of language or diplomacy. At a time when politicians need to be calm and understanding, he deliberately stirs up controversy and unrest, insulting people and in an attempt to push his agenda at home cares little for the conventions of international relations.

Now to play devils advocate, we have for years complained that our politicians and leaders do not tell us exactly what they think or mean, as they wrap up their answers or comments with double talk and language designed to say nothing but Trump as President, is perfectly entitled to say what ever he wishes and boy does he! When the many mass shootings or natural disasters that have happened during his term, he is quick to comment but always with some barb or insensitive comment. Then he quickly follows up with a Tweet with more sympathy but by then you cannot believe he is being sincere. Trump really only cares about himself and his self-promotion. That he is an egotistical buffoon surely cannot be disputed but to so actively promote that in the many messages he writes shows a complete disregard for the office that he holds.