In a column for The American Conservative, of which he is senior editor, Andrew Day decodes the actual message the Trump administration sent Europe via Sec. Rubio’s speech to the Munich conference. I particularly like Day’s description of Trump.
Look at Donald Trump. Look at the totality of his life in business and media and politics. Does he symbolize restraint to you? Are you simple? The man used to split his time between a palace in Palm Beach and the top of a skyscraper in Manhattan with his name on it, cycling through leggy supermodels and eating three Big Macs every meal, before moving into the White House—which he’s currently turning gold.
Not precisely a model of restraint, is our Trump? We’re headed back to the Moon and beyond. Ejecting millions of illegal aliens, reforming government, changing long-held policies, acting the neo-colonial hegemon, settling international disputes, and more.
Trump is a hyperactive CEO, an over-the-top builder-developer-impresario-raconteur on steroids. He’s gotten our sluggish, no-can-do government to bestir itself, while having the time of his life.
Trump’s motto could be “Go Big.” Not young, I hope he has the energy to keep going full-tilt until January, 2029.
