In an upcoming book by Guy Snodgrass, the details about Trump’s interest in the world are laid right out in the open. In excerpts published at Businessweek, the book highlights exactly who Donald J Trump really is:
Trump was visibly "not impressed" by the previous efforts of the US and its allies in the stabilization of Afghanistan, Snodgrass wrote.
"Seriously, who gives a s--t about Afghanistan," Trump remarked, according to Snodgrass. "So far we're in for $7 trillion, fellas ... $7 trillion including Iraq. Worst decision ever and we're stuck with it."
Snodgrass book doesn’t get any better for Trump, as the aid to Mattis details exactly how difficult it was to get information across to the popular vote loser.
Snodgrass, who was assisting Mattis with PowerPoint slides for the president, said he prepared his presentation "of paramount importance" by taking into account Trump's propensity to dislike slides with "too much information." Instead of adding statistics and explanations to the briefing, Snodgrass writes that he opted for the "more straightforward approach: just pictures."
That’s right. The president of The United States needed slides presented like an elementary school picture book.
Trump does have a solution for every problem he faces: blame someone else.
Trump, referring to himself in the third person, referred to NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg and said, "Stoltenberg is by far the biggest fan of Trump."
"You know, I blame everything on the Democrats," Trump added before glancing at Mattis. "What about Afghanistan? How are we doing over there?"
I guess that’s a new kind of leadership. When passing the buck and taking a few bucks is better than owning up to the job.