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Don’t Blame the Republican Party for Donald Trump
Donald Trump was embraced by Wall Street, Hollywood and the Democratic Party for decades. Long before they were against him, they made him.
Dr. Frankenstien, I Presume?
For four long years, Donald Trump helmed the Republican Party.
For five decades before that he was embraced by Wall Street, Hollywood and Democratic Party A-listers as one of their own.
This isn’t speculation; there is ample photographic records of Trump hobnobbing with the wealthy and famous; rising political stars, well-known leaders from the African-American community, beloved athletes and television personalities.
No one seemed to have a problem with him in those days, for some reason.
Donald Trump wrote best-selling books, was asked by famous directors to make cameos in hit movies, played the real estate market, made plenty of money. He even parlayed his business acumen into a long-running hit reality television show.
His peers and contemporaries, in the media and out, gave him awards and recognition, they solicited him for campaign and charitable contributions and advice and generally accepted him as one of their own.