President Donald Trump
Whatever accounted for some Americans concluding that their President is unfit to occupy the White House – his unprovoked verbal assault on countries like ours definitely joins the varied factors informing their unwavering conclusion.
Ordinarily, we would have been unable to repeat his unprintable expression – shithole – after him, which he claims we are. His indecorous use of it rather unashamedly has made it impossible for us not to however toe his line for a moment just to buttress our point.
If we had doubts about their conclusion regarding his mental health as his Pyongyang counterpart he chooses to call ‘the rocket man or sick puppy,’ now we no longer harbor such skepticism. It is interesting how the whole world has allowed two men with similar mental traits to hold us to ransom as they threaten us with the nuclear buttons on their desks.
Unlike the ‘fat boy’ of North Korea whose verbal attacks are directed at his American counterpart, the latter insults everybody but himself. This mental deficiency, it can be concluded, makes his case more serious than his foe in North Korea who is at least making overtures to his South Korean brothers and sisters.
Americans are in trouble and we share in their predicament for choosing such a man who is threatening the values of their great country. Both sides of the political divide, Democrats and Republicans must be so embarrassed they would have rather the bad dream is gotten away soonest through an election. Unfortunately, they would have to continue being under the heat of a man who is only diplomatic when he is confined to reading a presidential speech prepared by speech writers at the White House.
Which sane personality would be so openly racist as to describe others as shitholes in a world underpinned by diplomatic niceties? And for him to turn around in a useless bid to dissociate himself from the uncouth remark even worsens his plight as it presents him as an unstable personality who cannot even stand by his statements, ready to claim he is being misrepresented. CNN would best attest to our claims having gotten used to coming under the sledgehammer of the worst President the US has ever had in contemporary times.
The world has never come so close to a world war as under the presidency of a man who has not only breached the American value of respect for diversity and respect for humanity but does not see anything wrong with turning deaf ears to the plight of the world’s underdogs.
Now we are confused as to which of the two – the North Korean madman or the American epitome of hubris – is the lesser evil. Time will tell. It would appear that the North Korean ‘fat boy’ has a point after all, for being funny in his relationship with the American cowboy. Both claim they have the nuclear buttons nearby ready to use them when necessary. Of the two who would most likely press the button first? It would depend upon the level of psychosis.
The Americans knowing too well the temperament of their President, are on their guard so their man for whom ‘shithole’ best suits Africans and others of African descent does not get over the precipice.
The world hasn’t seen anything yet as we are yet to see more maverick displays from Donald in the White House.
We have taken note of the US mission’s correspondence assuring us of their respect for Ghanaians and by extension Africans and thank them. But Donald Trump needs some schooling on diplomacy.