Donald Trump messed up bigly the other day at the G7 summit currently being held in Biarritz, France. Asked by a reporter if he had any second thoughts about his trade war with China, Trump unexpectedly let down his guard.
Appearing to acknowledge his trade battle with China isn’t going well, a vulnerable Trump answered, “Yeah, sure. Why not … Might as well. I have second thoughts about everything.”
Donald Trump has seconds thoughts about everything? What have those nasty Europeans done to the man who never regrets, never apologizes, and never has second thoughts about anything?
Realizing that this gush of genuineness is anathema to the Trump brand and unbecoming of the Trump presidency, the new White House press secretary, Stephanie Grisham, was quickly pressed into clean up duty.
“The president was asked if he had ‘any second thought on escalating the trade war with China.’ His answer has been greatly misinterpreted. President Trump responded in the affirmative — because he regrets not raising the tariffs higher,” Grisham said in a statement.
Isn’t it funny … whenever a politician accidentally speaks the truth the immediate, knee-jerk response is that he or she either misspoke or the comments were taken out of context (misinterpreted)!
This latest faux pas by Trump in France is somewhat of a milestone. If I’m not mistaken, it is the first time during his presidency Trump has admitted to some level of regret over his actions.
Trump made his impromptu trade war remarks at a breakfast meeting of the G7 bigwigs.
My guess is that Trump, who is not a drinker, was the victim of someone (Macron) slipping a psychoactive drug (truth serum) into his Diet Coke.
This latest round of White House mop up duty was thrust into the lap of Ms. Grisham, who took over as White House press secretary from Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
Since being elevated to her new position exactly two months ago, the former communications director for Melania Trump has held zero press briefings. It is good to see her actually do some work at the White House if only to help justify her government salary of nearly $200,000.
Get ready, Stephanie, mop up on aisle four is just around the corner.
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