One of the constant in Trump's Presidency is to blame others when things go wrong and it takes place domestically and in foreign affairs and policy. The latest flare up concerns Venezuela and Trump's foreign policy towards that country. He approved a plan against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro that backed opposition leader Juan Guaido's fizzled power play to topple Maduro. There were supposed to be defections from some of Maduro's key government allies but that also fizzled out. Maduro let it be known he was not going any where and rejected Trump's order to leave his own country.
It was Trump's national security advisor John Bolton who recommended the attempt to oust Maduro and after it failed Trump said he was misled by Bolton how easy it would be to replace Maduro. Of course every one should recognize it was John Bolton who led the push for the war and invasion of Iraq and said it would be a cake walk. Bolton is also leading Trump's foreign policy on Iran. That's the kind of people Trump hires in positions that are important, follows their advise and when things goes wrong Trump passes the buck and plays the blame game. John Bolton does not belong any where near government and Trump should have known the guy is poison. But that is the type of people Trump associates himself with.
Trump's foreign policy has also legitimized the role of Russia in Syria and Russia and China now have their people in Venezuela. That is a part of the world Trump has ignored and Russia and China are ready to fill the vacuum in a New York second. The President likes to link our southern border with national security but has no policy to deal with the immigration problem and has sent no plans to congress to act on. And the President continues his cozy relationship with Putin and neglects our NATO allies.
The trumpet man's refusal to accept blame for his own decisions represents another sign of his unfitness to serve in the White House and when one takes into consideration his refusal to make public his tax returns (such a minor thing that past Presidents had no problem doing) one can see he lacks courage and character.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
