On the Times Radio Trump report there is an example of this quoted regularly: the EU and the US were on the verge of a trade deal, to be signed during a weekend after getting the legwork done on a Thursday. On Friday the tariff czar Peter Navarro was all over the news (mainly Fox but not only) saying how horrible this deal was. Trump, who notoriously watches an unhealthy amount of TV, picked up on it and by the time the deal was supposed to be signed two days later, had changed his mind already and did a complete about-face raising tariffs instead of signing the deal.

Toddler politics at work.

It’s absolutely happening. It’s gonna be another national nightmare dealing with it.

Midterms are a year away. It might be our last chance to avoid literal chaos.

I don't know if it is dementia. I mean, that wouldn't surprise me at all. However, the man has never had an internal dialog. He always blurts out what he is thinking as he is thinking it.

Which is dumb as hell even if you only look at it for selfish reasons. Most of the high technology manufactuing and design for the soviet union was there, they had shipyards, port access, minerals, and the knowledge to use them IN ADDITION to not wanting anything to do with the soviets anymore. It should have been a no-brainer to foster that relationship and protect them with more than a paper agreement.

Beyond true, the estato novo in Portugal & the Falange in Spain for instance despite both being Catholic fascist regimes often didnt exactly love eachother.