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Friday, May 27, 2016 11:30:38 PM
Donald Trump’s Greatest Self-Contradictions
Either Trump does understand that so-called solutions of his are to simple to be real, or he doesn't. I'm
not sure which. One thing that is patently obvious is that he will say anything at any time to gain votes.
The many, many, MANY sides of the likely Republican nominee, in his own words.
By Michael Kruse and Noah Weiland
May 05, 2016
Illustration by Edel Rodriguez
Donald Trump likes to say that he “tells it like it is,” and his blunt style has won him the Republican nomination, buoyed by voters who like feeling they know just where a candidate stands on the issues. So where does he stand? Over the past four decades Trump has talked about every imaginable subject: gun rights to germs, the nature of competition to pre-nuptial agreements, love and sex, self-promotion and politics. And on every one of those topics, he has taken positions that directly contradict exactly what he has previously said.
In a world where candidates have lost elections over a single flip-flop, Trump has turned the self-contradiction into an art form. To create the definitive archive of Trump’s long argument with himself, Politico mined an almost limitless seam of his radio and TV interviews, newspaper and magazine profiles, books written about him and books written by him, rambling campaign speeches and late-night tweets. Read them together and they reveal a person who may be amazingly good at gauging the moment, but whose principles, beyond simply winning, remain elusive—perhaps even to himself.
Has anyone ever disagreed with Donald Trump more than Donald Trump?
[a few of many examples]
“I don’t want it for myself. I don’t need it for myself.” (ABC News, November 20, 2015)
“I wanted to do this for myself. … I had to do it for myself.” (Time, August 18, 2015)
--
“You’d be shocked if I said that in many cases I probably identify more as a Democrat.” (CNN, March 21, 2004)
“Look, I’m a Republican. I’m a very conservative guy in many respects—I guess in most respects.” (The Hugh Hewitt Show, February 25, 2015)
--
“I’m totally pro-choice.” (Fox News, October 31, 1999)
“I’m pro-life.” (CPAC, February 10, 2011)
--
“I surround myself with good people, and then I give myself the luxury of trusting them.” (Trump: Surviving at the Top, 1990)
“My motto is ‘Hire the best people, and don’t trust them.’” (Trump: Think Big, 2007)
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/05/donald-trump-2016-contradictions-213869
It's very long. LOL. Hope you enjoy ping-pong.
Welcome back, BNB.
Either Trump does understand that so-called solutions of his are to simple to be real, or he doesn't. I'm
not sure which. One thing that is patently obvious is that he will say anything at any time to gain votes.
The many, many, MANY sides of the likely Republican nominee, in his own words.
By Michael Kruse and Noah Weiland
May 05, 2016
Illustration by Edel Rodriguez
Donald Trump likes to say that he “tells it like it is,” and his blunt style has won him the Republican nomination, buoyed by voters who like feeling they know just where a candidate stands on the issues. So where does he stand? Over the past four decades Trump has talked about every imaginable subject: gun rights to germs, the nature of competition to pre-nuptial agreements, love and sex, self-promotion and politics. And on every one of those topics, he has taken positions that directly contradict exactly what he has previously said.
In a world where candidates have lost elections over a single flip-flop, Trump has turned the self-contradiction into an art form. To create the definitive archive of Trump’s long argument with himself, Politico mined an almost limitless seam of his radio and TV interviews, newspaper and magazine profiles, books written about him and books written by him, rambling campaign speeches and late-night tweets. Read them together and they reveal a person who may be amazingly good at gauging the moment, but whose principles, beyond simply winning, remain elusive—perhaps even to himself.
Has anyone ever disagreed with Donald Trump more than Donald Trump?
[a few of many examples]
“I don’t want it for myself. I don’t need it for myself.” (ABC News, November 20, 2015)
“I wanted to do this for myself. … I had to do it for myself.” (Time, August 18, 2015)
--
“You’d be shocked if I said that in many cases I probably identify more as a Democrat.” (CNN, March 21, 2004)
“Look, I’m a Republican. I’m a very conservative guy in many respects—I guess in most respects.” (The Hugh Hewitt Show, February 25, 2015)
--
“I’m totally pro-choice.” (Fox News, October 31, 1999)
“I’m pro-life.” (CPAC, February 10, 2011)
--
“I surround myself with good people, and then I give myself the luxury of trusting them.” (Trump: Surviving at the Top, 1990)
“My motto is ‘Hire the best people, and don’t trust them.’” (Trump: Think Big, 2007)
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/05/donald-trump-2016-contradictions-213869
It's very long. LOL. Hope you enjoy ping-pong.
Welcome back, BNB.
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