Words count
- Last updated: September 22, 2025 | 08:41
US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters while in flight on Air Force One, en route Joint Base Andrews on Sunday. AFP
An Australian journalist asked President Trump about his “business activity” and got shut down swiftly. The official White House account later reported about “a rude foreign Fake News loser”. Oh, the eloquence and sophistication of the President and the official online voice.
Much of this Presidency will be defined and remembered by those words, “rude”, “fake”, and “loser”. The reader can decide on how they want to use these words and many other derogatives or if they wish to, some praise, although that is less likely.
Dennis Fitzgerald
Melbourne, Australia