When you’ve got what’s supposed to be a tough job – and in theory, you’re up for it – you already know going in there are gonna be “days.”
And then there are gonna be DAYS.
Well. Our lackluster Secretary of State Antony Blinken had himself a DAY. He was doing his level, loyal best to keep the vegetable-in-chief – and the country – out of harm’s way at the high-powered, high-stakes Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) gathering in San Francisco yesterday.
The US Consul of Croon…
The world has gone to shit since Tony Blinken played the blues. This has to be one of the most destructive diplomatic moments in history.https://t.co/A65xIjbRkv
— Benjamin Fogel (@BenjaminFogel) November 8, 2023
…turned into the Canvas of Cringe as he tried to shepherd Joe Biden through that diplomatic minefield. One where every nuance counted and every stuttered response or vacant moment was being duly and derisively noted.
Only the whole world was watching.
Blinken looked like he wanted to cry almost from the very beginning.
That interminable meeting, with the long table and bogus pleasantries exchanged, was the start of his making it pretty obvious. I don’t know…
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