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In reply to the discussion: I am looking at the Nytimes report of his businesses and the losses ... Something struck me [View all]no_hypocrisy
(46,086 posts)They have money, old money.
Donald Trump is a generic nouveau riche, arriviste, parvenu. Trump believed all he needed to be invited to their homes, to join their clubs, to socialize with them, to be put on their Boards of Trustees and/or Directors was enough money. He believed that without blue blood and a family history, he would be welcomed.
Re-read The Great Gatsby. The tale of an outsider looking in and being punished for having the nerve to think he was as good as Tom, Daisy, and even Nick.
Trump thought he could entice them on a commercial basis. He was wrong. All he attracted was fellow nouveau riche who were more often than not celebrities. Trump was never invited to a soiree with Brooke Astor or Gloria Vanderbilt.
Heck, D.C. has its own social register, The Blue Book. I'll bet nobody has sought an invite the W.H. or even invited anyone in his administration for cocktails or one of their parties. They've closed ranks when Trump moved in January, 2017.
I believe it's been this built-up resentment that has been the reason for his manic behavior.