Trump Thinks Americans Are Stupid

Donald Trump believes that Americans are stupid. Why else would he constantly tell us that he gave money to every politician in Washington but never expected anything in return? He has stated that he has given money to every one of his opponents, as well as Hilary Clinton. He has also stated that he is funding his own campaign because he does not want to be owned by the big campaign donors. Yet when he was the big campaign donor, he never expected anything in return.

Donald is doing everything out of the goodness of his heart. But, he speaks frequently about “The Art of the Deal” and contrasts his profound deal making capability against the Obama administration’s horrible deals. He claims that the current administration gives away everything and gets nothing in return. The Chinese and the Iranians have taken us to the cleaners. Hmm, could such a deal maker give away millions to politicians and never expect a little quid pro quo?

He boycotted last night’s Fox News Channel debate under the premise that he believed that Megyn Kelly was biased and therefore he would not get fair treatment. Is this the same Mr. Trump who has stated that Putin would collapse just by the Donald staring him in the eyes? Putin would tremor but Megyn Kelly is too tough for the Donald to handle? The truth is that Mr. Trump had a comfortable lead in the Iowa polls and he saw no advantage of debating at this time.

He also saw hundreds of thousands of Muslims celebrating the collapse of the World Trade Center towers in Jersey City. Unfortunately, nobody else saw it – because it never happened.

How about his Liberty University performance? Trying to woo the evangelicals Mr. Trump quoted scripture from “two Corinthians” when all the evangelicals knew the scripture to be “second Corinthians.” Does Mr. Trump really believe he can fake his religiosity? Or does he just think stupid Americans will believe anything?

Can anyone believe that the United States can round up twelve million people and deport them? He has been challenged several times on this point and he refuses to back down. “They all must be sent home and the good ones will be provided with a fast return process.” If he believes this to be viable, he is not qualified to be the president. Of course he has the common sense to know this is unfeasible – therefore, he is playing we Americans as stupid.

Then there are the constant reminders from Mr. Trump that he is winning by large margins. “America needs a winner.” Okay, for some bizarre reason that I contribute to Americans’ complete loss of trust in its government, Mr. Trump has garnered support from almost 35% of the Republican primary voters. According to Austan Goolsbee, a PhD at the University of Chicago, this 35% of Republican primary voters represents about 14 million voters and to win the presidency in the general election Mr. Trump will need 64 million voters. Does anyone believe that 64 million Americans will vote to make Donald Trump the President of the United States?

Trump has struck a nerve in the American electorate. That nerve has been made bare and sore by the failure of the Obama administration to address the major issues facing our nation in a manner consistent with American values. Trump has identified 14 million of these people and has swept them up in his “Make America Great Again” phenomenon. Believing that another 50 million could be fooled by Donald Trump is a stretch. Do not believe the Trump fallacies, he cannot deliver on his many misleading promises. As Abraham Lincoln said: “You can fool some of the people all the time, and all of the people some of the time. But you cannot fool all of the people all the time.” I find solace in Lincoln’s wisdom.