Having had around 50 years Trumpistry shoved down my throat as one of the side "benefits" of... [View all]
being a native born New Yorker, I suspect I have some idea what's driving him.
He's just a poor little kid looking for acceptance. But never learned how get it, or what to do with it. "Respect me, dammit!"
His father seemed to be happy just rolling around in the money vault, building the occasional hospital wing to keep certain investigations at bay, but otherwise ignoring the NY real estate hierarchy (which is something worth ignoring) or social scene. Not Donnie, who spent every waking hour trying to get the right handle on publicity to get him in with the real people and the important dinner invitations.
Never really worked, though. His biggest party invitations were to his own parties, and any PR coming from his offices was shunted aside on all but the slowest news days. Pathetic little rich boy nobody liked, but often tolerated. Never up on the dais for awards (unless he gave them to himself) or recognized for anything of value.
Laughed at more than anything else. Obama's swipes at him hurt so much because he new they were true, although he'd never admit it out loud. That dinner where Obama took him apart was just the thing to tip him over into ultimate revenge. Against Obama, the industry that didn't take him seriously, and the society that let it happen.
So, here we are-- President of the US. The ultimate insider. "You wouldn't let me in your club, so now look at my club. And no, you can't come in."
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