Trump/Nobel? BS

Donald Trump in the Rose Garden February 15, 2019

“In fact, I think I can say this: Prime Minister Abe of Japan gave me the most beautiful copy of a letter that he sent to the people who give out a thing called the Nobel Prize.  He said, “I have nominated you…” or “Respectfully, on behalf of Japan, I am asking them to give you the Nobel Peace Prize.”  I said, “Thank you.”  Many other people feel that way too.  I’ll probably never get it, but that’s okay.”

“So Prime Minister Abe gave me — I mean, it’s the most beautiful five letter — five-page letter.  Nobel Prize.  He sent it to them.  You know why?  Because he had rocket ships and he had missiles flying over Japan.  And they had alarms going off; you know that.  Now, all of a sudden, they feel good; they feel safe.  I did that.”

The President of the United States told the American people the Prime Minister of Japan had nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize.  The Prime Minister of Japan would neither confirm nor deny this claim.  This, in and of itself is not alarming, “The Nobel Committee for the last 50 years has not disclosed who recommended and who was recommended. In line with this policy, I would like to refrain from giving a comment,”.

Japanese media reports, such as The Nikkei, quoting Japanese government sources confirm the submission of the nomination. 

What one might find distressing are additional reports that denote the U.S. government had requested that such a nomination be made. 

Donald Trump has no shame.  His ego requires constant and extraordinary stroking.  This is a man who must be unceasingly validated.  He denies the findings of his intelligence agencies because they do not conform to the perspective he is promoting at any moment.  He is incapable of considering that anyone who doesn’t agree with him and support his view is an honorable human being.  They are only to be denigrated, minimized, and bullied.  He has the bully pulpit and uses it for precisely that purpose.  He has no concept of how to govern, only to dictate and subjugate. 

The majority of the citizens who voted in the last Presidential election had no desire for this man to be our President.  Every day he makes it clear as to why.

Whaduyathink?