Posted on 06/27/2022 9:35:19 AM PDT by MarvinStinson
Analyzing Trump's presidency, a fascism expert argues he tried to use the office to make money. The historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat described Trump to Insider as a "dedicated" and talented "grifter."
When looking back on President Donald Trump's time in office, Ruth Ben-Ghiat sees someone who pursued a unique goal among his predecessors, one requiring extreme discipline and dedication from the unlikely leader.
"Trump's aims as president were totally different from any other president, Republican or Democrat," Ben-Ghiat, a historian at New York University who is an expert on fascism, told Insider. "His aims were autocratic in that he wanted to turn public office into a vessel of making money for himself — to have private profit off of public office."
With the House committee hearings over the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot prompting renewed scrutiny over Trump's final days in office, Ben-Ghiat spoke with Insider's Charles R. Davis about the insurrection, its ongoing aftermath, and the divisive former president at the center of it all.
This week, in the congressional committee's second televised hearing, lawmakers focused on Trump's massive fundraising efforts following the 2020 US presidential election, in which his campaign sent emails to millions of supporters claiming "the left wing mob" was threatening the integrity of the election and encouraging people to "step up" and "fight back" by donating.
Investigators say Trump's lies about voter fraud ultimately resulted in $250 million in donations from Trump supporters following Joe Biden's victory. Ben-Ghiat said, "He was extremely disciplined in grifting and in trying to use the presidency to make money."
"Autocrats despise their followers and they use them. And that's where him grifting off of his followers — because he is not grifting off of Democrats, he's bilking his own followers."
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And the in-flight liquor she charges us for.
Now THERE’s something that can cost them some money in a libel suit
Dumb bitch. That describes every member of congress
And yet...He refused his legally designated Presidential salary for four years.
Why post this?
America’s colleges and universities need to stripped of taxpayer funding. Education needs to be a battleground for our nation’s survival.
These people are quite silly.
The job of President of The United States pays $450,000 a year.
Donald Trump makes that every ten minutes.
People who write this bs are nuts.
Exactly.🤔
Trump earned his money and became wealthy, unlike the Biden gang Trump had no reason to be “grifter.” Again they project.
He was so careful that we can’t find a shred of evidence that he actually did anything wrong.
BUT- he didn’t take the furniture from the White House (cough) unlike others.
Anywho, “Seriousness of the charge Part 100”
great new keyword!
He made tons of money because he charged himself exorbitant rental?
These people are so full of manure it’s coming out their mouth
But it would seem that he lost money, in good times.... so how does that work?
Ruth Ben-Ghiat <-— leftist toolbag
Ahhhh... Ruthie,
Methinks she was turned down.
Ruth Ben Ghiat = Jewish anchor baby.
Projection. Swap out Trump for Hillary and they’d be closer to the truth.
This is probably the most projection I have ever read.
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