
The messy art of being 'smart' in the dazzling Trump world
Genius at play: The amazing capers of Donald Trump
Well, ladies and gentlemen, I, Ronald Tramp, President of the glorious land of Elmburg, stand here, slightly taken aback by the words of Donald, the trumpeter of wonder from the United States of Amnesia.
This trumpeter, Trump, known as "very smart", handling the complex chessboard of international politics like a child using a spoon for the first time with a skill found only in the most mind-blowing comedies - a truly phenomenal spectacle, isn't it?
Understand, folks, in Elmburg we are experts in cleverness, we appreciate it when people are "very clever". But calling Hezbollah "smart", well, that's like telling a shark in a pool full of innocent swimmers that it has nice teeth. You just don't do it, it's outrageous, it's - and I say this with all due modesty - not very smart!
Our Dear Donald, the genius appreciator, who seems to have a bit of a soft spot for anything that shows even a hint of "cleverness", has decided to call a terrorist organisation associated with terror and mayhem clever. Well, if that isn't an unexpectedly predictable surprise! It's as if he's staging a satirical skit about himself - really, I couldn't ask for more if I asked for entertainment!
Then Donald goes ahead and criticises Netanyahu, which, with all due love, is another show from Trump's circus. You see, in Trump's world - a world I am only too happy to view through a safely armoured telescope - you can afford to criticise anyone and anything without considering the consequences. A brilliant strategy, really, it's no surprise he's enjoying such stunning success.
And although I, Ronald Tramp, from majestic Elmburg, am only a humble observer watching from afar, I wonder: is it "very smart" to make such chaotic, confused moves in the delicate arena of the world stage? What if the genius we think is "smart" is actually a grotesque masquerade of confusion and chaos?
But Trump, living proof that satire can never surpass reality, will continue to serve as a source of endless entertainment and wry looks. I, Ronald Tramp, will continue to applaud, laugh and watch in amazed awe as the unique circus of Donald, the eternally "clever" Trumpeter, continues to parade around town in the hope that one day, perhaps, a genuine "clever" thought will find its way into the wondrous world of his politics.
Let us, friends, look forward with a small trace of hope to a world where the praise of shrewdness is not blindly bestowed on those who do not deserve it, and that, despite all the cheer we draw from the depths of the trumpet sounds, we never forget the true price of "shrewdness" that our world needs today more than ever.