Max Boot on Donald Trump
← Back to Donald Trump ProfileAmidst a list seemingly cataloging alphabetical terms, this impassioned declaration directly labels Donald Trump a fascist, a designation the speaker claims is rare and deliberate.
“Trump is a fascist. And that's not a term I use loosely or often. But he's earned it.”
Published under the letter "I" of a political website's index, this excerpt reveals a firm anti-Trump stance and a desire for the Republican Party to moderate its ideology.
“I only know one thing for sure: I won't vote for Trump. My hope is that he will lose by a landslide, and the Republican Party will come to its senses, rejecting both his ugly, nativist populism and the extreme, holier-than-thou conservatism represented by Ted Cruz.”
Published within a broader alphabetical listing of articles, this excerpt critiques Donald Trump's perceived intellectual shortcomings and unsuitability for presidential office.
“Donald J. Trump, a presidential candidate who truly is the know-nothing his Republican predecessors only pretended to be ... It is genuinely terrifying that someone who advances such offensive and ridiculous proposals could win the nomination of a party once led by Teddy Roosevelt, who wrote more books than Mr. Trump has probably read. It's one thing to appeal to voters by pretending to be an average guy. It's another to be an average guy who doesn't know the first thing about governing or public policy. The Trump acolytes claim it doesn't matter; he can hire experts to advise him. But experts always disagree with one another and it is the president alone who must make the most difficult decisions in the world. That's not something he can do since he lacks the most basic grounding in the issues and is prey to fundamental misconceptions.”
Amidst media frenzy surrounding Trump's shifting immigration stance, this cynical observation suggests his policy decisions are driven solely by self-aggrandizement, not genuine concern.
“As media scramble to figure out Trump's evolving position on immigration, remember he cares *only* about feeding his ego. Policy irrelevant.”