John Oliver reminds me that Turkey’s strongman, Sultan Erdogan may never have been more widely celebrated than when he starred in a viral video in which he was thrown by a horse, which then stomped squarely on his family jewels. The area of impact is circled and has sent and enjoyed the world over. Recirculating the video might build morale in Turkey where on Sunday,Erdogan took a giant step toward dictatorship, giving himself sweeping new powers.
Here at home, Sean Spicer handled the issue with delicacy and restraint. Trump, who admits to having a conflict of interest in ‘Istabool,’ took a different tact, rushing to phone Erdogan with his congratulations.
Oliver imagines the call went somewhat like this:DT: Congratulations on narrowly winning a vote that made you a divisive ego maniacal bully, who’s enormously powerful in your country! Erdogan: Thanks. Same to you. Are we the worst? tee hee hee