The unique perspective and provocative opinions of Joe O’Neill
Trumpster Diving
“I don’t believe in ‘win/win.’ I believe in I win.”—Donald Trump on his zero-sum perspective.
Who the hell other than Trump thought it was a good idea to sit on stage with an interviewing journalist in front of a gathering of the National Association of Black Journalists? His take on Kamala Harris’ morphing from Indian to Black didn’t go over well, to say the least.
If Trump debates Harris, a former prosecutor well prepped to take on a felon, it means the race is closer than his campaign had assumed. Debating Harris would be like testifying, over the advice of counsel, at your own trial.
Trump, of course, is an autocrat. When in charge, he also presides, as it were, over a chaotic adhocracy.
According to the Pew Research Center, white evangelicals went 77% for Trump in 2016 and 84% in 2020.
“I cannot in good conscience endorse Donald Trump in this campaign.”—Mike Pence.
“I love my black job.”—Olympic gold medal gymnast Simone Biles.
Lesley Stahl of CBS News once asked Trump, off camera, why he engaged in so much media bashing. His candid response: “I do it to discredit you all and demean you all so when you write negative stories about me, no one will believe you.”
Before his fealty flip, Lindsey Graham once tweeted: “You know how to make America great again? Tell @real Donald Trump to go to hell.”
MAGA: Make America Grating Again.
“I never prepare for a big deal. I go in and I look the other guy in the eye and I make the big play and that’s how I built my business empire—and that’s why I am the greatest negotiator in the history of the presidency.” –Donald Trump on why he remains unread and unprepared before important negotiations. At least Vlad Putin appreciates the approach.
“Who is our bigger enemy, (Fed Chair) Jay Powel (sic) or Chairman Xi?—D. Trump.
The problem with Trump was that “he always does the wrong thing.”—Former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly.
“He’s a lying mother f***er, but a lot of fun to hang out with.”—Lindsey Graham.
“The Slim Reaper”: How Melania Trump’s chief of staff, Stephanie Grisham, referred to Jared Kushner.
Hulk Hogan spoke at the GOP convention—but not as the VP nominee.
“She’s crazy. She’s nuts.”—Trump in an ad hominem, juvenile insult of Kamala Harris.