Long before he resulted the country, the real estate mogul warned of a moron in power, the world laughing at us, and the longevity of sharks
Donald Trump might be proving an ineffective chairperson- watch the last nine months- and by many accounts he wasn't a great businessman- watch the four insolvencies- but one area where he has excelled is in predicting the future.
The commander-in-chief's ability to forecast upcoming events was represented this month, when the secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, was reported to have called Trump a” fucking moron “.
Trump had foretold this in 2014, when he posted a cartoon on Twitter whch demonstrated the founding fathers wondering if they needed a constitutional provision in case” the people elect a moron “.
Donald J. Trump (@ realDonaldTrump)
An interesting cartoon that is circulating. pic.twitter.com/ OPG2R 2ytkr
It was uncanny. But it wasn't the first time Trump had employed Twitter to correctly foretell the future. Across a range of topics, the president has proved to be quite the clairvoyant.
Foreign relations
Donald J. Trump (@ realDonaldTrump)
Our President must be very careful with the 28 year old wack task in North Korea. At some phase we may have to get very tough-blatant threats
Trump was right- Kim Jong-un's recent testing of nuclear weapons demonstrated the work requires caution. In office, however, “hes having” been less than careful with his treatment of Kim. And the president has been the one making the” blatant threats “.
Sea life
Donald J. Trump (@ realDonaldTrump)
Sorry folks, I'm just not a fan of sharks – and don't fret, they will be around long after we are gone.
Whatever the reason for Trump's aversion to sharks, he was correct about their longevity. In August 2016 Danish researchers found that the Greenland shark may live for more than 400 years– much longer than previously thought.
Elephants
Donald J. Trump (@ realDonaldTrump)
Ringling Friend is phasing out their elephants. I, for one, will never go again. They likely used the animal rights stuff to reduce costs
It turned out Trump was not alone in missing the elephants. Ringling Bros shut down on 21 May 2017, following a slump in ticket sales.
Presidential impact
Donald J. Trump (@ realDonaldTrump)
“ @Carman_D @realDonaldTrump I detest that our country has come to this, our president has ruined our country.” Not totally, yet!
Given the accuracy of his other prophesies, it seems likely that this was Trump predicting his first year in office. In hindsight the words” not altogether, yet” now seem particularly ominous.
Laughter
Donald J. Trump (@ realDonaldTrump)
Lets fight like hell and stop this great and disgusting injustice! The world is laughing at us.
Whether it is laughing or despairing, the style the world perceives the US has changed for the worse since Trump was elected. A Pew survey of 37 countries found that, on average, simply 22% of people had” confidence in Trump to do the right thing when it comes to foreign affairs “. Under Obama, the above figures was 64%. Overall favorable the opinions of the US have also fell- 64% considered the country favorably at the end of Obama's presidency, compared with merely 49% under Trump.
Putin perception
Donald J. Trump (@ realDonaldTrump)
Putin is having such a good time. Our President is constructing him look like the genius of all geniuses. Do not dread, we are a NATION OF POTENTIAL
Putin is surely looking very smart right now, after the US intelligence community concluded Russia managed to surreptitiously interfere in the 2016 election in a bid to skew the vote in Trump's favor. And Trump, our chairperson, induced Putin seem even smarter when he subsequently fired the FBI director, James Comey, the man investigating connections between Putin's Russia and the Trump campaign, a move which plunged the American government into chaos.
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