President Trump greets U.S. troops during an unannounced visit to Al Asad Air Base in Iraq. (Jonathan Ernst / Reuters)
Trump’s trip to visit the troops in Iraq has led to various media pundits congratulating him for finally acting like the President. These pundits, to be fair, then disapproved of how Trump acted. They were mortified when he complained about his discomfort caused by having to fly into Bagdad on a darkened plane to troops who daily risk their lives. It may be that he simply lacks the minimum courage other Presidents found to do their duty.
They criticized him for lying to the troops and saying he had given them a 10 percent pay raise, their only pay raise in years. Perhaps he is so narcissistic he cannot take credit for a pay raise and must exaggerate its importance.
They disparaged his criticism of the government shut down as the fault of Democrats who did not want to protect the U.S. borders. He may be so selfish or transactional he must blame others for what is his responsibility.
They were surprised that Trump told the troops that he was withdrawing from Syria because ISIS was defeated but staying in Iraq to ensure the defeat of ISIS. Possibly he has engaged in policies for such corrupt reasons, he must try to deflect even if it leads to foolish inconsistencies.
And they were surprised that he violated diplomatic protocols and did not visit the Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi. Maybe he is so impulsive he cannot plan or follow the simplest social or diplomatic guidelines.
The media pundits should know better than to try and normalize his behavior because it appears to be how other Presidents have acted. Even when Trump does “normal” things, he abnormally does them. We need to stop expecting Trump to be like other Presidents.
They criticized him for lying to the troops and saying he had given them a 10 percent pay raise, their only pay raise in years. Perhaps he is so narcissistic he cannot take credit for a pay raise and must exaggerate its importance.
They disparaged his criticism of the government shut down as the fault of Democrats who did not want to protect the U.S. borders. He may be so selfish or transactional he must blame others for what is his responsibility.
They were surprised that Trump told the troops that he was withdrawing from Syria because ISIS was defeated but staying in Iraq to ensure the defeat of ISIS. Possibly he has engaged in policies for such corrupt reasons, he must try to deflect even if it leads to foolish inconsistencies.
And they were surprised that he violated diplomatic protocols and did not visit the Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi. Maybe he is so impulsive he cannot plan or follow the simplest social or diplomatic guidelines.
The media pundits should know better than to try and normalize his behavior because it appears to be how other Presidents have acted. Even when Trump does “normal” things, he abnormally does them. We need to stop expecting Trump to be like other Presidents.
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