Watching Reagan, a man who had been a mediocre second banana movie actor charming a gullible nation with his cornball patter, Trump saw tremendous potential that went unexploited.
Trump figured that if Reagan had played his cards differently he could have become the most powerful president, ever – a little king. Already a despot-in-the-making, Trump plotted that he would never piss away such a royal opportunity to cash in.
Three days after 9/11, when Trump, the failed Atlantic City casino mogul, saw President George W. Bush at ground zero in Manhattan wielding that bullhorn, again it happened.
Looking at the potential for unchecked power that Bush II had just gained, Trump saw the opportunity to rule like an emperor … it sparkled and he coveted it.
Nobody knows how many wannabe Trumps are out there watching and thinking they could do it better. Imagining how they would be more aggressive. More powerful. Less afraid to be cruel. Trump, unchained.
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