Trump's Greatest Folly ...
… and we all know a million of ‘em, so it’s hard to narrow it down to one – is that he ever held the belief that Putin was seriously considering a Trump Tower in Moscow.
Putin may be a lot of things – but stupid isn’t one of them.
Why would Vlad – reputed to be the richest man in the world – even consider a business venture with an oft-bankrupt, lying blowhard whose failures are a matter of public record? Why would Putin, who has an undisputedly iron grip on his own country, ever need the so-called “expertise” of a self-absorbed idiot to build and run a hotel?
The idea that Trump believed, whole-heartedly, that a master manipulator like Putin wasn’t smart enough to manipulate him speaks for itself.
If Putin once had any illusions (highly doubtful) that Trump was what he claimed to be – a successful self-made man – those illusions have been shattered by revelations that Mr. Self-Made Billionaire was nothing more than the family dotard who relied on daddy’s money to bail him out time and time again.
Apparently, Vlad is far smarter than a lot of people – including the GOP powers-that-be that didn’t bother to vet their “pResident” in as much detail as Putin did. Obviously he knows what a total failure looks like, while the Republicans are still coming to grips with the bleedin’ obvious.
The idea that Trump was still pursuing “the Moscow Trump Tower” project during his candidacy and his “pResidency” speaks volumes about just how delusional he is. He actually believed that someone of Putin’s intellect and political savvy would somehow see himself reliant on a man who had been easily cornered by his own financial desperation.
Putin can build – or have built – a Putin Tower in the middle of Moscow tomorrow if he so desires. He could give contracts-to-construct to his favourite businessmen, and expect kickbacks in return for that consideration. He could fund that business venture from his personal funds without missing a ruble.
And yet, the Idiot in the Oval Office continues to believe that he is the necessary cog in a wheel that oh-so-obviously can operate much better without him.
Trump has demonstrated his incredibly ignorant view of the world time and again – and never so obviously as when he displayed his belief that Putin has any interest in him, other than as a puppet to be manipulated in furtherance of his own agenda.
In short, the fact that Trump actually believes his own bullshit is beyond bizarre – it is insane.
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And, every single thing in his life is transactional. Everything must be seen as a win for Trump, so no losing allowed.
Putin had his IC people watching and grooming tRump for many years......
