The ramblings of Trump are sadly no April Fool joke - Fiona Duff
So, writing this on 1 April, I have been scouring the papers to see if I can spot the fake stories. Of course, these days it is a bit hard to spot what is actually real news and what is a load of baloney.
No doubt many of you may think that this column falls into the latter category. I cannot argue my way out of that one to be honest.
Oddly enough I have, for some time, been getting sent reels of puppies and spaniels on my social media platforms.
As the owner of a spaniel I suppose that isn’t unusual, although some of the films and photographs are quite obviously AI generated – who on earth has this type of dog that is so well groomed?
I look over at my four-legged friend who has rather matted ears and looking a bit dishevelled after jumping into the pond at Inverleith Park an hour or so ago. Anyway, it has now moved on to foals – so many of them, just born and staggering about like members of a hen party group on a Saturday night.
And also elephant babies, about which I have never really shown an interest in, but perhaps I mentioned something like that in a conversation in earshot of my phone.
Conspiracy theorist – me? I think not. Finally there are the posts about Donald Trump. Well, is he demented or is he dangerous? The answer to both is probably in the affirmative.
But because he says so much that is absolutely bat-poo crazy, listening to him and working with him must be like dealing with a crack smoking toddler.
It is hard to believe that the words that emanate from the hole in that tangerine face are spoken by someone who is one of the most powerful men in the world. I say ‘one of’ as I do believe that there are those pulling his strings; people who have information on his past which makes them more potent than him.
Someone who starts bombing another country because his son in law ‘had a feeling’, is perhaps a man who cannot make a decision for himself based on actual researched and detailed information.
Which is fine if he had someone to control him, but he is President of USA.
It’s not doing much for my blood pressure, so back to digitally created films of puppies and baby elephants for me.