I Used to Think Trump was Entertaining

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Saturday March 04, 2017 · 11:42 AM PST

2017/03/04 · 11:42

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Over the years I found myself drawn to Donald Trump’s big personality. I’ll admit that I found him entertaining on his Howard Stern appearances. I even watched the Celebrity Apprentice for a couple of seasons. His outlandish behavior always seemed to be an act. I thought he was just a shameless self promoter interested in garnering attention for his brand.

When he decided to run for President, my wife posed the idea that he was doing it as a lark to derail the Republican ticket and help out Hillary. The man had ties to the Democratic Party in the past, specifically to the Clintons. Apparently, Trump’s persona was not an act. The outrageous statements and thin skinned demeanor are actually Donald Trump. When his campaign kept its momentum after his endless stream of horrific statements: building the wall, jailing women for having abortions, disputing John McCain being a war hero, grabbing women by their (you know), I began to fear the man and his movement.

I never believed he would really win the election, but having seen what the American electorate was capable of in 2004, I was still worried. The night of the election was one of the worst nights of my life, and I’ve had some bad ones. My initial reaction was fear, but I thought for some reason, that Trump would lessen his hateful divisive rhetoric and swing back to the middle.

Unfortunately, that has not been the case. Ronald Dump, as my children like to call him, has been everything his campaign suggested. His Twitter rants, his name calling, his lack of caring about the rest rest of the world have all continued. We are now left with a possible Putin-like despot in the making. While he continues to lie and hurt and spew his insane agendas, his party’s spineless leaders (Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell, I’m referring to you) turn a blind eye and cower without standing up to the bully.

I’ve learned something from this. I will never view an election as entertainment. This is serious business, from the first day of the campaign. My god, what have they done?

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