As usual, Trump has now never heard of his close personal reflecting pool guy

The “sir” anecdote is always a handy red flag that reality has left the building.

Once again, as constant as the northern star, Donald Trump has entered the familiar third act of his scandal lifecycle: after publicly enthusing about his wonderful handpicked guy and the terrific project he personally championed, he now appears to have no earthly idea who this person is, how the contract happened, or why someone keeps putting words in …