New York Times (July 22)
“What historical shift, what tremors in American culture, yielded up Mr. Trump’s moment from the depths of the national id? How did a braggadocious Manhattan billionaire with a history of dodgy business deals convince 13 million people feeling battered by a changing world that he is their solution?” Mr. Trump has “sought advantage by playing to disaffected people’s worst instincts, inventing scapegoats and conspiracy theories, waging and inciting vicious attacks on those who disagree with him. He is a poisonous messenger for a legitimate demand.” The Republican Party need to “dedicate itself to improving working people’s lives, instead of serving the elite.”
Tags: Billionaire, Braggadocious, Conspiracy theories, Dodgy business deals, Elite, Poisonous, Republican Party, Scapegoats, Tremors, Trump, U.S., Vicious attacks, Worst instincts
