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[–] will_a113@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 years ago (4 children)

This is actually pretty clever. If he's found guilty then it's rigged since even Mother Teresa would have been found guilty. If he's found not guilty though, then he's even better than Mother Teresa, since he beat a rap that would have taken her down or whatever.

[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 51 points 2 years ago (3 children)

He's not clever. He's a gigantic fucking moron. Don't give him more credit than he's due.

[–] Hylactor@sopuli.xyz 11 points 2 years ago

I don't know anything about Trumps childhood, but it feels like he was raised by fairly cold, taciturn, sociopaths. I wonder if his whole childhood was just a masterclass in tantrums and getting a reaction out of people. Would explain a lot about his stengths and weaknesses.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaellisicky/2020/10/03/how-donald-trump-took-down-bonwit-teller-a-fifth-avenue-landmark/?sh=86a0fc85f69d

My favorite Trump story.

He had a golden opportunity to get in good with the real Manhattan elites, and he ended up making himself a pariah through his own greed, stupidity, and arrogance.

[–] kaitco@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Dude…This is the most Trump thing I’ve ever read.

Trump agreed to donate (the sculptures) to the Met as long as the costs and the ability to physically remove the Art Deco artifacts were not unreasonably expensive.

Trump surprised New York’s art community on June 5, 1980 when a demolition crew jackhammered the sculptures off of the building. In addition, the intricate grillwork was removed. The destruction drew a public outcry. The Met received no advance notice.

Trump initially avoided any comment about the Bonwit Teller artwork. But John Baron, a spokesperson with the Trump Organization, contacted the New York Daily News to discuss the situation. Baron informed the Daily News that “the merit of the stones was not great enough to justify the effort to save them.” Baron stated that the removal process could have set back Trump Tower’s construction timeline by two weeks. Baron also told the New York Times that he had no idea what happened to the ornate grillwork.

Long after Baron’s initial contact, the New York Daily News learned that John Baron was actually Donald Trump, in disguise.

Board and staff members at the Met were furious and confused about Baron’s claims that the sculptures lacked merit. “Can you imagine the Met accepting them if they were not of artistic merit?” asked Ashton Hawkins, a Met board member.

The day after “Baron” called the Daily News, Donald Trump released a statement, claiming that the sculptures had to be reduced to stones. “My biggest concern was the safety of people on the street below…people could have been killed. To me, it would not have been worth that kind of risk.”

Though Trump claimed that the removal of the sculptures would have cost his organization approximately $500,000, an initial estimate, made public, amounted to a $32,000 expense.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

lol!

You scared me! When you said "The most Trump thing ever" I thought you meant something I'd posted!

The wicked flee where no man pursueth!

Glad you liked the article, please share it out.

[–] Bipta@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

By underestimating my enemy, I almost lose what I love. -- Lao Tzu

I would argue the quote is too soft. There's no guarantee one will merely almost lose it.

[–] Hegar@kbin.social 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

He's not clever though.

He's brazenly stupid. He never thinks things through and is incredibly easy to read and manipulate. He has almost no self control.

He's dangerous, but not because of anything that could be confused for cleverness.

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 4 points 2 years ago

It's possible for a stupid person to do or say something clever, though. You have to fight the battles that are actually before you, not simply imagine that they're already won because you think your opponent is dumb.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

He’s a conman. A grifter. This is how they talk.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

This is what he does with everything. He set up Afghanistan pullout timing it at the end of his term. Success? It was all him. Failure? It was all Biden.

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

My thoughts exactly. This kind of abusive manipulation is always pretty transparent.