lunatics in charge of the asylum
In November 2000 a failed businessman and fake cowboy of limited intelligence, from a hopelessly over-privileged family, was offered a job that his dad had messed up a few years earlier. Few people wanted him to get this job and many more voted against him than for him. Luckily his brother was in charge 'counting' the votes and his dad's mates were able to prevent anyone else protesting.
And so the 41st President of the USA was selected, as opposed to elected. He immediately filled the government with hate-filled religious fanatics, warmongers and other assorted mates of his dad. Thus the world's remaining military superpower is run by lunatics.
Examples of their lunacy are too numerous to mention.
Suffice to say their Leader can't pronounce the word nuclear.
Though he can say howdy.