Those tweets about Venezuela were pretty bad, but Trump also decided to babble about the dangers of Iran today. He lashed out at the intelligence community for not taking the threat of Iran seriously enough.
The Intelligence people seem to be extremely passive and naive when it comes to the dangers of Iran. They are wrong! When I became President Iran was making trouble all over the Middle East, and beyond. Since ending the terrible Iran Nuclear Deal, they are MUCH different, but….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 30, 2019
….a source of potential danger and conflict. They are testing Rockets (last week) and more, and are coming very close to the edge. There economy is now crashing, which is the only thing holding them back. Be careful of Iran. Perhaps Intelligence should go back to school!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 30, 2019
These are some very bizarre tweets. What is the purpose of arguing with your own intelligence people on social media about how they’re underestimating the dangers of Iran? And who seriously considers Iran a national security threat to the United States? Going after Iran like this has everything to do with the national security interests of Israel. It has nothing to do with the “America First” agenda.
I get that Trump’s stance on Iran was one of the neocon positions he supported during the campaign, but for him to bring this up now alongside the Venezuela shit going on is deeply concerning. Not to mention the fact that our country is about to be invaded with more Central American caravans heading towards our border.
The whole situation is deeply aggravating. It is possible that he’s decided to give up and is purposefully antagonizing his political base. Hopefully that’s not what’s happening, but considering his behavior as of late, it is one of several possibilities we have to consider. Other than the strikes he ordered against Syria over those fake baby gassing videos, this is definitely the lowest point of his presidency.
