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The Trump Swagger
American Thinker.com ^ | March 19, 2021 | Tom Mountain

Posted on 03/19/2021 5:10:17 AM PDT by Kaslin

At the 2012 Republican National Convention, Mitt Romney was a few minutes behind schedule to take the podium and accept the nomination for president. In the long walk from his private room through the corridor and behind the stage, the genteel Mitt kept whispering “Excuse me” as he wiggled his way through well-wishers or just bystanders. The uber-polite Mitt just wouldn’t move any faster, along with his equally polite security.

And Donald Trump?

At a European Union conference with all the heads of state from those countries big and small it was picture time as presidents and prime ministers jousted for the premier photo op.

The Prime Minister of Montenegro naturally assumed that he could elbow his way past his polite European counterparts to put himself and his little country in the center of the photo. But he made the audacious mistake of stepping in front of Donald Trump.

A big mistake.

The President almost physically thrust the unsuspecting Prime Minister aside and put himself -- and the United States -- front and center. Right where he belonged.

No one, least of all Mr. Montenegro, dared to say a word. After all, this was more than just the President of the United States. This was the bold, brash Donald Trump. Get in his way and he’ll steamroll you.

Donald J. Trump. A celebrity titan splashed across the tabloids and dishing it out on Entertainment Tonight long before his presidency. A Teddy Roosevelt minus the spectacles. A Ronald Reagan with an attitude.

A President who looked more badass than his Secret Service detail.

Trump returned the bully pulpit to the Oval Office and made it cool again. Pajama boy was out, Marlboro Man back.

Like JFK, President Trump was the quintessential man’s man.

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: presidenttrump

1 posted on 03/19/2021 5:10:17 AM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

I remember the Dole/Clinton debates. Klintoon got in Dole’s way and Dole apologized. I knew it was over then. Days of RINO nice are over.


2 posted on 03/19/2021 5:34:05 AM PDT by Mean Daddy (Every time Hillary lies, a demon gets its wings. - Windflier)
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To: Kaslin

My kind of leader. If you’ve got it, show it.


3 posted on 03/19/2021 5:47:05 AM PDT by drSteve78 (Je suis deplorable. WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE)
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To: Kaslin

If you’ve got it....... flaunt it

If you don’t....... hide


4 posted on 03/19/2021 5:53:57 AM PDT by bert ( (KE. NP. N.C. +12) History: Pelosi was pitiful vindictive California crone)
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To: Mean Daddy

The dems said Dole was too old to be president, yet in 1996 he was younger than Xi Dung was in 2020.


5 posted on 03/19/2021 5:56:58 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (CGI Joe Biden: The best president Chinese money can buy.)
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To: Kaslin
Was it racist for Trump to push Mr. Montenegro aside? After all, "Montenegro" means "Black Mountain."

/s

6 posted on 03/19/2021 6:50:54 AM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: Mean Daddy
I remember the Dole/Clinton debates. Klintoon got in Dole’s way and Dole apologized. I knew it was over then. Days of RINO nice are over.

21st century exhibit A: "W"

7 posted on 03/19/2021 6:59:26 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (Trump took down ISIS, Biden took down Dr. Seuss)
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To: bert
If you’ve got it....... flaunt it

If you don’t....... hide

Sounds like the Biden Administration's strategy

8 posted on 03/19/2021 7:00:21 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (Trump took down ISIS, Biden took down Dr. Seuss)
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