Does Trump “Understand the World?” Does It Matter?

In truth, it’s hard to know exactly how much Trump has control of the geopolitical world.  When he was in office, we commonly heard from his staffers how little interest the former president had in briefings, even on critically important matters.

In truth, however, what Trump understands or doesn’t understand about the world is immaterial.  What counts is his understanding of his voters, and the dynamics by which this core base of morons affects the behavior of congresspeople in red states.

What matters to Trump is not how decent and intelligent people around the world respond to the most outrageous statements, like the one here.  It’s all about coalescing a group of hateful, gullible, and undereducated working class Americans around this one cult figure.