The president expects people to believe he “wasn’t that involved” in Hungary’s election. There’s a whole lot of evidence to the contrary.

Trump expects people to believe he “wasn’t that involved” in Hungary’s election. There’s a whole lot of evidence to the contrary.

  • WesternInfidels@feddit.onlineEnglish
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    4 hours ago

    He’s long been an admirer of “The Power Of Positive Thinking.” Some of his statements and reversals seem like a natural fit with his solipsistic version of that philosophy. And this is one of them.

      • WesternInfidels@feddit.onlineEnglish
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        4 hours ago

        It’s well known. Trump attended Norman Vincent Peale’s church as a child. Here’s one story about it, there are others:

        How Norman Vincent Peale Taught Donald Trump to Worship Himself (2015)

        “I still remember [Peale’s] sermons,” Trump told the Iowa Family Leadership Summit in July. “You could listen to him all day long. And when you left the church, you were disappointed it was over. He was the greatest guy.” A month later, in the same news conference at which Trump tossed out Univision anchor Jorge Ramos, he again referred to Peale as his pastor and said he was “one of the greatest speakers” he’d ever seen.