Babbling Donald Trump makes embarrassing Freudian slip
Donald Trump returned from his umpteenth vacation trip on Sunday evening and, after having cautiously tweeted very little over the weekend, made a point of speaking with the media. He knew the first question would be whether or not he’s planning to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Trump simply said “No, I’m not.” Take that for what it is or isn’t worth. But then he went on a bizarre babbling rant in which he did let a bit of truth slip out.
Donald Trump was asked about the current relationship between the United States and Cuba, which has sharply but predictably deteriorated since Trump took office. His bizarre answer for the cameras: “Hopefully everything will normalize with Cuba. But right now they are not doing the right thing. And when they don’t do the right thing, we’re not gonna do the right thing. That’s all there is to it.” Uh, wait a minute here.
On some level, we all get what Trump is trying to say here. Cuba was caught in some inappropriate antics toward U.S. diplomatic personnel stationed there, and the U.S. is responding in kind. But his explanation was beyond bizarre. There is no possible context in which “we’re not gonna do the right thing” is the correct answer, as even the appropriate negative response would be considered the right thing to do. He’s literally saying that he’s going to do the wrong thing, which would be the wrong response no matter the situation.
Considering that Donald Trump has already proven himself to be the most brazenly corrupt and thieving president in United States history, “we’re not gonna do the right thing” could be the official slogan for his tenure. It’s commonplace for Trump to say things that either make no sense, or need a secret decoder ring to decipher. In this instance, however, it appears he suffered from a Freudian slip and let a bit truth slip out.
