My ten-year-old son likes to impersonate Donald Trump in a very specific manner. He’ll change his voice, and say, in the most ridiculous, flippant tone possible, “my father gave me a small loan of a million dollars.” His brother and sister laugh every time he says it.The first time I heard it, I thought he made up the quote. When I asked about it, he said, “No, Trump actually said that.” I checked. And he really did! He was speaking at a town hall-style campaign event in 2015.However, even more ridiculous than categorizing a million dollars as a “small loan,” is what Trump claimed in the preceding sentences: “My whole life really has been a “no” and I fought through it. It has not been easy for me, it has not been easy for me.”I’m sure that every American who voted for him did so because of the way he so bravely pulled himself up by his bootstraps and built something out of nothing. I mean the way he took over his mommy and daddy’s thriving company that had been around for forty-eight years…gosh, how does someone overcome something like that? It really hasn’t been easy for him.Most Trump supporters probably don’t know that he started life’s 100-meter dash with a 20-meter head start, thanks to the hard work of his father and grandmother. And, if presented with the idea that a million dollars isn’t a small loan in the eyes of the average American, I’m sure Trump would simply say, “I hope you can let this go.”Remember that phrase. It might just become his version of “I am not a crook,” a phrase so identified with a corrupt, disgraced president that hearing it brings forth a tidal wave of revulsion.“I hope you can let this go.” Those are the words Trump said to James Comey when he asked him to stop an investigation into Trump’s National Security Advisor, Michael Flynn’s, communications with the Russian Ambassador.I suspect that Trump has used that phrase often. Such as:---When he was declared fit for the military draft, and then quickly sought a medical deferment for heel spurs. (The deferment was granted.)---When the Justice Department concluded in 1973 that his business discriminated against African Americans who wanted to rent apartments.---When declaring his hotel and casino businesses bankrupt six different times.---When his first wife, Ivana, discovered his extra-marital affair.---When his mistress, Marla Maples, discovered that she, too, was disposable after six years of marriage.---When Trump University defrauded thousands of students, resulting in civil suits. Those weren’t let go. He ended up settling.---When he claimed for years, in spite of clear, official evidence to the contrary, that Barack Obama wasn’t born in America. He eventually let that go on his own, admitting that Obama was born in America.---When tapes came out in which Trump bragged about the ways he can get away with sexually assaulting women because he’s a celebrity.---When he pandered to white nationalists during the campaign, and refused to condemn the support of Ku Klux Klansman David Duke.---When he claimed that Mexico would pay for a border wall, only to have Mexico, unsurprisingly, refuse to pay.---When he openly encouraged his supporters at a campaign rally to physically assault those in the crowd who opposed him.---When he has failed to produce the evidence he claimed to have that shows three million illegal votes from the 2016 election.---When he ordered his press secretary, on the first full day of his administration, in the face of clear, convincing photographic evidence, that more people watched his inauguration in person than any inauguration in history.---When the Acting Attorney General of the United States personally informed him that his National Security Adviser had lied to the Vice President about his conversations with Russia, and thus was subject to potential blackmail by the Russians, yet he did nothing.---When several federal judges blocked the implementation of his executive order on immigration on grounds it was unconstitutional.---When he fired Comey without justification.---When he disclosed classified information to the Russian foreign minister and Russian ambassador.All of these examples show a recurring theme for Donald Trump: he’s used to getting what he wants. From birth, to that “small loan” from his father, through years of business dealings, on to a divisive presidential campaign, Donald Trump has become used to people letting things go.However, there are some things that even Donald Trump can’t get away with. Obstruction of justice is one of them. The days, weeks, and months ahead will show what consequences Trump will face if he did obstruct justice.Although, if it were up to me, I’d offer this “legendary” businessman one last deal.Resign the presidency today and we’ll let this go.Wasn't that well-written and fun to read? You should subscribe to my blog and we'll send you an e-mail every time I write a new one. Type your email address in the box and click the "create subscription" button. My list is completely spam free, and you can opt out at any time.
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