or somebody just handed him a phone and told him to congratulate the guy on the other end and we'll fix it in the mix
Just as he has, or had, no idea where Somalia was, he obviously also had no knowledge of politics in Turkey. I imagine he does now. The guy is totally unqualified to be our President, but on the other hand he is very likely to know a good deal about common law and the statutes of limitations for bringing civil suits in New York, and the other States where he has stiffed contractors and screwed investors.
Some people like their lies cleverly disguised. The democrats are excellent at that. Some like it anti PC. As long as it has no affect on reality it's just talk. Nothing you could break a bone with.
Until trump, leaders didn't call each other without full briefings on the salient issues and personal state of affairs of their counterparts so as to not upset a relationship that potentially goes hundreds of years. So it's unlikely someone handed the phone like when your grandparents call.
I never said he was normal. Normal communications protocol is to have a planned call. So you don't backtrack on the One China policy through a flippant remark.
Nothing is flippant. A butterfly can flip their wings in America and the next thing you know there is a sunami someplace. I wonder why he wants Putin to think he supports totalitarianism?