Donald Trump "Regrets" Saying the Wrong Things - A First

Regretting Saying Horrible Things Is Good

But Doesn't Change How Prepared To Be President He Is

John A. Smith Editor/Founder, August 19, 2016

 

www.wsj.com August 4 -10 2016

     Perhaps the tanking poll numbers finally made Donald Trump realize that he is taking any chance of being elected away. Maybe it was someone on his campaign staff, old or new. But yesterday in Charlotte North Carolina the presidential candidate, for the first time ever, said "Sometimes in the heat of debate and speaking on a multitude of issues you don't choose the right words, or you say the wrong thing, I have done that... and believe it or not, I regret it." 

     Although it's nice to see him say he regrets some of the things he has said it obviously doesn't make up for the hateful, racist, divisive language he has directed at so many, for so long. Attacking a judge working a case against him who has a stellar record and calling him "unable" to do his job because his parents are Mexican is ludicrous. Mocking a reporter with a disability unconscionable. Attacking a gold star family totally disrespectful and "out of bounds."

     Saying he regrets some things he has said also doesn't prepare him to be President. He simply doesn't have enough knowledge about foreign affairs, or for that matter, domestic affairs. In an interview with George Stephanopolos he was asked about why his campaign had argued to take out the stipulation that they would supply weapons to Ukraine to fight off Russian aggression. His response was "I don't know," which he repeated time and time again. But then said in no uncertain terms ""you can take this, understand this, write it down, Russia is NOT going into Ukraine." He didn't know that Russia had taken Crimea TWO YEARS AGO! He then said "well you know, I hear, from many people that the people of Crimea wanted to be part of Russia." Recently he said he knows "more about ISIS" than our military Generals do. Mr. Trump, you DO NOT know more about ISIS than our military leaders. A staunch Republican recently said that when he is being told what reality is, "he doesn't want to learn it."

     Thanks for your regrets Mr. Trump, now go start learning something about our country, our people, and what it actually takes to be the President of the United States.