Australia’s Prime Minister Slowly Realizes Trump Is a Complete Idiot

The transcript of Donald Trump’s discussion with Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull obtained by the Washington Post reveals many things, but the most significant may be that Trump in his private negotiations is every bit as mentally limited as…

• Jonathan Chait
• New York

At issue in the conversation is a deal to settle 1,250 refugees who have been detained by Australia in the United States.

I did not pay any attention to the details of this agreement before reading the transcript.

By the time I was halfway through it, my brain could not stop screaming at Trump for his failure to understand what Turnbull was telling…

• Australia’s Prime Minister…