Posted on 02/07/2016 9:43:49 PM PST by Jim W N
Few people will talk about this, and fewer will even want to acknowledge it, but what Donald Trump did before the debate even began shows the measure of a real man’s worth.
At the beginning of the ABC debate, each of the candidates were being introduced in a specific order. The first name called to the stage was Chris Christie. The applause was loud and lingered through the time when Martha Raddatz called the second candidate Ben Carson.
Dr. Carson did not hear his name called (easy to understand why when you listen to the video) and stood in the entry-way. The moderators, with their backs to the candidates, didn’t notice his absence and called the third name on the list, Ted Cruz.
Ted walked past Dr. Carson and onto the stage. Carson remained in the awkward, and embarrassing position, ‘no-mans-land’, on-camera but out of sight of the live audience.
What happened next shows the remarkable character of Donald Trump.
The fourth name called was Donald Trump, but by then the back-stage crew and candidates were aware of Dr. Carsons’ position. Trump slowly approached, and then realized the embarrassing position of a fellow candidate hanging in the wind.
Trump showed his leadership by standing right next to his friend, and not walking onto the stage.
The other names continued to be called, and proceeded as mentioned. But not Donald Trump, he remained with his colleague thereby reducing the internal anxiety felt by Carson.
It would have been very easy for Trump to walk by Ben, just like all the other candidates did. But instead he chose to wait, and remove the embarrassment factor by infinite magnitudes.
Then, like a boss, when Dr. Carson was called to the stage, Trump waited and allowed Ben to get the audience response and appreciation. It takes a lot of courage to make split second decisions like this, and it shows a remarkable insight into the man’s character.
Watch.
Trump knows procedure in meeting with powerful people and appearing at business events. Bubble boy Rubio would offend a lot of people.
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That was thoughtful on the part of Mr. Trump and a class act.
Still don’t support his bid for President, but a classy moment for Mr. Trump.
It was a classy move by Trump I agree.
I saw on another site they were ridiculing Carson for not going when he was called.
Yet his name was quickly mumbled right at the moment when there was loud applause, of course he didn’t hear it.
This is rare. Trump has shown a lack of class throughout this campaign.
This was amazing ... Trump is a classy, stand up guy ... the other candidates ran out there like scripted puppy dogs , they are pathetic ..
False ...
I saw all of this happen and couldn’t figure it out until you explained it here. Dr. Carson looked bewildered, and Trump didn’t come out when we first heard his name called.
Thanks; very nice.
-JT
You may think it’s false, but there has been plenty of classlessness by The Don in this campaign.
Who cares what that Cruz Shill Levin has to say ... he has thoroughly discredited himself ..
You're right - great catch Jim...
He was the ACE of TRUMP that night. Good for him!
I play bridge.
He has been very respectful in these debates and abides by the rules ... so again , what you said is false
Check this out Albion - can you ping your list?
Thanks.
Nice comment Jim. Thanks.
Yup, Cruz, Rubio and Heb blew right by, while Trump gave him a hand.
Blowhards like myself see hope for ourselves in Donald Trump.
That was nice. Trump understands that the trip is as important as the destination; or, while IM waxing philosophical,’Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.’
He has spewed vicious and sometimes untrue insults at most of the other candidates, dropped an f-bomb, used another 4-letter word when discussing ISIS, said nasty things about moderators and others , and generally behaved boorishly.
If you think he’s behaved with class, you and I have a vastly different definition of class.
This is rare. Trump has shown a lack of class throughout this campaign.
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