Dick Brass: We mistook a gangster for a businessman
20 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th President of the United States about 6am Thursday morning (NZT). Video / Itv
Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th President of the United States about 6am Thursday morning (NZT). Video / Itv
OPINION:
Many Americans who voted for Trump thought he was a smart businessman with razor sharp elbows. As he exits today, some are now surprised to learn he was more of a gangster.
Any reasonable
doubts about his nature were swept away this month when he incited an armed attack on the US Capitol. And just a few weeks ago, his supporters heard him threaten and cajole Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to apparently rig the election Trump was falsely claiming as rigged.