Matt Frei

He doesn't pay attention to detail.

And therefore, you know, with his secondary blockade in place, with the call that went out yesterday or the order to the Navy to shoot and kill any boats that are sowing mines in the Strait of Hormuz, you know, I mean, there is a potential here for real military escalation.

He doesn't like people telling him things he doesn't want to hear.

He's surrounded by a cabinet of sycophants.

His secretary of war, as he likes to call himself, is frankly an idiot.

Let's call it what it is.

A Christian nationalist

But also the Americans realize this is not about to end.

you know, who forces, you know, his generals and staff to pray, you know, and lose weight at the same time.

They're going to hunker down.

And meanwhile, the rest of us ringside observers in this war of choice are feeling the pain, whether you're in the Philippines or in London.

And do press-ups.

Not that they're already thin enough.

I mean, you know, this is comedy essential, frankly.

But I mean, it's not surprising that these people didn't tell him

that there would be problems here and of course you know as caroline levitt um the you know very outspoken spokeswoman at the white house said just the other day the you know epic fury has become economic free yep it is economic fury at home both against the iranians but also against the whole the world economy i mean this was not never this was never part of the plan but the problem is you're also dealing with face and with legacy

Well, I think there is, but it depends on which side of Trump's brain you're talking about.

I mean, there's a side of Trump's brain that says, you know, that is the optimistic side.

and with reputation.

And of course, Donald Trump is caught between the very real necessity of stopping this war and opening the Strait of Hormuz, while at the same time having to claim something that is better than what his predecessor, Barack Obama, did and claimed with the nuclear agreement with Iran.