Opinion

Trump a fraud

Trump a fraud

When Donald Trump entered the presidential race, no one from the halls of Congress, to the walls of Mexico, thought it possible he had any chance of winning the nomination.

Trump himself, more than anyone else, knew it was impossible, and didn’t have a chance to beat out sixteen candidates, fourteen of whom were senators and governors, with his reputation of philandering and failed marriages, casino and hotel bankruptcies, and facing multiple fraud and class action lawsuits involving Trump University.

Then why would a 70 year old man who claims to be worth over 10 billion, and a philanthropist, enter a race he knew impossible to win?

Trump claims he cannot released any tax returns because they are being audited — contrary to the Internal Revenue Service. He has been challenged by real billionaires, and a Supreme Court Justice, to release his tax returns. Why isn’t he taking advantage of this opportunity to prove to his doubters that he is honest and not a fraud?

His standing in the polls would skyrocket. And why doesn’t he donate one billion of his $10 billion to his financially stressed Republican campaign, so he can “Make America Great Again!”

He will still have $9,000 million left for himself and extended family to live in luxury till 3016.

He will never release his tax returns because he is neither a philanthropist or billionaire — more likely he is a phony and a fraud.

I will venture to say, the reason he entered the race was because he was worried about his pending multiple fraud lawsuits involving Trump University, and had the lame belief, running as a presidential would enhance his public image, and prestige to fight these lawsuits.

This might seem far-fetched, but one must wonder why in the midst of a presidential race would he go out of his way to attack the American-born federal judge, who was of Mexican descent, and will be presiding over his coming Trump University fraud trial, and who had nothing to do with the presidential race?

There are many other factors indicating Trump didn’t believe he could possibly win the nomination, or even come close.

Since he was not serious about winning, he was able to run his race like the Donald Trump we know. He made appalling misogynistic statements — calling it “disgusting” Hillary Clinton took so long in the restroom — and alluding to Fox newscaster Megyn Kelly’s menstrual cycle — and saying women who had abortions should get prison terms.

Plus his remarks about Muslims and calling illegal Mexicans rapists and criminals, if one attempts to recall all the shocking statements he made, it would be as difficult as trying to remember all the names of the Seven Dwarfs and Santa Claus’s Reindeer.

Mocking U.S. Sen. John McCain’s service record, mimicking a handicapped N.Y. Times reporter, and criticizing a humble Gold Star family, have placed us in a state of shock. How could a candidate for the presidency of the U.S. make so many dumb statements?

Paul F. Adinolfi

Newtown