Trump: Rants and Broken Promises

With a simple phone call to one of his favorite dictators, President Donald Trump gets himself involved in another international incident that could be considered impeachable.  It isn't enough that he called the leader of Ukraine to ask for some dirt on the son of his possible Democratic rival in 2020.  He also took time out of his busy day to inform Recep Erdogan, the president of Turkey, that he's pulling American troops from northern Syria.  This move would drive their former friends the Kurds into the arms of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, while all those prisoners from the Islamic State are now free to cause trouble wherever they want.  Which makes it OK for Turkish troops to cross the border into Syria and (it is feared) slaughter Kurds, while Trump can sit back and say he brought home the troops.  Only to send them to Saudi Arabia instead.

About the only thing Trump accomplished out of all this is that he's managed to make both parties--Democrats and Republicans (you know, the ones who would rather kiss up to the President than stand up to him)--agree to condemn the President's abandonment of the Kurds and selling out to Turkey (which at last report was still a member of NATO).

This isn't the only time Trump's broken promises have resulted in America abandoning the power and prestige they used to have around the world, and it's going to be quite difficult to get it back if he ever leaves.  He's launched trade wars, canceled treaties concerning Iranian nuclear weapons and climate change.  All so he could brag to those who jam his campaign-style rallies held in basketball arenas how much he's making America great again, while at the same time ranting and tweeting about how poorly he's treated by those who did not vote for him.

This is all a distraction, of course, from the ongoing House impeachment inquiry into Trump's alleged request to Ukraine to investigate former vice president Joe Biden's son Hunter's business connections.  Thus far, the inquiry has been muted because (A) the White House won't let witnesses testify, (B) subpoenas have been ignored, and (C) the few who have been willing to talk have done so behind closed doors.  Only Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the House, seems to know when the time comes to get serious about impeachment hearings.

Trump's apparent strategy of neutralizing Biden and his son (who has since announced he won't be working for overseas companies for the time being) has had an effect on his presidential campaign.  Biden's place as the front runner for the Democratic nomination--months before the primaries--has been taken by Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts in the opinion polls.

No matter how much Trump loses friends and alienates people around the globe, rants and raves before adoring audiences, and Fox News tries to keep him from hearing of poll numbers indicating a growing number of Americans are tired of him and want him out--even if he has to be thrown out of the White House, the election is almost a year away.  Who knows what will happen by then?