(2/17): Whoever made the tweet’s video is just some childish cultist. Fine. But for the most powerful man in the world to send it out is nuts. /2
(3/17): Forget, for the moment, whether Trump was serious about physically attacking CNN. The larger issue is his state of mind. /3
(4/17): This is a 71 year old man, supposedly Leader of the Free World and our Commander in Chief, occupying his time like a teenage shitposter. /4
(5/17): On a Sunday morning before our most important American national holiday, this is what he thinks is worth his time. It obsesses him. /5
(6/17): He does not understand his own legislative initiatives. He has no interest in foreign affairs. But he has time to tweet dumb videos. /6
(7/17): He does not wake up terrified every day that he does not understand the immense realities of his job. (The rest of us do.) /7
(8/17): Instead, his first impulse - and we know this because we can track his schedule and movements with Twitter - is to attack media enemies. /8
(9/17): Trump’s supporters should be horrified that all they hoped for from him is a lie. Instead, they’re as smug as the media they criticize. /9
(10/17): Gone are the “we’ll keep him accountable” assurances. Now it’s “CNN and Joe and Mika are babies.” As if this is an excuse. /10
(11/17): Others merely ask for Trump to stop tweeting, as if not seeing his tweets will reassure them that he’s regained his emotional balance. /11
(12/17): The cult are is beyond the reach of rational criticism. They’re the Obama cult on steroids, the Clinton cult set to “thermonuclear.” /12
(13/17): But the conservatives who claimed to be concerned but vigilant now have to step forward and just own this. Own it or repudiate it. /13
(14/17): No more “concern,” no more “he’s not a politician,” no more “he’s authentic.” None of that works, except for the rubes and angry hicks. /14
(15/17): If you embrace this, just admit that you don’t give a damn about American health, security, or anything else. Just your resentment. /15
(16/17): If now all you care about is making CNN and the NYT mad, say so. That’ll save us all time not having to pretend you care about policy. /16
(17/17): But as the GOP - and America - melts down in a flaming dumpster, don’t blame the media or elites or anyone else.
You are the enablers. /17x
