Certain numbers stand out: Napoleon's 100 days after Elba, President Kennedy's 1000 days. Now we suffer 100 days of President Trump's orchestrated madness, some Season in Hell (without Arthur Rimbaud, sadly).
It is an undeniable fact that questions abound and that answers are non-existent or unconvincing. If the reality we undergo is also destabilising the mind, we should not forget that all this is bluff, yoyo policies that lack a coherent strategy. The "apostles" around the mad king have neither credibility nor a moral/ intellectual compass. In between playing golf and looking at Fox News there is no "there" there.
Asians are regrouping, sub-Sahara Africa is left to its own devices, the Middle East follows the President's hotel trail, Russia and China have a hard time hiding their mépris, Canada, Mexico and Australia are increasing their distance. The EU has no other choice than trying to monitor the contradictions in its own midst, the the Hungarian joker, the Polish hard liner, the Danish Hamlet, the Bonapartist Macron and the sly Meloni.
The cards on the table open a window of opportunities for Trump, who can create havoc with no effort. Nevertheless he must pay attention to slipping poll numbers or a growing frustration in Washington's elites, who are becoming impatient under the dureness of this other Marvel creature.
As long as in the second term Trump can avoid confrontation in his ranks he is relatively safe. He certainly doesn't want to risk the problems created during his first term by the few establisment personalities in his administration. This time he deliberately chose to be surrounded by a claque of willing amateurs, chosen for servility rather than talent.
Soon we could witness a Strindberg scenario wherein he will be eaten raw by some of his partners who will anesthesize him through flattery and hotel licenses. By the way he has only the certified logistical support of Steve Witkoff, his hotel concierge-in-chief.
