He won’t. The consequences, even short term, for the keystone Intel relationship are not worth any cheap jibe. It seems he understands that now. This is not something you ever fuck with.
This may be the very first time in Trump’s life that he’s facing actual consequences for his bullshitting.
When he said Obama wasn’t born in the USA, for example, Trump certainly faced criticism and denials—but there was nothing and no one who could make him stop saying it.
Now, apparently, Jared and Ivanka and Bannon have gotten through to him that he DOES have to stop continuing to repeat this particular bullshit story (that the UK helped Obama surveil him). There would never have been any acknowledgements of apologies to the UK having been made, otherwise. They were forced to admit this–they never would have done so voluntarily.
This is absolutely a new experience for Trump: In his entire life he has never before been asked to control himself.
The emotional pressure this is going to create inside his tiny brain will be monumental. Something is going to happen. And it won’t be good.
Merkel almost humiliated him with that look after his planned line about ‘something in common’ - it felt like a line left over from before the apology. People in that room were openly laughing at him, at the President of the United States.
FFS, does anyone in the White House have a basic grasp of diplomacy?
People in that White House were appointed for their ability to flatter and fawn on one person. “Diplomacy” is a skill far beyond the simple ‘you’re the greatest man who ever lived!’ toadyism that’s all these people can manage.
It’s like a monkey fucking a football! :eek: This situation is just unreal and gets weirder as the days go by. I think Trump et al have dug a pit so deep that they are in danger of hitting the planetary core soon…
I still can’t figure out what, in the fevered imaginations of Trump fans, is supposed to have been the point of Obama doing this. Their fantasy apparently involves Obama being SO frantic to hear what Trump is saying that he’d have some sort of massively awkward conversation with the UK intelligence service…“please, guys, I can’t ask our FBI or NSA to do this…ya gotta help me…I just GOTTA hear what Trump is saying…”
If they can somehow delude themselves into thinking that the Democrats used illegal surveillance and conspired with another country to affect the election it will give them the psychological rationalization they need in order not to admit they were wrong about Trump.
I love the way she handled that, as well as when she was rejected a handshake twice later. A short WTF moment, than imminent restraint with a smidgen of a smirk. She knows what field they’re playing, but Trump doesn’t even know the sport.
