Live by the flapping lip, die by the flapping lip. No, honestly—if that were true, Donald Trump would have been dead long ago, shredded by a thousand slips. At this point, there’s likely little that would separate Trump from the 4 percent of Americans who have actually voted from him. He wouldn’t just have to stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot people, he’d have to shoot them. His own voters. And some of them would probably still crawl to the voting booth to reward him for not being a slave to political correctness.
So when Trump says something that’s overwhelmingly, painfully, dangerously wrong, pointing it out can seem like a waste of time. Except when it's so damn funny.
"I'm the king of debt. I love debt," Trump told CNN's Wolf Blitzer on Wednesday, seemingly trying to explain the comfort level he has with debt after a long business career that included four bankruptcy filings by his companies.
Worried about the national debt? Donald Trump is the king of debt! Who better to manage the national debt than the guy who has filed bankruptcy four times—including this doozy.
Trump acquired the Plaza Hotel in New York for $390 million in 1988. By 1992, the hotel had accumulated $550 million in debt
That’s some pretty regal debt, right there. Not as much as the $1.8 billion in debt that Trump managed on his combined casino properties, but still … sure. King him. If it seems like a bad idea to have someone who is so quick to fold in charge of U.S. finances, don’t sweat it! King Donald Debt has this under control.
"This is the United States government. First of all, you never have to default because you print the money. I hate to tell you. So there’s never a default.”
That distant rumble was the sound of Ron Paul’s head exploding.
