What a disgusting pig, at a time when child poverty is rising, when people are struggling, when wages are stagnant, when inequality is at disgusting levels...
Donald Trump s festival of narcissism - The Washington Post“I’m really rich,” Donald Trump informed supporters at his presidential campaign announcement.
“I’m proud of my net worth. I’ve done an amazing job.”
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“I’m really proud of my success. I really am.”
“I have the best [golf] courses in the world . . . I have one right next to the White House.”
“One of the big banks came to me and said, ‘Donald, you don’t have enough borrowings. Could we loan you $4 billion?’ I said, ‘I don’t need it.’ ”
'I'm really rich': 10 essential lines from Trump's announcement(2:04)
Real estate mogul and reality television star Donald Trump spoke about his personal wealth, China, Secretary of State John Kerry's bike accident and more in the top moments from his presidential announcement. (Sarah Parnass/The Washington Post)
“I have . . . the greatest assets: Trump Tower, 1290 Avenue of the Americas, Bank of America building in San Francisco, 40 Wall Street, sometimes referred to as the Trump Building . . . many other places all over the world.”
And why, pray tell, was he reciting all of this in a presidential announcement speech?
“I’m not doing that to brag,” he said (heaven forbid!), “because you know what? I don’t have to brag.”