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The president gave a speech in Saudi

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Arabia that was way more moderate than the angry, anti-Islam invective that he had been spewing throughout his campaign.

Some conservati­ves, who would like to believe that the mendacious narcissist is actually a normal, rational president, are celebratin­g his reading all the way through the prepared speech without going all wicky-wacky.

The question remains, however, if he can pivot so completely after spending so much time spewing hateful, divisive statements, can one believe that he won’t just pivot again, from this apparently normal speech? At any time, in any moment, he will say whatever he’s thinking, with no internal consistenc­y to guide him, except for his need for attention and adulation. Bruce Joffe Piedmont, Calif.

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