Viraldice: Trump’s Apology for the Far Right Videos Is Making Me More Angry About His Other Comments

omething very strange has been going on in the Trump-o-sphere lately. Something that has me unsettled, on edge, and waiting for the next shoe to drop. Donald Trump, he of the orange combover, and the garrulous, combative mien, has been acting *gasp* presidential.

Yes, you read it right. I, an avowed anti-Trumper, wrote the descriptor “presidential” in reference to Trump.

Take for instance his speech at Davos, Switzerland, where he said that he would always “put America first.” But then, gasp, shock, and horror, he urged other presidents to do the same with their countries.

Trump then went on to rail against unfair trade practices, particularly in the case of countries like China, which exercise such eyebrow-raising regulations as forcing American tech companies to share their intellectual property when they want to enter their markets.

There I was, green tea in hand (two teaspoons for sweetness) shocked. Flabbergasted. Completely astonished.

Why?

Because I found myself nodding in agreement.

I immediately started examining the issues. Now, I’m no great political brain, but I know there were problems with both statements. Since I couldn’t find them at the moment, I chalked up this inability to my own ignorance, as well as my early morning caffeine high, and let it pass.

Then I saw the other statements he made at Davos, and finally it began to make sense.