So, we all know that Donald Trump has incredibly thin, orange skin. He is hyper sensitive, and the very picture of a melting snowflake, never passing on an opportunity to try and lash out at critics, or really anyone who does not bend over backwards to give him the attention and especially praise that he so clearly, desperately needs.
Lately, Trump has been trying to silence dissent by threatening lawsuits against people who were formerly quite close to him.
The first was former national security advisor John Bolton, who published his revealing book about the Trump administration behind the scenes.
The second book is from a family member. Yes, Trump's own niece recently wrote a tell-all book that is not at all flattering to Trump.
First, though, Bolton's book, which only very recently came out, and has some rather shocking revelations about Trump and his administration. According to a recent Yahoo article by Davd Knowles, here are five truly shocking revelations about Trump that we did not already know, but which this book reveals:
Trump asked China's Xi for help in winning reelection.
Trump also gave approval for China to build concentration camps for Uigher citizens.
One that is truly shocking is that Trump evidently ruminated on the idea of assassinating American journalists who refused to reveal their sources. So much for freedom of speech and of the press, huh?
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other members of Trump's staff basically insulted him behind his back.
Bolton says that the Democrats screwed up the impeachment hearings by focusing too exclusively on Ukraine, when in fact Trump's crimes stretched well beyond that. Frankly, this is a point that I felt, and still feel, is very true. In time, we will get wind of more of Trump's crimes, as I imagine many, if not most (probably not all of them, though) will be revealed to the general public in due time. And yes, the Democrats should have added some of these, to show that this is a general trend with Trump, and not relegated to one incident or phone call with the leader of Ukraine.
All of that sounds pretty believable, particularly that part about Pompeo and other Trump staff members talking about Trump behind his back. After all, we already know that former high-ranking members of the Trump administration has referred to their boss as a "fucking moron." Trump just has a way about him of getting former friends and allies to turn into enemies. He went from praising some of his former hand-picked members of his own cabinet (Tillerson, Scaramucci, Kelly and Bolton himself come to mind) to going out of his way to try and insult them.
The back and forth between Trump and Bolton has become regular headlines as of late. Bolton, for his part, has suggested many, many things that are upsetting to Trump, including that Trump is unfit to be president, and that he has a definitive authoritarian streak. Trump has countered that Bolton is a "wacko" and that his book is "exceedingly tedious." He accused Bolton of having a one track mind, being always in favor of war. But as Seth Myers suggested, everybody knew that already, yet Trump still hired him for the position.
The back and forth between Trump and Bolton has become regular headlines as of late. Bolton, for his part, has suggested many, many things that are upsetting to Trump, including that Trump is unfit to be president, and that he has a definitive authoritarian streak. Trump has countered that Bolton is a "wacko" and that his book is "exceedingly tedious." He accused Bolton of having a one track mind, being always in favor of war. But as Seth Myers suggested, everybody knew that already, yet Trump still hired him for the position.
Then, of course, there is another book. This one is called "Too Much and Never Enough" by Mary Trump. Yes, a Trump family member. Trump is trying to halt publication of that book, as well, as it evidently will also be pretty damning.
Frankly, I cannot think of words that fit Donald Trump to a t more than the title of that new book. Too much, and indeed, never enough, pretty much sums up everything about Trump and his staggering levels of narcissism and greed and brutality in order to get every possible thing that he wants. Yet, indeed, it never seems to be enough for him.
Frankly, I cannot think of words that fit Donald Trump to a t more than the title of that new book. Too much, and indeed, never enough, pretty much sums up everything about Trump and his staggering levels of narcissism and greed and brutality in order to get every possible thing that he wants. Yet, indeed, it never seems to be enough for him.
What a clown show.
Below are the links to articles that got me onto this topic. Please take a look:
Trump is reportedly looking into suing his niece to stop her from publishing a tell-all book about him Ashley Collman Jun 17, 2020, 5:49 AM
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-considers-suing-niece-mary-tell-all-book-nda-report-2020-6?amp&fbclid=IwAR35JM3WXl5FBz988afon6Xsj846-gWQGk5N2KrisxCxL05fxp3l3Gx16zQ
READ: Trump administration's lawsuit against Bolton over book By CNN Updated 6:33 PM ET, Tue June 16, 2020:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/16/politics/john-bolton-book-lawsuit/index.html
Five bombshells about Trump from Bolton's book David Knowles, Editor,Yahoo News•June 17, 2020
https://news.yahoo.com/five-bombshells-about-trump-from-boltons-book-201739765.html
As I've already stated previously, the problem isn't so much that Trump is the way he is and does the things he does, so much as the blind, unquestioning devotion of his base. Anything that doesn't cast him in a favorable light is dismissed as "fake news", or worse, something they tacitly approve of. Trump's presidency may finally come to an end on January 20th. The same can't be said about the staggering, willful ignorance of his supporters, who are the living embodiment of the saying "Human intelligence has its limits; human stupidity does not."
ReplyDeleteI agree, but still feel we need to be informed of such transparently bad and undemocratic behavior such as this. Even if it is just for the history books.
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