Positive thinking, Trump style


Trump attending an end of summer barbecue event with Republicans in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC. — AFP

CAN US President Donald Trump distinguish truth from fiction? Does he know what is real and what is the product of a computer programme?

One wants to believe that the president of the United States, cloaked in immense power, would understand the difference between reality and fantasy. One would hope, given the terrible stakes of his decision-making, that he had the capacity to understand and internalise objective reality, even if he did not like it.

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