Regardless of one'a stance towards Trump himself, it's undeniable that he's not playing by the 'rules' of normal presidency/head of state life, and I don't mean that in a good way in this instance.
Regardless of the truth behind it, releasing seemingly contradictory or at the very least conflicting statements of Charlottesville makes one look at the best misadvised or confused, and at worst utterly incompetent.
Insiders in Washington have stated from memory in the past that the size of the role has felt overwhelming to Trump and thr relatively inexperienced members of his team. Statecraft is more than just being a president, its about being presedential. If any other administration had had the numbers of comings and goings that Trump has had of late it would be almost scandalous, but the narrative has changed now to where it's like "oh well, here we go again".
Even Trump supporters can't think it looks good when the infighting and very obvious lack of discipline or seeming direction spills out into the public sphere. Again this is an observer of politics per se as opposed to someone with any sort of horse in the race (not American). Being headstrong and 'saying it like it is' is one thing, but the position requires more nuance and subtilty. Just because you're not shouting down someone in a press conference doesn't mean you aren't doing things. Sometimes discretion is the better part of valour, no?
Regardless of the truth behind it, releasing seemingly contradictory or at the very least conflicting statements of Charlottesville makes one look at the best misadvised or confused, and at worst utterly incompetent.
Insiders in Washington have stated from memory in the past that the size of the role has felt overwhelming to Trump and thr relatively inexperienced members of his team. Statecraft is more than just being a president, its about being presedential. If any other administration had had the numbers of comings and goings that Trump has had of late it would be almost scandalous, but the narrative has changed now to where it's like "oh well, here we go again".
Even Trump supporters can't think it looks good when the infighting and very obvious lack of discipline or seeming direction spills out into the public sphere. Again this is an observer of politics per se as opposed to someone with any sort of horse in the race (not American). Being headstrong and 'saying it like it is' is one thing, but the position requires more nuance and subtilty. Just because you're not shouting down someone in a press conference doesn't mean you aren't doing things. Sometimes discretion is the better part of valour, no?
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