'When we try to fit stuff Trump says into some sort of broader historical or political context and framework, we overlook the truth that is staring us in the face: He often has no idea what he is talking about,' writes CillizzaCNN
"It's been going on for a long time. Syria may have some help with Russia. And that's fine. It's a lot of sand. There's a lot of sand over there. So, there's a lot of sand that they can play with."Yes, really. The President of the United States, with a foreign leader sitting next to him, said the following about an ongoing onslaught by the Turks against Kurds in northern Syria:"There's a lot of sand over there. ...
In each episode of his weekly YouTube show, Chris Cillizza will delve a little deeper into the surreal world of politics. Click to subscribe! Trump simply does not know what he is doing in this case. He wanted troops out of an area where he didn't see a) why we were really there and b) what purpose it served American interests, so he decided to pull them out. That's it. As almost always with Trump, the most obvious explanation is the right one. He didn't foresee the almost-immediate Turkish invasion -- and attacks on the Kurds in the region -- because, well, he just decided to do something and did it.
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