Matthew Royal reviewed Crippled America by Donald Trump
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3 stars
I have mixed feelings after reading this book. Trump's perspective on repairing national infrastructure and revising the personal and corporate tax code are very attractive, but his personality and comments about race, women, people he disagrees with, and himself are odious. The contrast reminds me of the post-war Germany politician who promised to Make Germany Great Again by rebuilding national infrastructure and doing things so well that Germany would be respected by its allies and feared by its enemies (as Trump states his wish for OUR foreign relations) once again. And also we've really got to get this Jew problem solved.
He doesn't like the press, because they don't like him, and he claims (validly) that editorialists don't do proper fact checking. He puts an unnerving emphasis on the importance of personal loyalty to the Donald.
He references his op ed about his tax plan in the Wall Street Journal, …
I have mixed feelings after reading this book. Trump's perspective on repairing national infrastructure and revising the personal and corporate tax code are very attractive, but his personality and comments about race, women, people he disagrees with, and himself are odious. The contrast reminds me of the post-war Germany politician who promised to Make Germany Great Again by rebuilding national infrastructure and doing things so well that Germany would be respected by its allies and feared by its enemies (as Trump states his wish for OUR foreign relations) once again. And also we've really got to get this Jew problem solved.
He doesn't like the press, because they don't like him, and he claims (validly) that editorialists don't do proper fact checking. He puts an unnerving emphasis on the importance of personal loyalty to the Donald.
He references his op ed about his tax plan in the Wall Street Journal, which I marked to read, because it is one of the very few instances of policy plans that he has for his presidency. His most compelling argument for voting for him is that the problems that face us are complex, and require the best people analyzing them to come up with the right solution. However, I don't have faith in Trump's ability to attract and retain "the best" people; his demand for loyalty foreshadows cronyism over reasoned debate.
While I won't be voting for him this election cycle, this book does give me a more well-rounded and favorable view of Trump, and a stronger yearning for a candidate named Bloomberg.