dave_j

You have to understand how the man thinks and why he does what he does.
As a fan of leaders who apparently have total control of their country, eg Kim Jong Un, Putin, Xi etc, he seeks to become like them. What do they all have in common, apart from being insane? Well all have or had walls.. some of them have very big walls.
And... what do walls do?
As leaders of the USSR and the GDR understood so well and why prisons have nice high walls, nobody wants to come in, it's that walls are very good at stopping people getting out.
This deployment to his northern border has nothing to do with how how thinks about Canada, it's all about stopping his base fleeing the country. This would, of course, affect the outcome of the forthcoming election... if there is one.

plasticcanuck

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Paul_Shepherd

Yes I think you have a point....it takes quite a bit of effort to think like an insane man, void of any reasoning or diplomacy, hes ignorant and petulant in his effort to get what he wants. I guess he must still have his supporters, until their family and friends start dying, then, they may finally see he has done nothing to halt the spread of this virus, because all he cared about was getting re elected.... this crisis is a mere irritation for him.

dbd33

I agree with all of that and yet still think voting for Trump less stupid than voting for Brexit.

Stumpylegs

100% - those voting for Trump, some just see the MAGA slogan and that their homegrown people are the best in the world - these are akin to the Brexit voters, someone I know literally said " I didn't really know what it meant, but it was really nice in the 70's before we had europe and I'd like to go back to that".

But then the other side of Trumps voters are those with investments - a soaring economy means stocks/shares are going up in value, those work in the oil/gas are backing trump as he supports their industry.

In the same way in the UK whilst one might despise of the tory party, if your running a business, have a large amount of investments or the like - the wise choice to protect your own house is voting for the tories.

Brexit - no rhyme nor reason to it, even the staunch racists didn't really get what they wanted, as they don't understand the people they typically don't like typically don't come from the EU, they are either born in the UK and are 3rd/4th generation british, or come from outside the EU so aren't impacted by us being in or out the EU

BristolUK

Danny B

He cracked under the pressure and finally wore a mask.

kimilseung

Look at how stupid he looks in a mask. LOL,

dave_j

Yep.. he had to wear a mask to hide the crack...

Shard

Give him some credit, at least it's not RED and doesn't read MAGA !

Stumpylegs

I don't think I even need to comment, it actually feels like a comedy sketch but is actually an interview with the most powerful man in the world.

dbd33

Trump, an idiot, who knew?

Shard

It was a slightly more combative than usual, but not as hardball as John Crace's (Guardian) review suggested. It would be nice to see this big oaf ripped apart by a confident interviewer. Andrew Neil, perhaps?

Former Lancastrian

It is what it is.

Novocastrian

No the interview is with an idiot who occupies the position that used to the most powerful in the world. It no longer is.