The fact that Donald Trump is the Republican nominee for president is strange for approximately 5,000 reasons. Some of these have received exhaustive attention throughout the campaign cycle — his pseudo-fascist affinity for political violence and stigmatizing minority groups, his professional-wrestling-style insults of political opponents, his Lilliputian hands. But in a Thursday morning interview, Trump drew attention to one of his candidacy’s least-appreciated oddities.
Appearing on CNBC’s Squawk Box, Trump reiterated his commitment to a massive increase in infrastructure spending. “Maybe my greatest strength is the economy, jobs, and building,” Trump said. “We do have to rebuild our infrastructure.”
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