Even by his lofty standards, Donald Trump sent a lot of tweets on Christmas Eve. You can just picture him, doughy and moist, illuminated by both the dying light of a meagre hearth fire as well as the stark blue-white of his phone screen, frowning deeply as his brain grapples for genius tweets to hurl out into the void.
Most of them were true to form. Railing against Democrats, obstinate members of Congress, and seemingly the entire continent of Europe, Trump unleashed a volley of reasonably normal invective. Normal for him, I mean.
Virtually every Democrat we are dealing with today strongly supported a Border Wall or Fence. It was only when I made it an important part of my campaign, because people and drugs were pouring into our Country unchecked, that they turned against it. Desperately needed!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 24, 2018
To those few Senators who think I don’t like or appreciate being allied with other countries, they are wrong, I DO. What I don’t like, however, is when many of these same countries take advantage of their friendship with the United States, both in Military Protection and Trade…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 24, 2018
….We are substantially subsidizing the Militaries of many VERY rich countries all over the world, while at the same time these countries take total advantage of the U.S., and our TAXPAYERS, on Trade. General Mattis did not see this as a problem. I DO, and it is being fixed!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 24, 2018
AMERICA IS RESPECTED AGAIN!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 24, 2018
He then went on to attack the Federal Reserve. Again, normal.
The only problem our economy has is the Fed. They don’t have a feel for the Market, they don’t understand necessary Trade Wars or Strong Dollars or even Democrat Shutdowns over Borders. The Fed is like a powerful golfer who can’t score because he has no touch – he can’t putt!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 24, 2018
And so on, so on.
I never “lashed out” at the Acting Attorney General of the U.S., a man for whom I have great respect. This is a made up story, one of many, by the Fake News Media!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 24, 2018
The Wall is different than the 25 Billion Dollars in Border Security. The complete Wall will be built with the Shutdown money plus funds already in hand. The reporting has been inaccurate on the point. The problem is, without the Wall, much of the rest of Dollars are wasted!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 24, 2018
Saudi Arabia has now agreed to spend the necessary money needed to help rebuild Syria, instead of the United States. See? Isn’t it nice when immensely wealthy countries help rebuild their neighbors rather than a Great Country, the U.S., that is 5000 miles away. Thanks to Saudi A!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 24, 2018
So why this incredible flurry of incoherent thoughts from his addled brain? Well, he confirmed it in the next tweet: he’s alone on Christmas Eve and just sounding off. He’s just sadposting, which is relatable.
I am all alone (poor me) in the White House waiting for the Democrats to come back and make a deal on desperately needed Border Security. At some point the Democrats not wanting to make a deal will cost our Country more money than the Border Wall we are all talking about. Crazy!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 24, 2018
Possibly after receiving a flurry of feedback about his depressing, lonely late night tweet rampage, he quickly clarified that actually he did have contact with human beings on Christmas Eve, as any normal person would. Phew!
Christmas Eve briefing with my team working on North Korea – Progress being made. Looking forward to my next summit with Chairman Kim! pic.twitter.com/zPTtDbrP0o
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 24, 2018
Sorry to hear you’re having such a rough go of it, Donald.
