What did Donald Trump do today?

He was very angry very late at night and had to post about it.

Just shy of 2 A.M. this morning, Trump posted this to his private microblogging website:

The very wonderful and talented Lara Trump, whose show is a big ratings success, put racist sleazebag Charlamagne "The God" (Why is he allowed to use the word "GOD" when describing himself? 

[N.B.: Trump appears to be trying to say that Lara Trump had Charlamagne as a guest on her Fox News weekend show.] 

Can anyone imagine the uproar there would be if I used that nickname?). He's a Low IQ individual, has no idea what words are coming out of his mouth, and knows nothing about me or what I have done - like just ending 5 Wars, including a 31 year bloodbath between Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, where Seven Million people have died, and there was no end in sight. He didn't know that, or India and Pakistan or, wiping out Iran's nuclear capabilities, or closing the horrendous open Border, or creating the greatest economy, where prices and Inflation have come way down, and where STUPID and CORRUPT JOE BIDEN set the record for doing the Worst Job as President, EVER. But this dope, Charlamagne, would vote for Sleepy Joe or Kamala? Remember, one year ago our Country was DEAD, now it's the "HOTTEST" Country anywhere in the World. MAGA!!!

There's a lot to unpack here, but it ends in a familiar place: Trump's Epstein cover-up.

Charlamagne Tha God is the stage name of Lenard Larry McKelvey. He adopted the handle as he rose through the hip-hop equivalent of the shock DJ ranks, where oddball names like "Bubba the Love Sponge" or "Wolfman Jack" are common. We don't have to wonder what would happen if Trump compared himself to God, because he's done it many times.

"Low IQ individual" is one of Trump's favorite insults, although one he's very selective about deploying. Here is a gallery of the people he's on record as calling that name:

 
Recently, Trump has been claiming to have "ended" a varying number of wars, usually around five or six. In most cases, the United States has had literally nothing to do with it, and where Trump has actually tried to impose a cease-fire through diplomatic force of will, the results have been deeply embarrassing. This is, by all accounts, part of his campaign to be awarded a Nobel Peace Prize, something he has been seething about for years because President Obama has one and he doesn't. In fact, Trump pines so openly for that recognition that "nominating" him for the prize seems has become a favorite way for governments looking to manipulate him to curry favor.

But Charlamagne's spot with Lara Trump didn't make Trump mad because he talked about about IQ scores or Nobel prizes. The main thrust of it was his prediction that traditional conservatives would retake control of the Republican Party from Trump. He noted that the very core of Trump's base is already furious with him over his cover-up of the Epstein scandal and his courting of a quid pro quo with Epstein's main accomplice, the convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell.

Maxwell was transferred last Thursday to a minimum security, high-privilege "honor dorm" prison camp, in flagrant violation of Bureau of Prison rules for someone convicted of sex crimes against children. The transfer happened shortly after she spoke for nine hours with representatives of the Trump DOJ. The ranking person on the scene was Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, whose previous job was serving as Trump's own criminal defense attorney. Maxwell's attorney made clear that she expected to be rewarded for saying the right things.

Trump has adamantly refused to rule out pardoning Maxwell, and has reiterated several times that he has every right to do so.

Why does this matter?

• There is only one possible reason any president would so stridently protect his right to pardon someone in a criminal child sex trafficking scheme conducted by close friends of his. 

• Assuming telling the truth is off the table, the smart thing for Trump to do now would be to stop drawing attention to the Epstein scandal, which he doesn't seem capable of doing. 

• Thinking that people of color are intellectually inferior is racism. 

• Agitation and emotional instability that becomes worse late in the day is not a sign of good cognitive health.