Trump's Achilles Heel...Himself.

Donald Trump's biggest problem is not his policies. These  have been remarkably sound. Clamping down on illegal immigration, removing stifling and unnecessary regulation, taking a hardline against the mullahs in Iran, recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, using tariffs as a way to force other nations to play fair if they want to reap the benefits of free trade, all make sense. 

The same is true of his advocacy for the American worker against globalist opportunists. A great deal of production has to return to the US. The country as seen by the COVID-19 crisis can ill afford to have its supply lines threatened. 

Granted he stumbled in the early stages of the COVID-19 crisis – as did virtually each and every world leader – but his decision to stop flights from China and then Europe were a definite step in the right direction. The former of course was criticized by the Democrats at the time. In fact as late as February Nancy Pelosi was encouraging people to visit SFs Chinatown. The more people the better. A month later we were talking about social distancing.

Trump’s mobilization efforts on a national scale with respect to ventilators and PPE will be judged favourably by historians, even if partisan journalist eager to spin a negative twist refuse to acknowledge his actions here. I fail to see how an FDR or a JFK would have acted differently in this regard.

Where Trump however does go wrong and this has followed him throughout his Presidency is that he has a dangerous habit of THINKING-OUT-LOUD in public.  Many of us think out loud. Only a few do so in public. Extroverts seem more likely to do so than Introverts.

Trump constantly errs in this regard and as POTUS his words have ramifications.  The latest episode with disinfectants and sunlight only highlights this. The hostile media of course jumps on such slip ups with gusto. Trump consistently gives them ammo and this will be his undoing. His words not his policies.

Lets face it we all have silly thoughts. It is part of being human. Sometimes we want to shout them out loud but as I tell my kids each day...You don’t have to tell us about every thought you have. In fact you shouldn’t. Keep it to yourself. You won't explode.

Trump of course struggles with this notion. It is a flaw in his persona and it makes him his own worst enemy.

While you and I can get away with it. This is not, nor should it be the case for the holder of the Oval Office.