Ego, hubris and narcissism: Where Donald Trump ranks among the other 45 American presidents
Sometimes Donald Trump really is a G.O.A.T. — the “greatest of all time” — among American presidents, at least. Of course, “greatest” in this instance refers to quantity or bulk, not quality. Greatest liar, given media tracking of unparalleled numbers of repeated lies and gross exaggerations (upwards of 30,000 during his presidency — and 40 during just one recent campaign rally in Reading, Pa.) Greatest flyer above the law — from his infamous declaration “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn’t lose any voters, OK?” to the Jan. 6, 2021 incitement of an insurrection...
Trump tells Harris ‘you’re fired’ at Madison Square Garden rally
Former President Donald Trump made another pitch to be elected president on Sunday, this time in heavily Democratic New York City. Speaking before an estimated crowd of nearly 20,000 people at the legendary Madison Square Garden, Trump criticized Vice President Kamala Harris for her political record and said the Biden-Harris administration had been one of […]
Trump tells supporters he loves them as campaign end nears
Before former President Donald Trump took the stage for another Michigan rally Saturday, the Suburban Collection Showplace had already transformed into a high-production, full-bore "Make America Great Again" convention. In the parking lot, MAGA flags swayed in the wind. A man who led the crowd in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance added a...