This weekend the ad hominem attacks against Donald Trump took a sharp escalation when first a former Obama advisor, then a republican commentator, following by entertainment stars took sharp shots at the republican candidate.
It started with David Plouffe, Obama's former campaign manager, who during NBC's "Meet the Press" show, called Donald Trump "a psychopath." Plouffe told Chuck Todd that "we have a psychopath running for president. I mean, he meets the clinical definition, OK?"
After Todd pushed back that Plouffe isn't a psychologist and that such claims frustrate voters, Plouffe elaborated, "The grandiose notion of self-worth, pathological lying, lack of empathy and remorse. So I think he does; right, I don't have a degree in psychology."
Plouffe opined that the race is already unwinnable for Trump because, he said, Hillary Clinton is guaranteed 269 electoral votes, including those from Virginia and Colorado. "There's maybe a 20 percent chance it's close — 2 or 3 points; I think it's likely going to be a landslide," he said. While attacking Trump Plouffe naturally defended Clinton, saying there are "legitimate questions" about conflicts of interest at the Clinton Foundation. But he said the charity shouldn't shut down, because it does great work.
No comments:
Post a Comment