Thread by @matthewamiller, The president is an imbecile who routinely forces government officials to spend [...]

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The president is an imbecile who routinely forces government officials to spend time and capital shooting down the dumbest ideas...a thread. 1/

He pushed the Navy for years to spend billions on “goddamned steam” catapults on aircraft carriers because “we’re spending all that money on electric, and nobody knows what it’s going to be like in bad conditions.” 2/ https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/28/trump-aircraft-carriers-steam-1473984">https://www.politico.com/story/201...

Trump’s carrier obsession sets up collision with Navy and Congress

For the past two years, the Navy’s plan to field electromagnetic catapults has been a pet peeve for Trump.

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/28/trump-aircraft-carriers-steam-1473984

Seriously, just look at this quote and imagine being the Navy official who has to figure out what to do next. 3/

He wanted to electrify the border wall, put spikes on the top, dig a moat, and fill it with snakes and alligators. 4/ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/01/us/politics/trump-border-wars.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/0...

Shoot Migrants’ Legs, Build Alligator Moat: Behind Trump’s Ideas for Border

Over a frenzied few days in the spring, an internal White House debate led to turnover in staff and a turning point for the president’s immigration agenda.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/01/us/politics/trump-border-wars.html

He wanted to buy Greenland. Seriously. 5/ https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-eyes-a-new-real-estate-purchase-greenland-11565904223">https://www.wsj.com/articles/...

President Trump Eyes a New Real-Estate Purchase: Greenland

The idea of the U.S. acquiring Greenland has captured the president’s imagination, according to people familiar with the discussions, who said he has repeatedly expressed interest in the notion.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-eyes-a-new-real-estate-purchase-greenland-11565904223

He suggested the federal government nuke hurricanes. (Response: “Sir, we’ll look into that.") 6/ https://www.axios.com/trump-nuclear-bombs-hurricanes-97231f38-2394-4120-a3fa-8c9cf0e3f51c.html">https://www.axios.com/trump-nuc...

"People were astonished. After the meeting ended, we thought, 'What the f---? What do we do with this?'"

https://www.axios.com/trump-nuclear-bombs-hurricanes-97231f38-2394-4120-a3fa-8c9cf0e3f51c.html

And now, of course, he wants health professionals busy responding to a pandemic to spend their time investigating whether injecting bleach would work, after spending weeks pushing them on unproven (though at least not idiotic) treatments. 7/

I& #39;m sure I& #39;m forgetting many more, and this isn& #39;t even accounting for his idiotic ideas no one acts on, like his belief that windmills cause cancer or the F-35 is literally invisible. (Seriously, google it). Bottom line: the president is a dangerous moron. END

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