Trump pulled this off because he understood how to exploit our failing political system. Our celebrity culture equates name recognition with good leadership, and our Supreme Court, by forbidding any reasonable restraint on campaign finance, has turned money into political power. Trump had plenty of both.Click here to read "Donald Trump and the House of Horrors" at the Washington Post.
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Milbank on Trump's presidential bid
Regarding Donald Trump's most successful self-promoting hoax, so far, Dana Milbank swings a righteous hammer to hit the nail precisely on its head.
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