Princewill Odidi|3 February 2016|7:11am
Attending a Trumps campaign event was akin to attending a circus. The presidential aspirant who talks and acts like a celebrity and brags and names other aspirants that came to him begging for money.
The Celebrity politician who could afford to say anything and gets away with it. Said he would build a wall by Mexico and force mexico to pay for it, he got away with it. Said Africans are lazy and got away with it. Said he will deport Nigerians away from the US and got away with it, said he will deal with China and Russia and make them respect America, we laughed about it, even though America is heavily indebted to China, but got away with it. Publicly abused a female journalist and got away with it, called a fellow Presidential aspirant ugly and got away with it.
Said he would keep Muslims away from America and got away with it, and today is referring to Ted Cruz top presidential hopeful a Canadian citizen, and may still get away with it. He brought a National news network to their knees begging him to show up for the debate, unfortunately, the American people said to him, enough is enough, his popularity soured and he lost Iowa.
Boycotting public engagements because he asked for apology from a perceived rude journalist smirks the presidential lure in a Presidency.
If he becomes president, would he boycott international engagements because of an arrogant Kim of North Korea, or an annoying Putin who looks at your eyes and lie without consequence or a Chinese leader who would always remind you you are indebted to his nation?
Last week I was amazed when groups of people gathered just to catch a glimpse of Trumps airplane. In less than 24 hours, Trump picked up the phone and called his rich friends to donate a million dollars each to his veterans cause, he raised a 6 million dollars in a flash. Only a Trump can pull such a stump.
What is more disturbing is that he is not the establishment favorite.The Republican party leadership does not like him. The establishment hatred for him is so rife that New York governor publicly announced on stage that Trump can never never be US President. The establishment prefers Bush, but his numbers are low. Rubio came in third, he is becoming the darling of ordinary Americans, a man of Hispanic background, smart young and articulate.
The establishment are thinking of leaning towards Rubio if he can get a strong showing in New Hampshire.
If this race ends up being Rubio and Clinton, will the Clinton's edge out this rising republican or are we seeing the emergence of another Obama on a republican garb? Since most people in the establishment dislike Ted Cruz, all indications now show the big money and sponsorship's are moving away from Bush to Rubio. Will this young Hispanic man be the next most powerful man on earth? You can ask for bet with me, I promise, I will win.
Princewill Odidi
Is a Social Commentator & Public Affairs Analyst
