For a man with the emotional maturity of a three-year-old and the foresight of a newt, Donald Trump is nonetheless a pretty terrible president.

He demonstrated all of these traits again when, issuing yet another edict/entry for his burn book via Truth Social, our commander-in-chief unveiled the Trump Corollary to Colin Powell’s Pottery Barn Rule. Powell’s maxim was, “If you break you, you own it.” It underscored the former Secretary of State’s belief that states and leaders were responsible for the actions they took.

The Trump corollary, unsurprisingly, outlined precisely the opposite approach, just what you would expect from a man who has never accepted responsibility for a single mistake in a life defined by its nearly ceaseless stream of mistakes, disasters, crimes, gaffes, failures, doozies, and boneheaded blunders.

Trump’s message to the world in the midst of the deepening megacatastrophe he unleashed with his illegal war with Iran was as bold as it was embarrassing to the country he leads.

To all the countries of the world now suffering the consequences of the Trump energy crisis associated with Iran’s decision to shut the Strait of Hormuz to all ships associated with the U.S. and our allies, Trump’s message was a big F.U.

“I broke it. Now you fix it,” said the Man Who Would Be King.

The exact text of Trump’s social media post was: “All of those countries that can’t get jet fuel because the Strait of Hormuz, like the United Kingdom, which refused to get involved in the decapitation of Iran, I have a suggestion for you: Number 1, buy from the U.S., we have plenty, and Number 2, build up some delayed courage, go to the Strait, and just TAKE IT. You’ll have to start learning how to fight for yourself, the U.S.A. won’t be there to help you anymore, just like you weren’t there for us. Iran has been, essentially, decimated. The hard part is done. Go get your own oil! President DJT.”

Grammatical convolutions and........

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