Your Independent Journal from the Heartland
When Trump lost the 2020 election anyone who knew Trump personally or read about him should not have been surprised but expected him to insist he won the election. In a book published in 2019 one year before the 2020 election, to paraphrase Dave Zirin in “Plaintiff ln Chief,” he claims he has won when he has lost. He insists he has persevered even when has given up. He insists he has fought even when he has surrendered. And, he will tell any lie to suit his purpose. His words are meaningless; his claims exaggerated; his threats are hollow; his instinct for replying to an accusation by accusing is out of control; and he will challenge the incontestable.’’
Zirin notes Trump has been involved in over 3,500 lawsuits and writes the following, “Trump is very different. His instinctive litigiousness; his abuse of the legal process to obtain leverage, not justice; his mean spirited statements and conduct; his overblown damage claims; his many lies, exaggerations, and prevarications; his willingness to sue, trash, or discard those who did him a good turn are abnormal by any standard.”
There are innumerable books and articles about Trump but Zirin gives an excellent perspective of Trump that helps understand the man and his behavior.
CRAIG ELMORE, Ottumwa, Iowa
