Decades of stripping education funding is taking its toll

It a fair and accurate criticism and it probably shouldn’t have snuck up on us like this.

The truth many Americans don't want to hear.

Trump is a mirror.

I laughed about your comment, paused, and then started getting nervous.

I decided to take a quick glance at the article and came across this:

President Donald Trump suggested Friday he could use the military to stage an "intervention" on bond markets in a confusing response to a reporter asking about Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's efforts to bring down soaring yields.

Much to my dismay, you weren't exaggerating.

He can. There's literally no process to stop him right now. He could have people executed in the streets and his supporters would cheer and sell merch.

The largest chunks of US bonds are held by nations, so I think the subtext is that if any nation starts dumping bonds to hurt the US economy he may consider it a casus belli. Basically forcing them to hold the bag at gunpoint. This is a dream situation for a conman like him.

Is it really an escalation from the already established case of 'wanting to nuke a hurricane'?

Let's hope we never have another president as fucking stupid as this one

https://what-if.xkcd.com/23/

Evidently this is asked a lot and had been answered

It's not a case of the people "letting" him destroy your country. The people wanted him to. Maybe not all the specific details of how he's doing it, but the previous election was largely a choice between "status quo" and "break the system" and break the system won. For some reason few of those voters seemed to be aware of how well the system was serving them, it appears they may have been misled. But that's democracy for you.

the poor are too busy dying without healthcare

Because the republicans have control over all three branches, and the party has dedicated itself to authoritarian rule under that orange asshole.

This is the government that they have been wanting for my entire life. This stupid fucking country decided to finally gift it to them.

Who's we?

I disagree with your assessment that he understands the first question. His answer is just your typical responsibility deflection (“He wanted to do it”) combined with vague praise (“He is a good touch”). It’s akin to Maurice’s generic answers about football in IT Crowd (“Did you see that ludicrous display last night”). The only thing Trump DOES understand is using the military for his problems, which is why his answers ultimately land there.

No," the president replied. “Not at all. No, he’s a very capable man. He wanted to do it. He’s very good at it. He is a good touch. Very good natural touch for the bonds and interest. And he did that? Yeah.”

The reporter followed up, noting that “yields have come back up since then.”

Faced with the need to think, Trump's failing brain overloads and resets, wiping the context.

She then asked: “Have you talked to him about another type of intervention? Is that something he will be doing?”

Trump recognizes the word "intervention". They must be talking about Iran, or Venezuela, or Nambia or Aberbaijan! I know this one!

“We have many types of intervention."

But I really can't remember which one she was talking about. Just wing it. No one will know. Try to sound tough and commanding.

"That’s one,” Trump said (she has to have mentioned one, after all), adding: “The ultimate intervention is our military. And if we have to use that, we will.”