More people are saying what they were afraid to think: he is unfit for office
The flood of contradictory statements from Donald Trump proves he lacks the skills and experience required for the US presidency. Experts and diplomats are increasingly voicing concerns about his fitness for the role.
It is not a zigzag. It is not a retreat either. And certainly not persistence. The decisions, statements, and social media posts that US President Donald Trump has been distributing lately, the content of which changes and contradicts at a dizzying pace, are not a sign of evolving opinion or informed deliberation. Not at all.
This flood of statements is proof of a truth that journalists, commentators, and experts have been afraid to publish: Donald Trump lacks the skills, knowledge, experience, and character traits required for the high office of President of the USA.
This is a truth long accepted among senior commentators in Washington and senior diplomats at the UN in New York. While diplomatic etiquette often masks such sentiments, the conclusion from all conversations is clear: Donald Trump is the wrong man, in the wrong place, and worst of all — at the wrong time.
"My colleagues and I have been saying this for a long time," said a deputy head of a Western delegation at the UN in an off-the-record conversation. "The way President Trump reacts to the ongoing war against Iran has most clearly revealed that he is not worthy and not fit for the office of president of a superpower like the United States."
When I shared this reaction with veteran Washington commentators, they replied, "This is not news. We think so too." One added that in recent polls, 67 percent of respondents expressed their disapproval of how the president is managing the war against Iran.
Satisfaction with Donald Trump's performance is at an unprecedented low in presidential history, hovering between 34 and 37 percent. It is not only his failed management of the war against Iran that fuels this dissatisfaction; the economic situation for most Americans is dire, and the cost of living is soaring.
Past presidents focused on the country's economy and the financial well-being of citizens. Trump, however, is preoccupied with wars. He boasts of ending six conflicts, yet his claims are inaccurate. The war in Ukraine has been raging for six years, and Russia’s recent massive missile barrage on civilian targets highlights his ineffective stance.
It is no coincidence that the competition between Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio for the Republican nomination has intensified. Both recognize Trump's weakness and the plummeting satisfaction rates among citizens.
Trump’s failure in managing the war against Iran and his inactivity in improving the US economy fuel his status as a bad president. Worse than that, Trump is a dangerous president. The question remains: how was Donald Trump elected to the highest office in the free world? Future historians analyzing the intersection of personality and power will undoubtedly include a chapter on Donald Trump in their studies.
