An Uncomfortable Question

The phone rang, a friend’s voice asked, ‘Do you believe John Bolton?’

‘I do.’

‘Why?’

I’ve known him for 40 years.’

‘So you think Trump smeared him?’

‘Yes.’

Angry, Trump had branded John Bolton a liar, fool, washed up, whacko and a sick puppy.

There’s no one quite like Trump when he’s on a tirade – part boy from Queens, part mogul, part drama queen he becomes a two-fisted, unforgiving warrior. Some Trumpsters feel a moment of unease when they hear Trump’s name calling, or when Trump tells a lie, but then they shrug: That’s just Trump being Trump. The other guy’s worse; for other Trumpsters, it’s as if hearing Trump’s voice triggers a reflex reaction and, without a thought, they cheer on their warrior. But turning a blind-eye, when Trump tells a lie, leaves an uncomfortable question: What does that say about us?

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An Uncomfortable Question

The phone rang, a friend’s voice asked, ‘Do you believe John Bolton?’

‘I do.’

‘Why?’

I’ve known him for 40 years.’

‘So you think Trump smeared him?’

‘Yes.’

Angry, Trump had branded John Bolton a liar, fool, washed up, whacko and a sick puppy.

There’s no one quite like Trump when he’s on a tirade – part boy from Queens, part mogul, part drama queen he becomes a two-fisted, unforgiving warrior. Some Trumpsters feel a moment of unease when they hear Trump’s name calling, or when Trump tells a lie, but then they shrug: That’s just Trump being Trump. The other guy’s worse; for other Trumpsters, it’s as if hearing Trump’s voice triggers a reflex reaction and, without a thought, they cheer on their warrior. But turning a blind-eye, when Trump tells a lie, leaves an uncomfortable question: What does that say about us?

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