The Donald came to politics as an outsider who would not play by the Eatsablishments' rules. Good for him and the country as long as he has some rules to serve the best interests of America and not just himself. He overshot that trust placed in him.
Trump has always played the long odds. He managed to separate personal responsibility from his failures in the past:
Donald Trump pushed back against criticism of his companies’ bankruptcy history Tuesday, repeating his argument that like other smart businessmen, he “used, brilliantly, the laws of the country” to his advantage.
The presumptive GOP nominee was responding to attacks launched by Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, who lambasted Trump’s business record and economic ideas in a cutting speech earlier the same day.
“What I’ve done is I’ve used, brilliantly, the laws of the country. And not personally, just corporate. And if you look at people like myself that are at the highest levels of business, they use – many of them have done it, many times,” Trump told “ABC World News Tonight” host David Muir.
Of course that's semantics, sophistry. He avoided personal responsibility for the his corporations but those extending the credit he avoided paying actually paid his debts. The funds extended weren't imaginary just because they came from fictional legal persons, corporate banks- the owners of those banks, actual people, funded his bad loans.
The same philosophy is in being used by The Donald but those whose trust he's abusing see through the smoke and mirrors now. Trump is losing his grip- deservedly, on the Republican Party's members. He refuses to see that, but he's got eff-all to lose in his ambition's failing. His base will worship him no matter what; the 'never Trumpers' will not change their minds; and the majority of the American electorate are seeing Trump as he truly is and his time has passed.
He loses nothing, except- is it better for him to be a two-time loser with some influence and credibility; or be three time loser throwing temper tantrums?
Not sure of DeSantis, but I prefer him to anything in either party's wings right now. Although I do think Biden's doing better than I expected. Perfect? No! But not as divisive just to be so, to stay in the headlines.
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