A much bigger and much livelier discussion ensued in the comments yesterday over whether the Signal Fire was a moronic accident, an intentional leak, or a deep-state dirty trick. Of course, we don’t know, so everyone’s opinion is equally valid (and equally uninformed). But let’s consider yesterday’s exquisite PoliticoEU headline: “Europe fumes at Trump team’s insults in leaked Signal chat.”
Haha! Trump’s opponents are fuming! You know my opinion. As I explained yesterday, my money is on intentional leak. “British and European officials and diplomats,” Politico explained, “reacted with a mix of hurt and anger.” It woefully added, “in Europe, the tone among diplomats was more of grief and resignation.” Poor little diplomats. Somebody missed kindergarten that day. Sticks and stones, boys.
If they were real men, they’d shrug and say, who cares what those American morons think? Instead, they act like spoiled children. Somebody get them a juice box. But I digress.
The Europeans just got a dose of JD Vance. “An EU diplomat noted it underlined the impression that Vance was the driver of U.S. hostility towards Europe.” They are suddenly taking the Vice President a whole lot more seriously than anyone ever regarded our previous Chief Clock Philosopher. Time is like … time. It passes. It passes with time. Time, you see, is the passage of minutes, and time.
This next paragraph from the story seems to sum it up. In one harmless leak, the Europeans have been convinced that Trump is serious, in a profound way that no public statement could ever have achieved:
Politico reported that the anonymous diplomat conceded, “There is no alliance without trust. So I think that Europe has to do much more because it has no other choice.” Britain’s former Defense Secretary Grant Shapps posted on X that, “I agree Europe must do more on security.”
Politico didn’t cite any disagreement with that helpful sentiment.
In other words, the leak is convincing Europe to step up and pay for their own security. That’s a clear win for the President and his team. JD’s not just the junior Senator anymore—he’s living rent-free in the Brussels brain pan.
The Democrats can pound the table and sneer at Cabinet members and call them names and everything else, but it’s just noise. The practical effect of the leak is advancing Trump’s agenda. Even if you disagree the leak was deliberate, then it’s an example of the Trump Curse, wherein his missteps boomerang and bonk his enemies in the tender bits.
Up Front; Love America; voted Ronny 9 times, NEVER VOTED FOR ANTI AMERICA GWB! Biased
Lefty Waltz is a “Buh Republican”. I say WITHOUT PROOF he wants to hurt America and leaked! A la Gen Benedict