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In reply to the discussion: One of the Most Frightening Things about Trump Is His Ignorance [View all]Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)15. He's ate up with it
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and Reagan was a patriot...not a smart one, and a patriot that had no problem
Eliot Rosewater
Apr 2017
#66
yes! IMHO, Reagan stole that election with the hostage dirty trick. He also appointed Scalia.
diva77
Apr 2017
#111
Yeah, surely guilty of that. And even though he did that, and it was treason, he was still
Eliot Rosewater
Apr 2017
#113
What makes it worse is that he actually believes he's the smartestperson in a room
malaise
Apr 2017
#3
What keeps me up at night is this: what will he do when he is confronted with an actual
Still In Wisconsin
Apr 2017
#19
He is very much like Bush, Jr.; the GOP is using the same playbook as before
Crash2Parties
Apr 2017
#20
I don't think they are so ignorant, but rather that they are exceedingly greedy.
Crash2Parties
Apr 2017
#85
Bush surrounded himself with knowledgeable people, some of them from his father's administration
secondwind
Apr 2017
#49
I completely agree and strongly suspect Trump is illiterate as well as lacking in knowledge
Vinca
Apr 2017
#35
There was a video clip a while back that showed Trump in a deposition re one of his lawsuits.
Vinca
Apr 2017
#44
He listens only to those who appear to agree with his assessment of himself.
MineralMan
Apr 2017
#43
You must be mistaken. He told us himself he's one of the smartest men in the world. nt
Honeycombe8
Apr 2017
#48
Brilliant post k & R. I read 45 has never read a bio of a former potus.
bronxiteforever
Apr 2017
#57
He didn't frighten Republican party, in fact they support him & continue to cover for russia "thing"
Sunlei
Apr 2017
#63
I'm constantly bothered that he has access to the nuclear codes and might start a nuclear
RKP5637
Apr 2017
#70
don't think its ignorance as much as him being a sociopath and probably a psychopathy. nt
elmac
Apr 2017
#74
In trying to find a silver lining to comfort myself with and I did come up with a couple of
world wide wally
Apr 2017
#75