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Lady or the Trump: Who takes the 'Taj'? (Washington Diary)

By Arun Kumar Published on 25 June, 2016
Lady or the Trump: Who takes the 'Taj'? (Washington Diary)

Washington, June 25 (IANS) She called him "most dangerous" and he dubbed her a "world class liar" and "most corrupt" as Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump joined the battle of the most unpopular candidates ever sending fact-checkers scrambling for truth.

As negative views of the would-be Republican standard bearer surged to a record 70 percent in a new poll, the highest for any US presidential candidate in three decades, Clinton with her own unfavourable rating of 55 percent, took aim at the Manhattan mogul.

If her rival's foreign policy proposals were "reckless," he was "dangerous" to the economy too, said the Democrat exhorting, "Just like he shouldn't have his finger on the (nuclear) button, he shouldn't have his hands on our economy."

Noting that Trump's own products are made in a lot of countries from Trump ties in China to Trump picture frames in India, she asked him "to explain how all that fits with his talk about America first."

After what pundits termed a bad week for Trump with some Republicans recoiling at his harsh rhetoric against Muslims in the aftermath of Orlando shooting, calling for a "conscience vote" and a "mutiny" against him, the billionaire struck back swiftly.

First, he fired his campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, who was said to have got into the crosshairs of party donors for his equally brash style afer a family conclave.

Then using a teleprompter, he delivered a very presidential speech that Republican big wigs had "pined" and "begged for," as a TV anchor put it.

He called Clinton a "world-class liar," citing her statements about her email server and suggested she was sleeping when "that 3 a.m. call came" about an attack on a CIA post in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012.

Citing "Clinton Cash", a new book by a conservative author, he also accused Clinton Foundation of taking millions of dollars from foreign regimes that "horribly abuse women and LGBT citizens."

Media fact-checkers were quick to find holes in claims and counterclaims made by both camps. The Washington Post said Clinton could not be sleeping at the time of Benghazi attack as it was afternoon in Washington then.

And CNN found "no hard evidence" for Trump's charge that Clinton ran the State Department "like her own personal hedge fund" doing favours for oppressive regimes in exchange for money.

It also found "no conclusive evidence" her controversial private email server "was hacked."

But on Clinton's claim that Trump believes "climate change is a hoax invented by the Chinese," the AP noted that the mogul has described as a joke his 2012 tweet that the Chinese created the concept "to make US manufacturing non-competitive."

A Washington Post writer, who literally made a meal of his column for wrongly predicting that Trump would never be the Republican nominee, also accused Trump of getting there with what he called the "Taj Technique" of "overpromising and under-delivering."

"Trump is doing to the Republican Party what he did to Atlantic City," the writer said suggesting Trump won control of his Trump Taj Mahal casino in 1990 by running huge debts and then declared bankruptcy two years later to come out fine personally.

And as Britons voted to leave the European Union, Trump took a sort of victory lap in Scotland as he drew a parallel with his own campaign saying "Americans will have a chance to vote for trade, immigration and foreign policies that put our citizens first."

"Brexit is a big bump for Trump," acknowledged Trump critic Chicago Tribune editorially, "It ratifies his arguments that citizens should reject the dictates of technocrats, politicians and self-anointed experts."

Meanwhile, many more fed up voters are following the quirky lead of a Virginia woman who "faced with the prospect of voting for either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton," according to the obit penned by her son, "chose to instead pass into eternal love of god."

In fact according to obituary clearing house legacy.com, the number of such political obits has already shot up to 119 this election cycle - a sharp rise from five during the George Bush-John Kerry battle in 2004 to 28 for Barack Obama-John McCain contest in 2008.

So come November 8, the choice for the American voters may well be: Trumpit,
Clintonit or final exit.

(Arun Kumar can be contacted at arun.kumar@ians.in)

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Anthappan 2016-06-25 19:24:09

Trump exploited the frustration of millions of people who supported GOP and won the primary.  The problem with him is that there is nothing for him to offer to them in the general election and presidency afterwards.  Those who voted for him in the primary is looking for the real needs in their life and that is a robust economy and highly paid job.  Other than Trump continuing his rhetoric of making America great nothing else he is offering them.   He is inherently a lire and cheater.  He lobbied all the senators for the benefits of his business including Hillary Clinton.  It is understandable that a business man lobbies influential people of Congress or senate when they are in business.  But such a person later tells us that he would stop that practice when he becomes president is hard to believe.  He also says that he would annul the world trade treaty and bring back the job home when he is getting Trump brand tie and other products in china and Mexico imported to united states.  His relationship with women can be judged by evaluating his past marriages.  He thinks women are inferior as Sam Nilampally thinks. These people just want to sleep with women for their sexual gratification and then kick them out.  They don’t have any loyalty to anyone.  He blames all religion for a minority of radical Muslims attack the innocent people in the religion.  He wants to stop the emigration to the Muslims and later all the emigrants.  If he had a chance to kick the black out, he would have done it.  The Brexit voting, superficially seems like a success but in the long run it is going to be a disaster for UK.  The fear of immigration is the reason majority of the older generation (like Trump) voted for Brexit though 64% youngsters to remain in the EU.   But, the Brits are now waking up into the reality when they saw how the world reacted to it.  The Brexit is going to have a negative impact on the economy of Briton in the long run.  It could be this reason that two million people signed a petition to have another referendum on the same.

Trump is going to be a disaster for USA.  He doesn’t have any clue about this world and the people living in it.  He thinks all other than White are inferior and deemed to perish.  He is begot and a racist.  He wouldn’t do any good to the emigrants.  He is to the core a fraud. 

Hillary Clinton has proven record as a leader with her experience as first lady, senator, and the secretary of state.  Nobody has yet proven that she is corrupted. (Sam Nilamplly can be ignored. He is just like any other Malyaali who believes in oppressing women and controlling them- read the last part of his trash writing).  The ugliest senators of GOP have grilled her for more than 12 hours to find something to discredit her but no anvil.  Now they are in a witch hunt.   They would do anything to distract the attention of the voters.  But, at any cost they are doomed to fail.  The tide is against them.  They are using the same tactics made 14 million of GOP voters angry to vote against the establishment candidates and selected a maniac to run as GOP candidates for US Presidency.

Think before you vote.   Hillary is my candidate and she is good for all colored people of this country. 

Tom. Abraham 2016-06-26 07:10:44

If you diagnose a \\\'cancer\\\', you need to start treating. Cancer is here, all over the world. Dr. Trump is a cancer specialist. Hillary is a hypocrite praying to heal cancer. Dr trump is ready for the surgery. What do you want ?Surgery or prayer ? Radicals also pray the Islamic prayer five times a day.

andrew 2016-06-26 09:59:53
Sexism, Racism, Bigotry, religious fanaticism ....is GOP policy for decades. Republicans are cunning so they hide it. But now they are embarrassed as trump just made it public & visible.
trump = GOP
he is repeating & echoing what white red necks want. They are like 33% of the voters and they will stick around trump like flies around rotten meat.
trump stated 'uneducated & low educated follow him.
it is pathetic to see few blacks, Hispanics, Asians, Indians & shamefully few Malayalees  support trump.
Republicans with commonsense are dumping trump and even leaving the party.
 you want to be a racist,sexist, fanatic, foolish - ok stay with trump
Tom abraham 2016-06-26 13:33:48

A very ignorant, incomprehensive comment followed mine. There is sexism, racism, fanaticism, foolishness, bigotry everywhere. In India too, stupid rascals in POLITRICKS even killing the opponent. Only surgical treatment which Trump is up to can get rid of crazy idiots reaching America for dollar love. Why can't them starve to death there, rather than come here to look at bikini girls in beach ? Some of those idiot- politrickcians come here for bagful of dollars in three months. Immigration system failed to keep America clean, without the Mexicans crossing illegally. Let met see who responds next to continue the rest of what I have in mind. 




അപ്പച്ചൻ 2016-06-26 13:48:01
സായിപ്പിനെ കാണുമ്പോൾ മലയാളി കവാത്ത് മറക്കും എന്നു പരാജതുപോലെയാണ് തോമാച്ചൻ   ട്രമ്പ് എന്നു കേട്ടാൽ മതി അവന്റെ  ദേഹം ആകെ കോരിത്തരിക്കും. ആ തരിപ്പ് കഴിഞ്ഞാൽ പിന്നെ വായിൽ നിന്നു വരുന്നത് വിടുവാഴിത്തരം തന്നെ.  എന്ത് ചെയ്യാം ട്രമ്പിന്റെ മൂട് താങ്ങുന്ന, സ്‌കൂളിൽപോകാത്ത 63 % ത്തിൽ പെട്ടാൽ പിന്നെ അന്തപ്പൻ പറഞ്ഞാലോ, ആൻഡ്‌റൂസ് പറഞ്ഞാലോ ഇവൻ  കേൾക്കില്ല.    സ്‌കൂളിൽ പോയി പഠിത്തം പൂർത്തിയാക്കി രക്ഷപ്പെടുന്നതിനു പകരം ചെറുക്കാൻ ചുമ്മാ ട്രമ്പ് ട്രമ്പ് എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു ചാടുകായാണ്.  മോനെ തോമാച്ചാ എങ്ങെനെങ്കിലും നീ രക്ഷപ്പെടുന്നത് കണ്ടിട്ട് അപ്പച്ചന്  കണ്ണടച്ചാൽ മതിയായിരുന്നു .  അതിന് നീ ട്രംപിന്റെ പുറകെ പോയി എനിക്ക് സാധിക്കും  എന്നു തോന്നിന്നില്ല.  

Dr.Narayanan Nabiyar 2016-06-26 18:02:12
Trump had 3 wives, 4  times he filed Bankruptaies  5 times draft dodger,
had a fake university. Outsourced jobs to Mexico and China, wants only red neck whites in court as judges. Wants Courts to silence Media.
Call women pigs....
You so called educated Malayalee ????????????????
You want him as the President ?
You uneducated !!!!!!!!!!!! 
Independent observer 2016-06-27 04:56:25

But, still the guy is "constitutionally conservative". Hillary violates the rules for email server thus " constitutionally disqualified" herself.


Anthappan 2016-06-27 10:13:10
Breexit's three broken promises wiped out 2.1 Trillion Trump will destroy US economy so does your 401K.
Prophet. Daniel 2016-06-27 09:03:09
A record $2.1 trillion was wiped out from global markets on Friday -The after effect of BREXIT. Trump (Chapter 11) presidency will wipe out America from the world map.  
Devil's advocate 2016-06-27 09:09:44

Marrying women and kicking them out like golf ball is Trump’s hobby.   There is a possibility for the current one to be kicked out.   

Observer 2016-06-27 10:56:24
"McConnell won't say if Trump is qualified for presidency"  - He is screwed up by Trump and confused about the truth. 
Women For Hillary 2016-06-27 11:35:59
"I am here today because I'm with her," Warren said on Monday. "Hillary Clinton will be the next president because she knows what it takes to beat a thin-skinned bully who is driven by greed and hate."
Abraham Thomas. TX 2016-06-27 11:45:35
മരുന്നു  മാറി കഴിച്ച  കുറെ മലയാളികള്‍  ട്രംപിന്റെ  പുറകെ  വാലാട്ടിക്കൊണ്ടു  കാണുന്നവരെ  ഒക്കെ  കടിക്കുന്നു . എണ്ണ മാറി തേച്ചാലും  ഇങ്ങനെ സംഭവിക്കാം . വെളുമ്പനും  റിപ്ലബ്ലിക്കാനും ഒക്കെ  വിഡ്ഢി  ട്രുംപിനെ  ഉപേഷിച്ചു .സൊന്തം വീട്ടില്‍ വെറും തരികട .ഭാര്യയെ പേടി, മക്കളെ പേടി . പിന്നെ അഭ്യാസം  മുഴുവന്‍  ഇ മലയാളിയില്‍ , ഫോമ ഫോക്കാന പള്ളി .
ഇവക്കു പുറകില്‍ വയിക്കാന്‍ ഓരോ അല്‍ കൂടി  കൊടുക്കണം .
മലയാളത്തില്‍ ടൈപ്പ് ചെയ്യാന്‍ ഇവിടെ ക്ലിക്ക് ചെയ്യുക