Mark Engler is not inspired by family dynasties ruling over the nation.
On Wednesday 19 March, Donald Trump announced his candidacy for President of the United States. ‘I am the only one who can make America truly great again,’ he said.
Now, I think anyone would have trouble delivering that line without generating some guffaws. But coming from a maniac who still believes that Barack Obama is a Kenyan-born invader, and who also peddles a personalized fragrance called ‘Success’, the statement brimmed with comic hubris.
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