What does a politically incorrect US Republican Presidential candidate do? Throw tantrums when he feels cornered!
On Tuesday, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump withdrew from a crucial debate with party rivals slated for Thursday, and why? Out of anger towards the host of Fox News! Trump’s antics fail to surprise most, yet strike as rather amusing at the same time.
The last time Kelly had moderated a debate that Trump participated in, she asked if Trump thinks that he has the “temperament” to be the leader that the United States is seeking, given that “you’ve called women you don’t like ‘fat pigs,’ ‘dogs,’ ‘slobs’ and ‘disgusting animals!’”
Trump’s quick comeback was “Only Rosie O’Donnell” and a smug smile. But behind the confidence of that smile, Trump of course was left fuming and beaten down, for soon enough he resorted to doing what he’s the best at — verbally abusing women he doesn’t like.
Everything he did left everybody ‘not-so-surprised’. Pie charts began circulating on social media sites, counting the number of slurring attacks he has made.
To be fair, he did justify everything about himself, in the debate, when he said:
I think the big problem this country has, is being politically correct...and frankly I don’t have the time for total political correctness.
In May 2013, Trump had also tried to appear like an expert when he tweeted his thoughts that if men and women are put together, sexual assault is the most certain outcome.
This one time, Trump actually did put in efforts to flatter women. In his book Trump 101: The Way to Success, he wrote:
Donald Trump in his book Trump 101: The Way To SuccessBeauty and elegance, whether in a woman, a building, or a work of art, is not just superficial or something pretty to see.
The list can go on. Once, on a TV show, he casually remarked about an incestuous relationship when answering a question about whether his daughter would appear on the cover of Playboy.
In 2006, to promote The Apprentice, Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka appeared on ABC talk show The View along with her father. When Star Jones, the co-host of the show asked Mr. Trump about what he would do if Playboy put Ivanka on the cover of its magazine, he said:
I don’t think Ivanka would do that [pose for nude photographs] inside the magazine. Although she does have a very nice figure. I’ve said that if Ivanka weren’t my daughter, perhaps, I would be dating her. Is that terrible?
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