The Trump Top 10: 3— Turning America’s Hatred Inward

From the very beginning of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, his platform was based in hatred.

For a man of so much braggadocious bluster, many of his most-quoted comments are his most-hateful comments:

• People from Mexico are “drug dealers, criminals, rapists.”
• Rosie O’Donnell is a “fat pig,” a “dog,” a “slob.”
• Megyn Kelly “had blood coming out of her wherever” while moderating a 2016 presidential debate.

Those are some of the most-quoted comments. They represent a drop among the plethora of hatred he has uttered or acted upon.

As a political tactic, dividing ‘other’ groups from among one’s own population to make the majority feel superior has worked for others — yes, including Adolf Hitler — and it certainly worked for Donald Trump within the Republican Party. Incredibly:

• He dubbed Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) “Little Marco” and called him “a little man.”
• He called Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) “a pussy,” a “soft, weak little man,” suggested his wife is ugly, successfully dubbed him “Lyin’ Ted.”
• He called Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) “a disgrace,” “a nutjob,” “one of the dumbest human beings.”
• His first wife, Ivana Trump…