EA on CNN: “Mob Boss” Trump Unleashed and Angry After Trial

Posted by Scott Lucas | Feb 10, 2020 | 0

EA on CNN: “Mob Boss” Trump Unleashed and Angry After Trial

Donald Trump on the White House South Lawn, February 7, 2020 (Joshua Roberts/Reuters)

I chatted with CNN International’s George Howell on Saturday after Donald Trump’s anger and retribution after his impeachment trial, likening his behavior to that of a mob boss with no fear of being checked.

We discuss Trump’s firing of two witnesses — National Security Council specialist Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman and US Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland — who rejected his order to defy House subpoenas, accompanied by Trump’s slander of Vindman on Twitter.

Last week Republican senators such as Susan Collins justified their vote not to convict by saying, “OK, he might have acted inappropriately, but he’ll learn from this, he’ll do better.”

Well, folks, this is what learning looks like.

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Scott Lucas

Scott Lucas is Professor of International Politics at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin; Professor Emeritus of International Politics at the University of Birmingham; and editor-in-chief of EA WorldView. He is a specialist in US and British foreign policy and international relations, especially the Middle East and Iran. Formerly he worked as a journalist in the US, writing for newspapers including the Guardian and The Independent and was an essayist for The New Statesman before he founded EA WorldView in November 2008.

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