Dont just complain that Trump is dumb. Do something about it. - By Jennifer Rubin
By Jennifer Rubin November 21 at 10:30 AM
-snipp
Now, according to BuzzFeed, national security adviser H.R. McMaster also has spoken about President Trump in derogatory terms:
-snip-
In all likelihood, McMaster and Trump will revisit the “fake news” defense. McMaster will continue on, in no small part because his dismissal would confirm criticisms that the administration is dysfunctional in the extreme. The Tillerson and McMaster episodes, unless one is to disbelieve multiple witnesses with no reason to lie, provide several takeaways.
First, these administration officials see Trump day in and day out. They see him in briefings and in meetings with foreign leaders. Who better to convey the true state of the president’s intellect and temperament? If we respect these leaders, we should respect their evaluations — and congressional leaders (especially those in charge of relevant committees) should be conferring with Tillerson and McMaster. If Trump is not capable of absorbing and processing information, it is incumbent on Congress to consider when and if the 25th Amendment and/or impeachment should be explored.
Second, if these leaders do in fact perceive Trump as a dullard, then surely foreign leaders, both friends and foes, have figured this out as well. How do they deal with him? What risks does the lack of respect by foreign leaders entail for U.S. security? One has to consider how the president may have already damaged national security and how that damage is to be mitigated. We should seriously reconsider whether foreign trips and individual meetings with foreign leaders are in the national interest.
Third, a president, even a highly deficient one, deserves loyal and discreet advisers. If they cannot mind their tongues and show respect, they should go. Such a resignation would give the president the opportunity to select people who won’t gossip behind his back. Moreover, it would free these advisers, who apparently have figured out that Trump is unfit, to warn the country.
In sum, the problem is not Trump’s advisers calling him names. The problem is that he’s unfit, his top advisers know it and collectively they are pretending that everything is fine. GOP members of Congress surely have witnessed Trump’s intellect in action. With the exception of Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), none has had the nerve to reveal his concerns to the public. They continue to shield him from scrutiny and pretend as if everything is “normal.” It’s long past the time to end this charade. If the president is too intellectually limited to perform the job, he needs to go.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2017/11/21/dont-just-complain-that-trump-is-dumb-do-something-about-it/?hpid=hp_no-name_opinion-card-a%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.2de3845ddb3b
