Krugman writes: "This week's New York Times interview with Donald Trump was horrifying, yet curiously unsurprising. Yes, the world's most powerful man is lazy, ignorant, dishonest and vindictive. But we knew that already."
Economist Paul Krugman. (photo: Getty Images)
11 April 17
his week’s New York Times interview with Donald Trump was horrifying, yet curiously unsurprising. Yes, the world’s most powerful man is lazy, ignorant, dishonest and vindictive. But we knew that already.
In fact, the most revealing thing in the interview may be Mr. Trump’s defense of Bill O’Reilly, accused of sexual predation and abuse of power: “He’s a good person.” This, I’d argue, tells us more about both the man from Mar-a-Lago and the motivations of his base than his ramblings about infrastructure and trade.
First, however, here’s a question: How much difference has it made, really, that Donald Trump rather than a conventional Republican sits in the White House?
