It's this kind of stuff - today's edition

Communist China is poised to lower the totalitarian hammer on heretofore self-ruled Hong Kong, and this is what the Very Stable Genius has to say about it:

MSNBC‏Verified account @MSNBC

President Trump: "The Hong Kong thing is a very tough situation, very tough. We'll what see what happens. But I'm sure it'll work out. I hope it works out for everybody, including China, by the way."

 NBC News

Now, there's some leadership and fealty to human liberty right there! Not! One person in the comment thread below said it was the kind of answer a student who hasn't read the assignment gives when called on in class.

And then there's his reaction to Chris Cuomo's reaction to getting harassed when he was out with his family. (We'll leave for another time discussion of Cuomo's own encouragement of such tactics, as well as the whole business about what "Fredo" means or doesn't to various people.)

Donald J. Trump‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump

Would Chris Cuomo be given a Red Flag for his recent rant? Filthy language and a total loss of control. He shouldn’t be allowed to have any weapon. He’s nuts!

7:04 AM - 13 Aug 2019

Allahpundit at Hot Air sums up my reaction:

Torn between two theories to explain his latest tweet.

1. He’s a loudmouthed imbecile who fundamentally doesn’t understand why stuff like this will steel opposition on the right to the sort of red-flag bill he’s endorsed.

2. He’s playing eight-dimensional chess, deliberately sabotaging the push for a new red-flag bill to please his base by showing immediately how it would be abused by the government once it’s law.

Guess which theory I’m leaning towards.

It could have been so different, if the Republican Party wasn't such a lame-ass organization. On May 3, 2016, in Indianapolis, one of the great tragedies of American politics occurred.