The gas deal theory is perhaps the most incredible to contemplate, because it may reflect Trump’s view about what presidents can do. He may really believe that an American president can easily make secret deals with foreign governments to control the price of the world’s most important commodity. In other words, Trump may believe in conspiracy theories because he wants to be the top conspirator.
Trump has an uncanny power to poison the well of information. Cable news channels, in their crippling fear of losing ratings to each other, just broadcast his rallies and speeches uninterrupted, and leave themselves little ability to report correctly on his record. This dynamic created by Trump “thinking out loud” and “saying what people are already thinking” can only become worse if he becomes president.
Instead of challenging a sitting president or a candidate from the other party with false and malicious accusations, a President Trump will be spreading idiotic theories about our allies and enemies. These may spoil our diplomatic efforts, or even the several war efforts that he will inherit from Obama in Syria, Libya, Iraq, and Yemen. And once again, because America finds itself in competition and rivalries with other states, there will be a natural instinct for Americans to side with their president, no matter how irresponsible he is. Trump doubles down on his theories whenever they generate a big response on social media. And everything a president does or says generates a big response.
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