The Japanese Prime Minister having to corral an obviously confused and forgetful President Trump reminds me of having to corral my mom when taking her to appointments as the dementia was taking hold.

I'm going to say the same thing to Republicans propping up President Trump that I said to Democrats propping up President Biden... "He clearly doesn't have the mental capacity left to run the country, so stop being cruel." Intentionally putting them into situations which confuse and embarrass them is just plain mean. And dangerous.

Obviously the protocol for this meeting would have been explained to the president before they entered the hall. He clearly forgot about all of it and wandered around. Just like he shook the hand of Emperor Naruhito instead of bowing. A heinous breach of protocol. And if you know even the tiniest bit about Japanese culture, you'd understand how seriously embarrassing this is for everybody involved.

Republicans are trying to spin this as "America not bowing to any nation." But that's not what this is. When you visit a country you acknowledge their customs. It's just being respectful. And Trump obviously didn't have a problem bowing to the King of Saudi Arabia to receive a medal... but here we are.

Can you even fathom what the Right Wing media would be saying about President Biden if he wandered off confused like this? Oh, wait... no need to speculate... we already saw what they said about Biden over every little thing that even hinted at diminished mental capacity. Telling us over and over he was unfit to lead. So where is that concern now? It's obviously warranted.

And much needed.

He's testing nuclear weapons without any understanding of what the fuck he's doing, for Christ's sake.