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Trump, the bumbler

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Bumpkin businessman-turned-American president a babe in the business of politics

By Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr

It is not necessary to harangue against US President Donald J Trump’s core beliefs even when those core beliefs seem to influence and shape the public sphere in his own country and the relations of his country with other countries. Those issues will have to be dealt on a case-by-case basis. But it would not be going out of the way to assess the acts of President Trump in the week he has been in office.

There is little doubt that he is a flustered man. The office of the President of the United States does seem to overwhelm him, and he is trying his best to come to terms with it. There can be little doubt that he has fought a hard election, a bitter election – and he had himself admitted to it in his post-election interview with the editorial staff of The New York Times, a rare gesture for a unselfconscious right-winger to be speaking to a liberal leader of the American media – and he does want to get past the heat and dust that it evoked. But he just does not seem to know how to do it. He is quite rustic in his mannerisms. It would be perhaps wrong to call him rustic because the rustic is one who has led a simple and protected life and who is unused to the ways of the world.

Trump is no doubt an unsophisticated businessman, who wants to keep things simple and straight for himself if not for those with whom he makes deals. He lacks grace and he is awkward when he tries to be graceful as when he said of Hillary Clinton that she fought a hard election and that he respected her. But he could not bring himself to say that post-election it is time to move beyond the campaign heat, and that he would welcome any advice from her. It was not necessary for him to accept anything that she has to offer. But then that would be a nice way of doing things. But Trump just does not know how to do it. So he avoids the bit about being graceful. He is the genial gruff guy and not the cold-hearted villain that his detractors want to make him out to be. He is no Stalin or Mao, much less a Mussolini. We will leave Hitler out for the moment. Trump is emerging to be a bumbler, and that is not a good sign for a man who wants to be seen as strong and decisive.

Donald Trump on campaign trail

Donald Trump on campaign trail

Take the issue of building that “great wall” – the subliminal reference to China’s Great Wall is inevitable and Trump does not seem to be aware of the cultural connotations of the wall as such – and how he had painted himself in a corner. In his interview with the ABC news channel, he mumbled that the wall will be good for Mexico as well and he had to fidget quite a bit with his words to overcome the embarrassment of going back on his campaign boast that he would not only build the wall on the US-Mexican border, but that he will make sure that Mexico will pay for the wall that he is going to build to protect America from illegal immigrants from across Mexico. He is now faced with the harsh reality that he will have to rustle up the funds with the help of the Republican-dominated Congress to get the work started on the wall.

On Friday, he issued the executive order to review the entry of refugees, and the longish order reads like a bureaucratic rigmarole. He has entrusted the secretaries of homeland security and state to sort it out, report to him, keep reporting to him on the situation periodically, and to prepare the list of the countries from where the refugee intake should not be allowed purely on humanitarian grounds. He says that those who want to come to America must love the country and its constitution, and that they should not think of attacking it. It would appear to be a simple demand, and even a straight one at that. But he knows that it cannot be as simple and straight as that. And he does not know where the complication lies. He seems agreeable to allow refugees who are religious minorities in their countries. It is being interpreted that it meant that only Christians from the troubled West Asian countries will have an easy entry into America. Given the Americans’ attempt to influence other countries, the decision-makers would take in refugees who are political dissidents, who could then be used against the regimes in their own countries. This has been a long-standing policy with the United States, whether Russians or Chinese, Iranians or Syrians. It did not matter if they belonged to staunchly religious organizations, be they Shias from Iraq or the Sunni members of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. Trump will get to learn the American tricks of the game. But at the moment he seems to be making a statement against all refugees except the religious minorities and he is looking like an ignoramus.

The way to treat Trump, and all blusterers like him, is to have to a good laugh. He should not be taken seriously. He is going to hit against the wall of the American constitutional system of checks-and-balances at every turn, and there will be bumps all over his head, figuratively speaking.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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Ensure nutrition supplement ad wins hearts, Tweeple say video taught them a lot | WATCH

In this era of ads where some advertisements are really praised for their inclusivity while the others are being criticised, Ensure (an American brand of nutritional supplements) have also come up with a very heart touching advertisement in this festive season.

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In this era of ads where some advertisements are really praised for their inclusivity while the others are being criticised, Ensure (an American brand of nutritional supplements) have also come up with a very heart touching advertisement in this festive season.

The video is on fleek and it’s being liked and shared by people a lot on social media, soon it came out. Tweeple are appreciating and twitting this viral video with good compliments.

In this inspiring advertisement, we can see a man making a list of guests, asking her wife for one of his specific friends on the occasion of the festival but her wife denies informing him about the long list and work overload, the man then make her a cup of hot tea made of Ensure milk powder, saying that we should thank the people who took time for us when nobody did. This cute message is liked by the people and Twitter is flooded with appreciation posts with the hashtag StrongerInsideOut.

One person tweeted that this video taught him to come up front, help people and celebrate. Have a look :

The other Twitter user wrote about the amazing initiative of this video and appreciated this.

https://twitter.com/Gopika55/status/1457671525209833479

What is Ensure?

Ensure is an American for nutritional supplements and replacements for meals. This brand, Ensure is manufactured by Abbott Laboratories.

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Ensure Original contains 220 calories, six grams of saturated fat, 15 grams of sugar, and nine grams of protein in a 237-ml (8-fl oz) bottle. Water, corn maltodextrin, sugar, milk protein concentrate, canola oil, and soy protein isolate are the top six ingredients in Ensure original. For people with lactose intolerance can also take this as Ensure is considered lactose-free.

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Tip Tip Barsa Paani: Raveena Tandon or Katrina Kaif? Mohra star likes tweets hailing original song

Apart from the movie’s plot, Sooryavanshi is ruling the hearts of the audience with its peppy songs. Recently, the makers have dropped the remake of the iconic 90s song Tip Tip Barsa Paani that has been recreated by Katrina and Akshay.

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The much-awaited film from Rohit Shetty’s cop universe, Sooryavanshi hit the silver screens on November 5. Apart from the movie’s plot, the Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif starrer is ruling the hearts of the audience with its peppy songs. Recently, the makers have dropped the remake of the iconic 90s song Tip Tip Barsa Paani that has been recreated by Katrina and Akshay.

The original Tip Tip Barsa Paani song from Mohra film was voiced by the singers, noted singers Udit Narayan and Alka Yagnik. It came out in the year 1994 wherein the audience had witnessed the sizzling chemistry between Raveena Tandon and Akshay Kumar.

Raveena Tandon likes tweets hailing original Tip Tip Barsa Paani

Soon after the song was released, fans started comparing it to the original song from the film Mohra, which featured Raveena Tandon and Akshay Kumar. The recreated version by Kat and Akki sent the mercury soaring and is receiving rave reviews, however, a section of fans had conflicting opinions about Katrina’s performance. While some of them admired her performance, others felt that it did not match the original version.

One of the fans tweeted that the original tip tip barsa pani is something else, that too in the early 90s. The Tip Tip Barsa Pani star has liked the tweets wherein the audience have praised the original version of the song.

Tip Tip song from Sooryavanshi

In the song, Katrina Kaif can be seen donning a silver metallic saree and her scintillating moves will surely make you fall head over heels in love with her. While Katrina is dancing in the rain, Akshay can be seen admiring her. The song has a carnival set up and has been recreated by Tanishk Bagchi.

Watch the Tip Tip song here

In other news, Telugu actor Anushka Shetty gave a return gift to her fans on the occasion of her 40th birthday. The Baahubali star has announced her new project with Mahesh Babu P.

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Bheemla Nayak’s latest song out: Pawan Kalyan’s new power look in the lungi

Finally the wait is over, after a long time this new song Lala Bheemla has been released today. It is debuted by the filmmakers of the upcoming film Bheemla Nayak, which stars superstar Pawan Kalyan.

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Finally, the wait is over, after a long time this new song Lala Bheemla has been released today. It is debuted by the filmmakers of the upcoming film Bheemla Nayak, which stars superstar Pawan Kalyan.

Lala Bheemla is a song with such a high level of energy and music. The song is composed by S Thaman and released on the occasion of Trivikram’s birthday who is a lyricist and dialogue writer for the film.

Manobala Vijayabalan tweeted about the song release with the date, song name and the name of filmstar Pawan Kalyan.

The song is based on strong composition, intense lyrics, aggressive vocals, and hair-raising imagery which absolutely meets beyond the expectations.

It’s a treat to watch Pawan Kalyan dressed as a cop in a mass avatar in Lungi. The female dancers from Odisha in the background are also enhancing the mass appeal.

The fact that Trivikram Srinivas, who produced the film’s screenplay and dialogues, also wrote the song’s lyrics is intriguing. Because of his energetic singing, Arun Kaundinya totally changed the mood of the song which is an absolute game-changer.

If we talk about the production of the film, Naga Vamsi has produced the film under the company Sithara Entertainments. Fans of the actor Pawan Kalyan are amazed to hear this incredible song. Therefore, Bheemla Nayak is set to hit the theatres in Sankranthi 2022.

Nithya Menen also plays the lead role in Bheemla Nayak. S Thaman is in charge of the film’s musical score, while Ravi K. Chandran and Naveen Nooli are the cinematographer and editor, respectively.

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