Actor Sylvester Stallone, known for playing Rocky Balboa and John Rambo, has compared Donald Trump to George Washington.
All right. Let's do it:
* George Washington: Volunteered to be a solider. Donald Trump: Weaseled his way out of being one.
All right. Let's do it:
* George Washington: Volunteered to be a solider. Donald Trump: Weaseled his way out of being one.
* George Washington: Very successful in real estate. Donald Trump: Failed at it.
* George Washington: Painful dentures. Donald Trump: Has that in common.
* Donald Trump: Betrayed his country. George Washington: Betrayed by his country, which, at the time, was Great Britain.
* George Washington: Had to flee New York. Donald Trump: Has that in common.
* George Washington: Won battles in New Jersey. Donald Trump: Not so much.
* George Washington: Victorious in Virginia. Donald Trump: No.
* George Washington: Asked to chair the Convention that wrote the Constitution. Donald Trump: Says the Constitution has been unfair to him, and says he wants to suspend it.
* George Washington: Spent a lot of his time as President on his estate, but working as a farmer. Donald Trump: Spent a lot of his time as President on his estate, playing golf.
* Donald Trump: Put his corrupt children and their corrupt significant others in his Administration. George Washington: Had no children.
* George Washington: Rich all his life, never went bankrupt. Donald Trump: Started out rich, now billions of dollars in debt.
* George Washington: His Cabinet included Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. Donald Trump: His Cabinet turned on him, so he replaced them with psychopaths.
* George Washington: Believed in America, but knew there were issues, and was told only he could fix them. He did his best. Donald Trump: Says, "The American Dream is dead," and, "I, alone, can fix it," and then proved that he can't fix a damn thing.
I think Sly has taken too many blows to the head.
I think Sly has taken too many blows to the head.
You left out the most important difference:
ReplyDeleteWashington — Declined a third term because he felt that nobody should have that much power.
Trump — Wants all the power he can get.