I thought it would be interesting to get different perspectives on the situation in the United States vis-à-vis our erratic, delusional, quite possibly mad, and undeniably dangerous, President. When we are subjected to his rants and frightening decisions on almost a daily, dare I say hourly, basis, even the best of us tend to get punch-drunk and numb to the point we almost ignore the latest report on his antics. However, our numbness is even more dangerous than his actions and words for the future of the country, and our own future in it. I would also strongly suggest that this constant bombardment from the White House is all part of a specific plan to numb us into a semi-moronic state so we never actually get around to stopping him.
The perspectives that follow are actual quotes from a member of the French Senate, the Pope and the French President. The comments are not related but they give different perspectives from more of a distance.
FRENCH SENATOR: Senator Claude Malhuret stood up in the French Senate this week and systematically torched every single member of Trump’s cabinet. Nobody was spared. Not one. Here are some of his comments.
“A year ago, here in France, I compared Trump’s presidency to Nero’s Court. I was wrong. It’s the miracle court,” Malhuret began. Then he went through the roster.
“An anti-vaxxer, former heroin addict as Minister of Health.” (That’s RFK Jr).
“A climate-skeptic Minister of Economy.” (That’s Scott Bessent).
“An alcoholic TV host, Minister of the Armed Forces.” (That’s Pete Hegseth).
“An old Qatar agent, Minister of Justice.” (That’s Pam Bondi, whose former firm collected $115,000 a month lobbying for Qatar).
“A groupie of Putin, Minister of National Security.” (That’s Tulsi Gabbard).
Then he pulled back, and went bigger.
“A Turkish proverb says: when a clown settles in a palace, he does not become king. It is the palace that becomes a circus.”
Malhuret pointed out that since Trump created his so-called Board of Peace, he has launched more military strikes than Biden did in his entire term. He called out the Boeing jet Qatar gifted Trump worth $400 million. He called out the stock market manipulation that only insiders benefit from. He called out the Gulf investment deals enriching Trump and his family.
“Any one of these conflicts of interest would have caused an immediate procedure of impeachment here,” Malhuret said. “But we are not here. We are in MAGA’s America where public business is conducted in favor of private interests.”
Then came the line that cut deepest. “Every time the Epstein affair resurfaces, bombs explode somewhere in the world and cause a distraction.”
This is how the world sees us now. Not through Fox News. Not through Truth Social. Through the cold, clear eyes of allied nations watching a great country be hollowed out by crooks. Every American should hear this speech. Share it everywhere.
THE POPE: Donald Trump thought he could score cheap political points by calling Pope Leo XIV an “insult to Jesus” because the pontiff is “beyond woke” and believes that God does not discriminate on the basis of gender. Unfortunately for “Dementia Don,” he picked the wrong person. Standing in a historic venue, Pope Leo XIV didn’t just clap back – he delivered a moral reckoning.
“The president of the United States just said that I insulted Jesus,” Pope Leo XIV began. “You want to know what insults Jesus? Kicking the sick off their health care while cutting taxes for billionaires.” And that was only just the start.
“You know what insults Jesus?” he continued. “Deporting the stranger and separating babies from their mothers.” Then he went even further – taking aim at war, corruption, and hypocrisy.
“You know what insults Jesus? Bombing innocent school children in Iran and sending our brave men and women off to die in another forever war… Covering up the Epstein files and then refusing to prosecute a single person in them.”
This wasn’t politics as usual. This was a full-on moral indictment. Pope Leo XIV, who has been attacked by Trump for supporting transgender individuals and affirming that “trans children are God’s children”, flipped the script entirely. Instead of backing down, he grounded his message in the very teachings Trump tried to weaponize.
“I am not a perfect Christian,” he said. “There’s only been one perfect Christian and he was crucified on a cross 2,000 years ago.”
And then came the line that hit hardest: “Jesus told us to love our neighbors as ourselves… Can we imagine war in heaven? Can we imagine bigotry in heaven? Can we imagine poverty in heaven? Then why do we tolerate these things on earth?”
That’s how you respond. Not with insults. Not with fear. But with clarity and conviction. Trump tried to smear him. Instead, Pope Leo XIV delivered a sermon that’s now echoing far beyond that room.
THE FRENCH PRESIDENT: The Iran war requires a “serious” approach that does not change every day, Emmanuel Macron has said, in an apparent reference to U.S. President Donald Trump’s seemingly contradictory remarks about the conflict.
“This is not a show. We are talking about war and peace and the lives of men and women,” the French president told journalists upon arrival in South Korea for a state visit.
“When you want to be serious you don’t say, every day, the opposite of what you said the day before,” Macron added. “And maybe you shouldn’t be speaking every day. You should just let things quieten down.”
Macron was answering questions on the US-Israel war in Iran, which has now entered its second month.
Maybe I should add here that this is the first time I have heard any public official tell Donald Trump to JUST SHUT UP. About time!
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