Doubling down on a Bad Bet: Trump’s Second Run as President. By Gene W. Edwards. Posted 8/11/2024.

If Trump loses this time (again), he will run a third time, in 2028. Fred Trump III tells us that in his new book, which is about all the Trumps. Donald Trump cannot lose at anything, will never admit losing, and will never allow losing. He will continue to lose until he wins. That’s how he is built, as an ego, as an entrepreneur, and as a rich guy mover and shaker psychopath, whether you like it or not!

The best thing about Fred Trump III’s new book is its title: All in the Family: The Trumps and How We Got This Way. The second-best thing about that book is its cover. You’ll have to see it in its full color on a book to notice the two subtleties in a family portrait. Clever! The third-best thing is two short quotes by themselves on one page in the book’s front matter. Here they are:

“It’s not personal, Sonny. It’s strictly business.” –Michael Corleone, The Godfather (film). The second quote is, “It’s all business, every bit is business.” –Michael Corleone, The Godfather (novel).

Substitute the name Donald Trump for the Michael Corleone in those two insights and . . . there you have it!

Have what?

The man Donald Trump, bigger than life, is a hollow man, a spiritual emptiness, as are most of the Trumps. Don’t expect anything else from them but money, snobbery, guile, and heartlessness, about the only exceptions being Fred II (Freddie) Trump and…