President Trump speaks to journalists at the White House on Tuesday. By Daniel W. Drezner Daniel W. Drezner Bio Follow Daniel W. Drezner is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and a regular contributor to PostEverything. May 15 at 10:15 AM When it comes to foreign affairs, President Trump is not cursed with the burden of knowledge. This was always pretty clear, but the point has come into sharper focus in the past week.
Despite our nation’s superpower status, such threats from Trump keep leading to more conflict, rather than less. Perhaps, in some cases, more patience is required.Iran and China are not easy portfolios for any commander in chief. Nonetheless, the standoffs with both countries — either of which can easily worsen — were entirely avoidable.
We see this at work in all the conflicts brewing this week. On Iran and Venezuela, Trump appears to be at the mercy of his hawkish national security adviser, John Bolton, who is running point on both policies. Bolton has made some extraordinary threats, including calling out individual allies of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by name on Twitter. None of this has caused the Maduro regime to collapse, surprising Trump repeatedly.
He has shown the idiot news media and democrats he knows way more then them. He has been correct on most issues. Look how just weeks ago Dems and media saying there was no border crisis and now they admit there is.
He is so dumb!
What other attacks will you biased sick demented media come up with next. Should be glad you dont live in Russia or N Korea where you would be nerve gassed and sent to labor camps. Maybe then you would have something to bitch about.
The greatest part of the Trump Presidency is watching stuuupid liberals think the President is dumb and doesn’t hold the highest security clearance in the land. Y’alls hubris to actually think he’s not read in on EVERYTHING is just stunning to watch. 😂😂🤣🤣😂🤣😂😂
He's sure doing alot more to fix the USA than that last guy who did very little to nothing for most Americans.
He is obviously off his rocker. 25thAmendmentNow
Yeah, you're really just phoning this one in there. You know, it's OK not to tweet if there's nothing new to say...
The totally obviously wrong fake news stating that the President is obviously wrong definitely doesn’t make a right.
Washington Post is selling envy
Hey! WashingPssst! You meant retrospective not perspective! Trump says he Does know everything! And that’s including your fake news! pssstfakenews warriorforchrist MAGAMAGNET
He does know everything....anyone who thinks he is dumb.....just remember he won an election and has never been a politician.....and defeated the Clinton Crime Family
He knows how to troll the lying media!!
JeffHaspel He was raised an idiot by tax-cheating parents. Gifted millions, loses billions... amazing that he is supported by so many.
HE IS CLUELESS!!!
There's he new running name. Bumbles.
SURE HE DOES! Best joke of the week
What a joke!!! Placed upon Americans!!!
The only people who believes Trump knows everything, are his water carriers, and lackeys.
He knows everything and so do the patriots. Enjoy the show..lots of popcorn needed sooon...
OMG
He can see everything, unredacted.
More like Sgt. Schultz.
KNOW ALLS KNOW NOTHING
Only in Trump’s world does he know everything, and Republicans are trapped in Trump’s world only because they are scared.
he doesn’t know everything but my wife sure does
Being privy to just about all classified information, he’s obviously right.
You have the “oranges” of genius
Hubris. Supersonic hubris.
Agree
He knows everything? Maybe in his twisted little universe!
Lol yea ok wizard of oz.
Because he knows everything there is to know about nothing. He is a black hole of knowledge.
Fuck me, guy... seriously... fuuuuck me... 🤦🏼♂️
He doesn’t know how to fight in Vietnam. Then or now. CadetBoneSpurs hanoisummitfail
He doesn’t know how to go bald gracefully.
You on the other hand know nothing but what Soros tells you. Poor basturd
He knows everything about FISAAbuse DeclassifyFISA ObamaGate ClintonEmails
”WRONG!”
Obviously you are wrong. Or like all the time deceitful. Trump SAYS, he just says, ( not he really believe it) this is a tactic he uses all the time, every body knows, no body could posibly know everything, more over trump.
I'm waiting for one of his cult members to comment that he does...
Don't let Uncle Donald steal your nose WAPO.
Fact Check: Drumpf does NOT actually know everything! 4 Pinocchio’s.
I might read the Washingtonpost daily. From Tanzanian
Does this sound like the pronouncement of a mentally stable man?
'...knows everything...' so don't know 'something' 'nothing' 'bigthing' 'athing'! Go figure!
Donald Trump's a bad actor and politician. The president doesn't know politics. Donald Trump and advisors are destroying our democracy. It's time for impeachment.
George Bush Sr, Clinton, Bush jr and Obama had kick in their walk and movement but not Donald. He walks like he’s dragging a ton of turds.
Dementia is a real thing. 25thAmendmentNow
.Trump says he knows ANYthing. He's obviously wrong. corruption CrimesAgainstChildren unqualified WorstPresidentEver
Your news venue is a pathetic lying.. deceiving the public.. entity!! You are losing your constituents in masses because we know your corrupt agenda !! And for your information our president Donald Trump clearly KNOWS everything!!! Beware he is coming for you!!
This is why The Washington Post is FakeNews.
Why does the GOP bow to this HUGELY FLAWED human being...is the question?
Totally worth writing an article about...
And yet we have seen what now with the downfall of: Pedos Human Trafficking Lowest Unemployment rate More jobs Better economy Getting the corrupt out of offices including FBI/CIA ... look at what's to come with the AGs - FISA and IG. Obama and HRC are next. NXIVM being exposed.
Media is ridiculous.
unearthly confidence
That's why he threatened to sue schools if they release his academic scores..
You didn't let him finish. He does know everything that a three year old should know. No wait, that's actually insulting to three-year-olds.
He might be wrong but so far, he's winning. He has committed felonies in office and no leader in either party really seems to care. Warren 2020!
He knows his ass from a hole in the ground ——I think
No he's not 'wrong'. He's mentally delusional and Ill.
Yeah because everyone knows does know everything.
Because he is an idiot 🤪
DerangedDonald will take this country down if we allow him. He's acting like an authoritarian! Stop him before it's too late! Don the Con is going down!
Only his most resent tax returns will tell the story, is he still just an apprentice himself For all this time. Every tweet tells a story. Where's my Mueller? Can he be thrown in prison for talking to OUR American people? If not, get it done Mueller or just hide your face, PLEASE
He doesn’t know that he’s wrong .. so ...
“Donald Trump was the dumbest goddamn student I ever had,” in a conversation with his close friend Frank DiPrima...professor of 31 years at Wharton Business College
Ya think !!!
Trump - WYSIWYG
Empty vessels makes the most noise!
You wish he didn't know everything. Too damn bad. He does and your bullshit will once again be exposed.
“He surrounded himself with criminals and degenerates. There was tremendous infighting but he enjoyed the internal division as long as it wasn’t public. He hated them but their distrust of each other meant they would never rally against him.” Hitler-‘Rise of the Nazi Party’
Believe what he said he knows how to gut the truths of lies and crimes!
Hmmm...Let's see. A booming economy, record unemployment, rising GDP, deregulations, millions off food stamps, tax cuts, building the wall, standing up to NK, Chine, Russia, Iran. I would say he has fixed\\fixing a lot.
Dude can’t work an umbrella.
Somebody getting nervous? Bezos
He doesn’t know JACK SH*T about ANYTHING !
At such a young age!
You guys DO realize you're not doing anything with these hit pieces but preaching to the choir, right?
The only ' reality' our Prez knows is the reality of the Con...He has no experience in anything else thus has no knowledge of anything else. And worse,,he believes his own BS, his own con. He can never be wrong since everything he does is to Con everybody hes right. Hes Nutz!🤔
the editorial bd of the Wapo is the only entity that knows all
That is not what his professor from Wharton said...….
How could trump know every thing men
Is there a single word in the dictionary that best describes such a self-centered, egotistical blowhard know-it-all? Asking for a friend.......
The one thing he seems to not know is that he’s full of shit...
If you'd have published such article in India about our self-proclaimed Supreme Leader, narendramodi, you'd be already in Prison for allegedly doing anti-national activities !
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