Well now we know that Donald Trump's verbal blast at North Korea was totally improvised. President Trump’s aides knew he planned to deliver a tough message to North Korea on Tuesday, but they did not expect a threat that rivaled the apocalyptic taunts often used by his target, Kim Jong-un.And now we
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Montreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Road to Armageddon
Almost four years ago Donald Trump tweeted this: And yesterday he did his best to turn that into a self fulfilling prophesy. Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Why Donald Trump Will Almost Certainly End Up Resigning
Donald Trump has been at General John Kelly's School for Bullies and Blowhards for two days now, and it does seem to be restraining his worst instincts.He hasn't had a bout of Twitter diarrhea for almost twenty-four hours, although the strain is showing. And he still managed to send shockwaves
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Hijacking of the Presidency
As you know today is July the Fourth, or Independence Day in the United States.But as you also know, many of our good neighbours have very little or nothing to celebrate this year.With the look on the face of the Statue of Liberty no doubt even more sombre than the
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Now Donald Trump Is Accused of Threatening The Media
In my last post I looked at Trump's frenzied assault on the media. And I wondered whether he was crazy or evil. Well now we know that he is both. After he posted this deranged tweet.Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Is Donald Trump Crazy Or Evil?
It's the elephant or the monster in the room. The question that should haunt us all. Is Donald Trump mad or bad or both?For there he was yesterday morning, attacking the media again. Trying to intimidate it into submission, like a rabid beast, or a would be dictator.Only to tell a
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Will Donald Trump Now Be Charged With Extortion?
In my last post I told you what I thought about Donald Trump's depraved assault on the two hosts of the Morning Joe show.And I said it only proves that you can't put lipstick on an orange hog.But now it seems I might have been too soft on Trump.For here he comes
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Day Donald Trump Went Over the Deep End
It was only a matter of time before Donald Trump started to fall apart, or was driven over the edge by the pressures of being president. He never thought he'd win, so he wasn't ready. He never thought that running a country could be so difficult. And all things considered he'd rather play golf.So
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Why Do So Many Trump Supporters Still Believe What He Says?
According to some reports Donald Trump's friends are worried about him. They say he's never sounded so agitated, and never looked so bagged.Which is of course great news, for it suggests that he could be felled by stroke or a heart attack, even before he's impeached or forced to resign.But
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Is Donald Trump Getting Tired of Playing President?
Donald Trump made his first visit to Camp David on the weekend, no doubt hoping to escape the madding media, and try to pull himself together, after yet another terrible week in office.A week where he seemed to confirm that he was under investigation, and was seen yelling at TV
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Isn’t It Time To Ask What’s Wrong With Donald Trump?
You can see the fear in Donald Trump's piggy eyes. You can smell his desperation.After somebody shot some Republican congressmen, he tried so hard to look and sound like a president. But that new found restraint only lasted for about 48-hours.Before his madness erupted again.Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Trumpdiddlydumper’s Worst Birthday Ever
It was Donald Trump's 71st birthday yesterday, and I think it's safe to say it wasn't a very happy one.First he found out that somebody had been shooting Republicans.Which since he is notoriously cowardly, must have had him wondering whether he might be next, and whether he really needed to
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump’s Deeply Disturbing Loyalty Test
Donald Trump is still claiming that he did not try to force James Comey to sign a loyalty oath. And that Comey is the liar not him. But yesterday we got an idea of the kind of loyalty Boss Trump demands from those who work for him. And not only did it
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump and the True Meaning of Idiot
He's desperately trying to restrain himself. His lawyers have warned him that his tweets could be used against him one day.And could be the difference between the White House and the Big House.But ever since James Comey called him a liar, in front of a television audience of about 19 million
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Is Donald Trump Just Too Stupid To Be President?
I must admit that when I saw Donald Trump holding a rare news conference yesterday I was absolutely shocked.Not just by the way he looked, like a man about to keel over.But also by the crazy things he was saying.Or blowing out of his pie hole.Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump, James Comey, and the Coming War With Iran
I can only imagine what kind of state Donald Trump must be in as James Comey, the FBI director he fired, prepares to testify tomorrow.But it can't be very pretty.Not when Boss Trump probably thought he had "fixed" the Comey problem… So now he's hopping mad…Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Will Trump’s Latest Twitter Orgy Be The Beginning Of The End?
Donald Trump has had many bad Twitter moments, that have demeaned him and his country, and shocked the world.But that usually end up with Trump staring into a pool of excrement and liking what he sees.But his trip to Europe and the Middle East exhausted him.The idea that James Comey
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Man Who Would Poison the World
I could barely watch the coverage of this latest terrorist attack. It was all so insane and so cowardly, and I felt I'd seen it all before. And what made it even more disgusting was to see Donald Trump try to turn that tragedy into bigotry, for crass political purposes.President Donald Trump
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump and the End of the (American) World As We Know It.
A few months ago the big German magazine Der Spiegel ran this cover of Donald Trump.With the title "The End of the World, As We Know it."And yesterday when the flaming orange proclaimed that the U.S. is pulling out of the Paris Accord, it was shared on social media all
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Day of Judgement
As you may know, today is the day Donald Trump will announce whether he will pull the United States out of the Paris Accord. Momentous arguments inside the West Wing over the future of the Paris climate accord became a messy public spectacle on Wednesday, with some aides saying that
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