Tom Nichols on Donald Trump
← Back to Donald Trump ProfileFound within a listing of topics A-Z, the observation "Trump has chosen to identify himself as a Republican as a matter of egotistical convenience" offers a cynical take on his political motivations.
“Trump has chosen to identify himself as a Republican as a matter of egotistical convenience.”
From the "N" section of an alphabetical listing, this quote lambastes Donald Trump's perceived ignorance and inability to grasp even basic economic principles during his presidency.
“Donald Trump is the most willfully ignorant man ever to hold the presidency. He does not understand even basic concepts of … well, almost anything. (Yesterday, he explained to a woman in Michigan that he would lower food prices by limiting food imports—in other words, by reducing the supply of food. Trump went to the Wharton School, where I assume “supply and demand” was part of the first-year curriculum.) He is insensate to anything that conflicts with his needs or beliefs, and briefing him on any topic is virtually impossible.”