Trump, in his own words
Excerpt of an interview Bob Woodward did with Trump in March of 2016. Look at his comments about Nixon being a criminal. Look at his speech patterns, and how frequently he feels the need to paint himself as a victim, and also to portray himself as an important, successful man. Look at how he talks about winning. And look at how frequently this reads like a conversation with a 5th grader trying to BS an essay test. BW: Any . . . . Before coming over, Bob and I have had lots of chats. And we were thinking about this, that you are running for the nomination in the Republican Party. DT: Right. BW: Which is the party of Lincoln and the party of Nixon. . . . And so we have this party that you are running to be the nominee in, and it’s got two heritages. Lincoln and Nixon. DT: That’s true. That’s true. BW: And why did Lincoln succeed? Thought about that at all? DT: Well, I think Lincoln succeeded for numerous reasons. He was a man who was of great intelligence, which mo