I gladly accept President Trump's brutal truths...

But I don't think Trump has been brutally honest...and I'm disregarding his many prevarications and exaggerations like we'll build a wall and Mexico will pay for it. That was obviously cloud talk.

But was he brutally honest on why China has the advantage in trade? No. He want's to make Americans think it's all China's fault or some previous trade deal. But the truth is...the brutal truth is that the US did it to themselves. The US business happily and voluntarily sought out the Chinese to do business with them. They sought to move jobs out of the US because they could make more money having stuff made overseas. And the reason they did that is because the US consumer happily and voluntarily bought stuff made in China and other countries thus pretty much forcing companies to send jobs abroad just to be competitive. So between the US consumer and US business, the US worker was screwed. But Trump won't tell the US voter it's their fault. He makes believe his tariffs are paid BY the Chinese and that he's reigning in the Chinese dominance in trade...but the shelves are still stocked with Made in Chinese stuff. He needs to be brutally honest and tell the US consumer to start having some patriotic feelings and buy only USA made. Why won't he?

Is he brutally honest with why we have a problem with undocumented immigrants? True, sanctuary cities are part of the problem, and the wall will help, but how about all those growers and employers who hire undocumented immigrants? Has he aimed at them? THEY hire these workers and the consumer gets cheap produce because of this cheap labour. Heck, best can tell, he has actually hired undocumented worker in his businesses. But he's afraid to be brutally honest about that because it wouldn't be popular. It's easier to point at Mexico and say they're the problem.

And furthermore, has he been brutally honest about the US deficit and debt? How long can we keep spending like there's no tomorrow all the while cutting taxes like we've got a surplus. Even before the pandemic, the deficit under Trump was higher than the last few years under Obama. Where is his brutal honesty telling Congress to cut spending and telling Americans they have to tighten their belts so we can start whittling down this obscene debt instead of increasing it like there's no tomorrow?

IOW, while I agree other presidents including Obama haven't been brutally honest...neither has Trump. That's just fantasy. He's as big a bamboozler as any other president.