I write a lot about the Trump administration. It is not hard to come up with topics. But there are days when so much stupidity happens that I have no choice but to make an addition to my regular beclowning series. Because, good God, President Donald Trump injected a lot of stupidity into the political ether.

Even before Trump’s stupidity, Tuesday’s news cycle was all about the limits of Trump’s ability to do much of anything. The New York Times reported on how the Trump administration’s effort to roll back fuel standards has been stymied by California, which is negotiating a pact with multiple auto companies at more stringent levels. Because California has moved more quickly than the Trump White House, the odds are against the administration successfully stopping the California standard.

“The administration’s efforts to weaken the Obama-era pollution rules could be rendered irrelevant if too many automakers join California before the Trump plan can be put into effect,” the Times reported. In many ways, this is symbolic of the Trump administration’s tissue-thin policy legacy, one that could be reversed by the next president.

That story was followed by Trump acknowledging that the White House is considering asking Congress for a temporary payroll tax cut. This is not particularly surprising, as the media reported this Monday. As The Washington Post reported, however, “the White House released a statement disputing that the idea was actively ‘under consideration’ ” less than a day before Trump confirmed it. So this was yet another small example of the White House failing to get on the same page.

All of this was prelude, however, to Trump’s triple Lindy of beclowning.

First, at a White House photo spray, Trump was asked about Kashmir. You really have to listen to the entire answer to appreciate the sixth-grade level it’s on, but he said in part: “Kashmir is a very complicated place. You have the Hindus, and you have the Muslims, and I wouldn’t say they get along so great. And that’s what you have right now.”

I suppose that one could argue that these comments were not as damaging as Trump’s uninformed offer last month to mediate the Kashmir crisis. But they were equally stupid. Trump sounded like nothing so much as a grade-school student who hadn’t done his homework and was winging his class presentation.

This was followed by Trump saying something far more offensive. The New York Times reported:

“President Trump said on Tuesday that any Jewish person who votes for a Democrat is guilty of ignorance or ‘great disloyalty,’ intensifying his efforts to drive in a partisan wedge over religion and support for Israel even as he appeared to draw on an anti-Semitic trope…

“The move prompted condemnation from diplomats and analysts across the political spectrum that in Mr. Trump’s zeal to curry favor with Jewish voters and tighten his alliance with Mr. Netanyahu, he risked endangering the bipartisan support of Israel that has long existed in the United States, the country’s most reliable ally.

“It’s unclear who @POTUS is claiming Jews would be ‘disloyal’ to,” Jonathan Greenblatt, the chief executive of the Anti-Defamation League, said on Twitter, using a common acronym to refer to the president of the United States, “but charges of disloyalty have long been used to attack Jews.”

This is not the first time Trump has used an anti-Semitic trope to reference the loyalty of Jews. It won’t be the last. He debases the office of the presidency every time he does it.

Then, in the evening, Trump put the cherry on top of his beclowning sundae, tweeting:

“Denmark is a very special country with incredible people, but based on Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s comments, that she would have no interest in discussing the purchase of Greenland, I will be postponing our meeting scheduled in two weeks for another time.

“The Prime Minister was able to save a great deal of expense and effort for both the United States and Denmark by being so direct. I thank her for that and look forward to rescheduling sometime in the future!”

None of this makes any sense. After acknowledging his absurd interest in acquiring Greenland, Trump said Sunday that he “may be going to Denmark but not for this reason at all.” Trump’s tweets, however, suggest it was the primary reason. The Post’s reporting further suggests Trump’s intent to procure Greenland was more serious than previously suggested.

Until Trump’s tweet, the Greenland story had been diverting: Trump is dumb enough to think he can buy Greenland. Denmark said no. No harm came from it. But in canceling his trip, Trump has managed to turn this particular bout of idiocy into something with real-world consequences.

Tuesday was just another day in which Trump beclowned his administration. In a month, we will probably forget most of these episodes. But they will accumulate. In the process, Trump will beclown not just his own administration. He will beclown the entire country.

Daniel W. Drezner is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.

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