February 2nd, 2017: Let His Record Speak for Itself
An Almost Daily Recounting of the Worst Presidency in our History
The 45th president of the United States found that the pressures of the office and the nation’s problems could wait. He had more important scores to settle. Allegedly a genius, the new president found that he didn’t need to study up on the recommendations given to him daily by teams of experts, but he did find it in the nation’s interest to keep up with television ratings.
Speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast, he asked the assembled Christian hypocrites to offer up kind words for Arnold Schwarzenegger. The man known as the Terminator had taken over the show that regrettably made Trump a virtual reality star in the homes of middle America, The Celebrity Apprentice.
Ever the Brooklyn wedding emcee and self-ordained comic, Trump said:
During his remarks [at the Prayer Breakfast], Trump called out the low ratings of the NBC reality show he once hosted and criticized the new host, action star, and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. “And I want to just pray for Arnold, if we can, for those ratings, OK,” the president said (Yes, All This Happened).
Trump also spent much of the day “governing” by Tweet as he threatened Iran, abused President Obama, and also threatened to cut off federal funding to the University of California at Berkeley. While most had hoped the Tweets would end because the” adults” in Trump’s administration would point out how his unhinged and often ignorant tweets could undermine the work of professionals, as the world moved into the second week of his reign of lunacy, there seemed to be no let-up.
One interesting tweet was when Trump congratulated Rex Tillerson for joining his administration, calling him a “star.” Trump would later challenge Tillerson to an I.Q. test showdown when he learned how the Secretary of State had summed up Trump’s presidency after having worked with him for a year: “He’s a moron.”
Donald Trump (@realDonaldTrump) tweeted 8 times on February 2, 2017Created:Tweets:February 02, 2017
03:06:14 Iran is rapidly taking over more and more of Iraq even after the U.S. has squandered three trillion dollars there. Obvious long ago!
Retweets: 20915
Favorites: 93611February 02, 2017
03:55:49 Do you believe it? The Obama Administration agreed to take thousands of illegal immigrants from Australia. Why? I will study this dumb deal!
Retweets: 37373
Favorites: 152041February 02, 2017
11:13:13 If U.C. Berkeley does not allow free speech and practices violence on innocent people with a different point of view — NO FEDERAL FUNDS?
Retweets: 60266
Favorites: 213655February 02, 2017
11:18:21 Congratulations to Rex Tillerson on being sworn in as our new Secretary of State. He will be a star!
Retweets: 15883
Favorites: 115116February 02, 2017
11:34:36 Iran has been formally PUT ON NOTICE for firing a ballistic missile. Should have been thankful for the terrible deal the U.S. made with them!
Retweets: 39629
Favorites: 121480February 02, 2017
11:39:49 Iran was on its last legs and ready to collapse until the U.S. came along and gave it a life-line in the form of the Iran Deal: $150 billion
Retweets: 24173
Favorites: 97481 (The American Presidency Project)
Trump’s presidency was just heating, and while we were all being lulled into shock as we watched the crazy being unraveled right before our eyes, unnoticed, we were also getting used to it. The “Overton Window” wasn’t just being opened, it was being removed from the hinges.