For years, the President has derisively labeled the New York Times, as "failing". It took a while, but the Times' smack down is an moment epic in the history of the nation's most important newspaper.
In a Mississippi campaign stop last night President Trump unleashed a vituperative stream, raging at critics of his choice to be the next justice of the US Supreme Court. And against Democrats.
On the Opinion Page, NY Times OPED writer Tom Friedman drew bright lines under the severe trauma Trump and the Republican Party are inflicting on America.
When this stock market and economy correct -- and Trump's trade wars with China virtually assure that there will be a bumpy road ahead for consumers -- what will the enraged Trump base, most likely to be impacted by higher costs of basic goods, do then?
There is much to worry about this morning ... and even if you are a die-hard Republican, surely you must call for the release of Trump's tax returns: a broken promise.
Donald Trump and the Self-Made Sham
Now let�s see your tax returns, Mr. President.
By The Editorial Board
Oct. 2, 2018
This boast has long been at the core of the mythology of Donald Trump, Self-Made Billionaire. As the oft-told story goes, young Mr. Trump accepted a modest $1 million loan from his father, Fred, a moderately successful real estate developer from Queens, and � through smarts, hard work and sheer force of will � parlayed that loan into a multibillion-dollar global empire.
