Being so close to NY, we saw him at the time he was first emerging onto the real estate scene, and the legendary stories soon followed. The horror I felt as I watched him ride the golden escalator was real, and I was incredulous as he announced his candidacy (even though he had bragged and spouted that someday he'd run). "No way" I said. "He's crazy as a loon." "He'll be off the campaign trail by January (2016)."
Throughout the debates, as Chump was so derisive and nasty, it didn't seem possible that he'd have a chance. But then, we here were judging him by what we knew about him over the years; not the Apprentice Chump brought to us by Mark Burnett, TYVM. 
It's too bad the rest of the country hadn't seen the real DJT and not the slick, well-clipped "businessman" they based their votes upon. We're paying for that now.
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