It’s harsh, but it needs to be said. Trump is simply a bad guy, and nobody wants a bad guy leading the United States of America.
We’ve got a lot of ground to cover, so let’s get right to it.
Liar
Trump lies frequently. Trump claimed he saw thousands of people in New Jersey celebrating the attacks on 9/11. This was a lie. Trump said 82% of white people who were murdered were killed by black people. This was also a lie. Trump said Marco Rubio was Mark Zuckerberg’s personal Senator and then denied he had ever made that statement. This again was a lie.
Trump’s lies sometimes result in painful failures such as when he, the purported savior of our nation’s financial institutions, demonstrated his profound lack of financial sense and integrity when he bought the Taj Mahal casino. Trump acquired the struggling casino after promising the gambling authority he would only use prime rate loans to cover the cost. He was lying, and within a month of making these empty promises, Trump covered his debt with junk bonds featuring a staggering 14% interest. To nobody’s surprise, Trump defaulted on the loans. The bankers were screwed and the casino employees suffered, but Trump felt none of the pain since he pegged the loans to the company rather than his personal pocketbook. Trump has since bragged about exploiting the system and admits, “I would do it again.” Let this be a lesson to those who think Trump will save the U.S. from our financial woes; Mr. Business Savvy doesn’t care if his own team fails as long as he personally profits.
Ruthlessly Cruel
I’ve previously discussed Trump’s tendency towards malice, but it deserves repetition and examination from new angles.
Trump will mercilessly attack anyone without justification if they get in his way. Trump spoke highly of Ben Carson early in the campaign saying he is, “a really fine man" and "a friend of mine,” yet when Carson became Trump’s chief rival, The Donald accused Carson of having a, “pathological temper,” and asserted, “you don't cure that ... as an example: child molesting. You don't cure these people.” After the former neurosurgeon’s support dissipated, Trump again buddied up to Carson using the Iowa-Vote pseudo-scandal to attack Donald’s new GOP rival, Ted Cruz. Previously, Trump had also called Cruz, “a friend of mine and a good guy,” but once Cruz gained in the polls, he became, “A nasty guy. Nobody likes him.” This should show any Trump fans just how much they can count on his loyalty. If Trump treats high profile people he considers friends this way, he won’t hesitate to betray you.
Trump’s attacks are in no way bound by good taste. Trump mocked John McCain for being a POW and mocked a disabled news reporter who disagreed with him by mimicking the reporter’s deformed hand motions. Trump then lied about mocking the reporter.
Trump’s is willing to insult anybody for any reason, but his comments towards women seem especially malicious as he often objectifies them by targeting their looks or sexuality. When Megyn Kelly asked Trump difficult questions during a debate, Trump suggested she was on her period. Later, Trump said Fiorina’s face excluded her from winning an election. “Look at that face! Would anyone vote for that?” Throughout his life, Trump has referred to women he dislikes as, “fat pigs,” “dogs” and “disgusting animals.” With no provocation, Trump once mused on air about the idea of a woman on The Celebrity Apprentice giving him a blowjob. Responding to media criticism, Trump once shared his philosophy by saying, “You know, it doesn’t really matter what (media people) write as long as you’ve got a young and beautiful piece of a**.”
Even when it comes to his own family, Trump is cold-blooded. When Trump’s nephew filed a lawsuit against Trump over an estate dispute, Trump responded by cutting off health insurance benefits to his nephew’s family despite the fact that those insurance benefits were paying for lifesaving healthcare treatments for Trump’s chronically ill grandnephew. In case there is any doubt to his motivation, Trump clarified that he dropped the benefits out of an unflinching desire for revenge. “I was angry because they sued.”
Thief
Trump also has a bad habit of taking things that don’t belong to him.
When interrupted by protestors at one of his rallies, Trump instructed his security officers to take the protestors’ coats and throw them out in the cold. Ejecting protestors from his rally is Donald’s right, but stealing property is illegal even for the rich.
Of course, there’s an exception to every rule, and the abuse of eminent domain does allow for legally sanctioned theft for the wealthy or at least for the well connected. On multiple occasions, Trump tried to use eminent domain to forcibly take land from the elderly in order to provide new ground for Trump’s building projects.
People can speculate all day long on whether Trump has the best interests or the best plan for the United States, but there’s no denying that Trump is a lying, vindictive thief. These are facts.
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