Grandpa Pudding Brains invokes Pearl Harbor like it’s a punchline
Yes, the president of the United States just compared his own surprise attack to the one that killed 2,403 Americans and treated it like a clever aside.
During a press conference with Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, convicted felon Donald Trump was asked why he didn’t bother coordinating with allies before launching a war with Iran. Like an old man with no sense of humor, Trump reached for… Pearl Harbor.
“We didn’t tell anyone about it. Who knows better about surprise than Japan? Why didn’t you tell me about Pearl Harbor?” he said, sitting next to Japan’s prime minister, who visibly stiffened at the reference.
Yes, the president of the United States just compared his own surprise attack to the one that killed 2,403 Americans and treated it like a clever aside.
It's becoming something of a rite of passage for other world leaders to go to the White House and be humiliated or embarrassed by this disgusting excuse for a man - whilst his lackeys and hangers-on chuckle from the other couches.
If he really doesn't like them, he'll take a swing at them even when they're not there - like this week when he went after the British Prime Minister during a visit from the Taoiseach. And thank-you Micheál Martin for standing up for decency.
In dementia veritas. He's always been hateful, just a little better at hiding it in the past.