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And it didn't take any skill at all. It merely took ignorance, an unwillingness to think through the consequences of what happens if India and Brazil don't capitulate to him, and having an idee fixe on the idea that every nation on earth is so committed to the U.S. market that they will automatically do what we say in response to tariff threats.

That, and a cadre of incompetent advisors. A POTUS can't know everything, so they employ people knowledgeable in various areas to advise. He didn't. He employed yes-men (and women) who praise him constantly. He's fired everyone that showed even a shred of competence.

I read a headline (and the first paragraph) that the Felon really p-o'd Modi by saying he (the Felon) resolved the India/Pakistan issue. He did no such thing. But he kept saying he did, repeatedly. Apparently, they have been ignoring each other since June.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/us/politics/tru...

Incompetence, and the danger of toxic narcissism.

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