Washington-Sana
Reports, statements, and publications continue to confirm the ignorance of US President Donald Trump and his transgression of laws to achieve personal interests, as a recent book revealed his lack of familiarity with historical and geographical information "eerily" and reached the point of not knowing that there are common borders between India and China.
According to the Washington Post, the book, entitled "A Very Balanced Genius," is written by its two journalists, Philip Rucker and Carole Leung, who states that Trump told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a meeting between them to discuss problems between China and India. "It is not as if China is on your border." What indicates his lack of knowledge of the existence of common borders between the two countries.
The authors noted that "Moody was in the eye of his eyes" and that his expressions gradually shifted from "shock and anxiety to surrender."
The newspaper pointed out that after this meeting, an aide to Trump informed the authors of the book that "the Indians took a step back" in their diplomatic relationship with the United States.
Another 417-page book reports another incident of ignorance of history, indicating that Trump asked White House Chief John Kelly as they prepared to tour the USS Arizona shipwreck by Japanese aircraft in an attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. .. "What is the purpose of this trip."
The book explains that Trump heard the phrase "Pearl Harbor" and understood that he would visit the site of a military battle, but he did not appear to know more.
The book quotes a former senior White House adviser as saying that "Trump has at times been seriously ignorant."
The book also states that Trump pressed in 2017 on then-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to help get rid of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act that prevents US companies from paying bribes to foreign officials to conclude business deals, and the book quoted Trump as saying it is so unfair that American companies are not allowed to pay Bribed to acquire overseas business, "We will change that."
The newspaper pointed out that the story revealed by the authors, according to their explanation in the introduction, "aims to reveal Trump at his most undesirable degree and how the decision-making process in his administration was driven by the logic of one man centered on himself and without thinking."
The newspaper pointed out that many of the basic moments mentioned in this book are replete with repercussions in foreign policy and depict a novice leader as he travels through the regular protocols and raises a lot of anxiety within the administration and in other governments.
The book is based on hundreds of hours of interviews with more than 200 sources backed by calendars, diary notes, internal notes, and even private video recordings, while the White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment about the book.
It is noteworthy that Trump's popularity continues to decline since his election to be among the less popular American presidents, especially after he has evaded treaties and agreements, whether international or bilateral, and his violent reactions and clear contradictions reveal part of his reckless, indifferent personality and explains his foreign policies that introduced the United States in Diplomatic crises around the world, even from their closest allies, as well as its interventionist policies in the affairs of independent states.
Yesterday, the US Senate officially began Trump's trial procedures to isolate him, on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.