There\u2019s No Place Like Home\t<\/p>\n
President Trump was in his element, as he joined in the \u201cPeace Swords\u201d celebration with the Saudi Royal family. He was the center of attention, he received gifts, from medals to swords, and was praised and admired by all. <\/p>\n
It\u2019s the golden bubble President Trump has been in for his entire life, much like the bubble that delivered the \u201cGood Witch of the North.\u201d The rebellious scion of a real estate millionaire, from the beginning he has been coddled and pampered. As an adult, he would spend weeks in the bubble of Trump Tower, moving from his office to his residence to his restaurants, always \u201cin control\u201d of everything and, more significantly, everyone.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s the golden bubble that President Trump creates when he steps onto Air Force One. It\u2019s the golden bubble that burst as his White House came apart in the last week, starting with the Comey firing and ending with a special prosecutor. No wonder he left town.<\/p>\n
It is a Presidential tradition: when things aren\u2019t going well at home, \u201cget out of Dodge.\u201d Every President has done it: Nixon went to China, Kennedy went to Berlin, Obama went to Africa. The President then becomes the focus in an arena where he has the most power: foreign policy. <\/p>\n
Speaking of Nixon going to China, it was the cool dark shade of Henry Kissinger and the \u201creal politic\u201d theory that ran through Trump\u2019s speech to the Arab summit. The United States is NOT interested in telling you how to run your lives (women in the Middle East be damned), the United States is looking for partners (money and troops) in our shared goals, the United States will support it\u2019s friends. Build up Saudi Arabia to balance Iran, challenge the Islamic world to live up to the Koran\u2019s peaceful intent (even avoiding the magic words of the 2016 campaign: Radical Islamic Terrorism.)<\/p>\n
Then fly \u201cthe bubble\u201d directly to Israel to be with friends there. Show the world how simple it will be to negotiate \u201cthe deal\u201d between the Israelis and the Palestinians. It\u2019s so important, you\u2019ve put your son-in-law in charge (because in the Trump bubble, the ultimate mark of respect is family). And by the way, hope Jared Kushner isn\u2019t \u201cthe person of interest, close to the President\u201d that the FBI is investigating.<\/p>\n
Next fly away to Europe, meet the Pope, and assure NATO. The bad news in all of this: there\u2019s no place like home. And home is where the trouble is, home is where the inquiries are, and despite Trump\u2019s desire to stay in the bubble, home will come Trump to face the impact of his actions. There\u2019s no place like home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"