{"id":35471,"date":"2017-08-22T15:03:47","date_gmt":"2017-08-22T22:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=35471"},"modified":"2017-08-22T20:02:33","modified_gmt":"2017-08-23T03:02:33","slug":"a-new-trump-social-media-punishes-wapo-reporter-for-buying-another-fake-trump-pivot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=35471","title":{"rendered":"A New Trump? Social Media Punishes WaPo Reporter for Buying Another Fake Trump Pivot"},"content":{"rendered":"

Monday night Donald Trump interrupted America’s TV viewing with a speech that was supposed to address the war in Afghanistan. That war is presently the longest running war in American history. It has burdened two previous presidents with its complexity and lack of effective solutions. So it hardly seems likely that a totally inexperienced “leader”<\/em> with no military background is going to find the way to victory and peace.<\/p>\n

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Nevertheless, that’s what Trump talked about in his rambling speech. And despite the false bravado he exuded, he said almost nothing of substance. He described a commitment to defeating the terrorists without offering any hint of a strategy. He wouldn’t confirm the deployment of more troops. There was a promise to attack at some unspecified future. The whole speech could have been summed up in tweet saying “I plan to do something at some time, and then we win.”<\/em> And that wouldn’t have preempted the latest episodes of American Ninja Warrior, or Bachelor in Paradise.<\/p>\n

Trump’s speech was another of his more restrained adventures with the Teleprompter. He read cautiously and devoid of emotion, often placing emphasis on the wrong words. But this is what some in the media regard as a “presidential”<\/em> demeanor. It often triggers a knee-jerk response to proclaim that Trump has finally grown into the job. Sadly, that’s never true. But that doesn’t stop some reporters from gushing over Trump’s occasional ability to read without spitting up. For instance, here is what Philip Rucker of the Washington Post wrote following the speech:<\/p>\n

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Tonight is a new President Trump: Acknowledging a flip-flop and talking about gravity of office, history & substance.<\/p>\n

— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) August 22, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n