Trump Isnt Playing 3-D Chess. Hes Eating the Checker.
Trump\u2019s hype men like to say that he\u2019s so smart. A tactical genius. Always 14 moves ahead of you libtards. Surely, the Trumpkins say, there\u2019s a deep logic to the president spending the waning days of his campaign attacking America\u2019s most respected public-health expert. Under no circumstance is Trump just blurting out a bunch of\u2026 Oh, who are we kidding. The guy has the emotional control and strategic wisdom of a toddler. \u201cI feel like it's important to remember: He is never playing three dimensional chess. He's just eating a checker,\u201d Molly Jong-Fast quips on the latest episode of The New Abnormal. \u201cAnd, and the thing is, it was not a strategic move. He's just such a baby that the crowd started chanting, \u2018fire Fauci, fire Fauci,\u2019 and he can't help himself but wanting to fill that hole, that black hole, in his heart. And so, he gives the people what they want,\u201d political strategist Tim Miller says. Rick Wilson chortles, channeling Trump: \u201cBefore I fire Fauci, I want a warm up by setting this bucket of kittens on fire.\u201d No, but seriously. The craziest part about this crazy episode, The Beast\u2019s Erin Banco explains, is that Trump thinks he\u2019s absolutely crushed it on COVID response. \u201cWhen the president talks about it to his advisors, he's reinforced by the people around him, who believe that they just killed it, that they did an awesome job,\u201d she says. Plus! Bill Barr\u2019s white horse! Marco Rubio\u2019s parachute pants! Ric Grenell\u2019s true obsession! New Jersey\u2019s neo-Confederate dumbfucks! Bill Stepien escape plans! And Jesse the Producer\u2019s first-ever Fuck That Guy!
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