PARTLY FACETIOUS: Trump deserves commendation
A dialogue discusses former President Trump's unconventional presidency, his unique approach compared to predecessors, and his actions, including taking on the "deep state" and Iran.
- Trump's unconventional presidency and relationship with predecessors.
- His efforts to challenge the "deep state."
- The strategic implications of his actions concerning Iran.
“Trump has done what no other US president dared to do.”
“Indeed and that includes Obama, Clinton, and Bush all present at the inauguration of the Obama Library.”
“Yeah Trump and wife weren’t invited.”
“Had the Trumps been invited they wouldn’t have attended in any case.”
“Or….”
“I don’t think there is an or!”
“OR he could have sent Pete Hegseth to represent him.”
“Don’t be facetious, I heard Hegseth doesn’t even get invited to Pentagon functions….”
“Well that explains the firing of so many army personnel during wartime.”
“Yeah Hegseth is no Mohsin Naqvi.”
“Nope he ain’t but by that logic Shahbaz Sharif is not…”
“Stop right there, let me correct myself: Hegseth’s counterpart is Khwaja Asif and not Naqvi and let me give you a hint — I did not make the correction because reports suggest that Form 49…”
“Shush, let him be.”
“But The Rana and Saad Rafiq…”
“Each unto himself. Anyway I supported President Trump on his manifesto. He claimed that unlike his three predecessors he would take on the deep state and while he didn’t for a year and half he finally did.”
“But he made a mistake going after Iran…”
“Without mistakes we don’t really learn do we?”
“Can you give a briefing on that topic to our decision makers…”
“Nah they are very busy right now – passing a budget that incentivises the rich while disincentivising the poor through ever rising indirect taxes and….”
“But lessons can be learned and….”
“You know the proverb if at first you don’t succeed… skydiving is definitely not for you.”
“I don’t know of any….”
“The lesson you need to learn is to understand a nuance in a statement.”
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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