I don’t know about you but I somehow like Donald Trump.
It has been such a long time since we had a natural comedian as a world leader.
At a time when the news in television is all about murders and riots, mass shootings, trade wars and racial tensions, stories
about the American President come as a comic relief for one and all! A
political story that could be enjoyed without having to be taken too seriously…….friends,
that is Donald Trump for you. He
comes from the entertainment industry, had no political experience, rebuffs
establishment norms, polarises opinion, is not in stable geo-political
situations and relies on social media, mistrusting mainstream news .
Right from his campaign days I am a fan of his
vocabulary and a few of his originals like ‘Crooked Hillary’ for his opponent
and ‘very stable genius’ and ‘like really smart’ for himself go right on top of
my list of likable Trump quotes. An analysis of the President's first
30,000 words uttered in office found Mr Trump speaks at a third- to
seventh-grade reading level – lower than any other President since 1929. Mr
Trump’s vocabulary and grammatical structure is “significantly more simple, and
less diverse” than any President since Herbert Hoover, the analysis found.
Let me put forward a few Trump quotes to make my case
- My whole life is about winning. I don't lose often. I almost never lose.
- Believe me. You'll never get bored with winning. You'll never get bored!
- I went to an Ivy League school. I'm highly educated. I know words. I have the best words, I have the best, but there is no better word than stupid. Right?
- I was a great student at the best college in the country. You know? I want to let people know. I'm a smart guy
- The Fake news is becoming more and more dishonest!
- I’m draining the Swamp, and the Swamp is trying to fight back. Don’t worry, we will win!
- Obamacare we will repeal and replace with something terrific.
- I built the Grand Hyatt right next to Grand Central Station - beautiful, classy job - but then the city denied my request to have the top 10 floors illuminated with my face at night. Can you believe that?
Donald Trump's bid to buy Greenland has been one of
the more bizarre plot-lines of a presidency already full of outlandish moments.
The imbroglio started harmlessly enough when The Wall Street Journal published a
story last week revealing Trump's interest in buying the ice-covered island.
The White House advisers had dismissed Trump's idea
as "a fleeting fascination that will never come to fruition". The
President himself seemed to be in on the joke when, a few days later, he tweeted
a photo-shopped image of Greenland dominated by a gleaming gold skyscraper
emblazoned with his name. While the world thought that it was a joke the
President was serious, so serious that when the Danish Prime Minister Mette
Frederiksen said that it was an absurd idea and Greenland was not for sale,
Trump promptly cancelled his state visit to Denmark! Just one slightly critical
word - "absurd" - blew the relationship up.
In reality, though, it showed Trump's
aversion to being mocked or even mildly criticized - a trait on display from
the very beginning of his presidency. Remember when he lashed out at the media
for stating that the crowds at his inauguration had been smaller than
those of his predecessor Barack Obama? It also showed how he is increasingly
acting out of instinct, driven by his own whims and predilections rather than a
carefully-planned strategy or the advice of his staff.
In 2019, three performers in the States, Alec
Baldwin, Bill Maher and Stephen Colbert had constructed successful comic
counter-narratives to the dominant one that Trump and his right-wing media
supporters have perpetuated. Baldwin's first Trump sketches went viral and
his weekly sketches became essential viewing for those in need of some
anti-Trump sanity. Maher
typically balances satire and reality: comedy however incisive is not enough
and for Maher, even straight political comment seems comical. Colbert intimates Trump, Sanders and Biden and shares many obvious personal characteristics, but
to tell you the fact......none of them can beat the original!
For a second time in a fortnight Trump
has offered his services to mediate on Kashmir issue. Both Modi and Imran
should now be wary, he may be talking about buying Kashmir, who knows? After
all he didn’t spend the money on Greenland you see! A shimmering golden Trump tower near Dal Lake or Zalzal lake would be a great real estate and he can keep a close watch on his Chinese friends too! A second term of Presidency or even a Nobel Prize may come his way!!
Don’t tell him that it is an
absurd idea for he may not like it and scream “you’re fired”!
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