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Donald J. Trump’s gallery of demonstrations of weakness keeps growing, as it did this week at the end of a two-day summit with Chinese strongman Xi Jing Pin.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Honest to goodness, I couldn’t believe I was hearing what poured out of the U.S. president’s trap describing China’s leader. He called him a “strong leader.” He said he was charismatic. He praised Xi’s height. His looks. His demeanor.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

He didn’t say a word in public about the millions of civilians who have died under Xi’s rule. Or about the fact that Xi’s re-election victory margins are all but mandated by the government he runs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Good ever-lovin’ grief. Yumpin’ yiminy, man.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

He came back from Beijing with nothing to show for his two-day demonstration of bluster, brvado and boorishness.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

I’ll explore very briefly the other matter that’s getting considerable play: Trump’s physical condition. Dude appears to be losing a step with each public appearance. Now, I don’t fault him in any way for that. He is nearly 80 years of age. He’s the oldest man ever to sit in the Oval Office. Hell, I’m losing a step or two myself, as time is creeping on me as well, as it does for every human being on Earth.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

No one close to Trump appears prepared to tell him that he’s looking like he’s been rode hard and put up wet.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Then again, such candor wouldn’t work on a man who lives in a world of fake grandeur and delusion.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

God help us the rest of the way through this dips***’s presidency.<\/p>\r\n\n

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