I almost forgot this one.
Here goes …
“Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd asked Donald Trump this past weekend how he planned to fight the Islamic State. He said he’d wipe out the bad guys. Would he deploy American troops? He said “yes,” more or less.
Then came the question: Who gives you military advice?
Trump’s answer: He watches the news talk shows and that’s where he gets the information and expertise he needs to do battle with ISIL.
Interesting, yes?
I think so. Here’s why.
Because the military experts who show up on these news talk shows cannot possibly tell the TV audience all the details involved in launching military campaigns. They might or might not have access to privileged information. You know, the classified stuff that only they can know and must be kept out of the public domain.
But that doesn’t matter to Trump.
He watches TV news talk shows.
They tell him all he needs to know.
It’s reassuring, isn’t it?