He's not senile and not stupid. Not at all. This is strategic distraction. Intentionally flooding the news with so much bs that they can't keep up. At the same time he's planting uncertainty and pressure for future negotiations with the same or different entity.

How to deal with that: just ignore his outrageous and often stupid headlines. Dig deeper and think about what he's trying to accomplish down the road. You'll get your answers if you start thinking of him as an intelligent strategist playing stupid rather than a stupid strategist playing intelligent.

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 3 points 21 hours ago

the agenda is right in the open. no real research needed. and we did have what his first term so I really think you are putting to much into things we all already know for sure. At this point its just how he is going to proceed and yeah they work in bullshit stream. but you will never. ever. convince me trump and his cohort are intelligent in any meaningful way. A guy who hits a guy for his wallet is not a genius vs the guy working for a living. Its just that immoral is effective in the short term for a group. Smart is realizing what is truly in your best interest.