It is Fitting That Trump Would Address the Nation on April Fool's Day

 

I did not see all of President Trump's White House address ostensibly concerning Iran.

But I didn't really need to see it all to catch its essence.

I would estimate I watched between 5 to 10 minutes of his speech.

In that short time, Trump utilized his usual catchphrases - "like never seen before", "never been anything like it and "like you wouldn't believe."

And therein lies the problem.

I don't believe him. Well, at least mostly.

Of course, I am hardly alone in thinking this way.

In which case, it is fitting that Trump should choose to address the nation on April Fool's Day.

In between talking about the purported military triumph against the Iranian regime, Trump found the time to claim we had "the highest stock market ever", with "no inflation" and "larger refunds than ever thought possible" due to the Big Beautiful Bill.

As to said military triumph, Trump said it would be a great "investment in our children's and grandchildren's future."

Although Trump has concluded the Iranian regime is no longer a threat and that we have beaten them, we will be there at least another two to three weeks.

Trump incredulously claimed that he "never said regime change was our goal" when he encouraged Iranians to "take over your government."

Trump reiterated that regime change had taken place in Iran because "all their original leaders are dead" while characterizing the "newer group" as more "moderate and reasonable."

Well, maybe this so-called new Iranian regime is more amenable to Trump because he lifted sanctions against Iranian oil thus giving them a lifeline.

As I argued a week ago, "Oh, there might be some new faces, but the regime is exactly as it was before."

The Iranian regime still regards the United States as the "great Satan" and views Israel as "little Satan." While they may very well be diminished in their capacity to act against the United States and Israel, as long as the Iranian regime remains in its present form, it will bide its time and will strike when neither we nor Israel see it coming.

It must be said that the April Fool's joke of Trump's address is on us for having once again put him into the position where, in between publicly delighting in the death of a former FBI Director, musing about withdrawing from NATO and attending a Supreme Court hearing on birthright citizenship, he can make White House speeches in which he describes B-52 bombers as "beautiful."

We have a fool for a President because we were foolish enough to elect him President - again.