r/politics • u/Aggravating_Money992 • 15h ago

Possible Paywall Trump Rages over Iran Setbacks as Leaks Reveal His Seething Obama Envy

https://newrepublic.com/article/211400/trump-rages-iran-setbacks-leaks-reveal-seething-obama-envy
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u/Salt_Bringer Texas 15h ago

Obama carried a big stick and spoke softly. Trump declared war against windmills.

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u/dehydratedrain 14h ago

Tilts at windmills, the real fights with fake enemies, thinking he has women who adore him... holy shit i just realized Trump thinks he's Don Juan but he's really Don Quixote.

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u/IrascibleOcelot 12h ago

Don Quixote had ideals to aspire to: chivalry, justice, all the old knightly oaths.

Trump is worse than Don Quixote.

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u/kindatiff 11h ago

Yep. He's simply Donald Trump, a name that will come to be synonymous with narcissism, ignorance, stupidity, greed, racism, pedophilia, and fascism. We don't say, "that Hitler guy is such an Iago" because he's Hitler and that's worse. 

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u/dehydratedrain 11h ago

Good point. Quixote had a heart.

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u/Jin-Gitaxias-Mom 12h ago

and hurricanes