The word entitlement probably didn’t find its perfect meaning until Donald Trump assumed the office of the President of the United States. And now? He can’t differentiate between personal and national interests.
For a man desperate to portray himself as the hero and savior of the nation, Trump has rarely bothered with responsibility, humility, or even basic respect towards his own people or even outsiders. To open the eyes of Trump worshippers, an interview video of him from Bloomberg Global News has surfaced, proving just how fragile the MAGA strongman’s ego is.
Shared on an X post by Jürgen Nauditt, a German national and Managing Director of Franchisor International, the video shows Trump conversing with an Australian reporter, except, only entitled and cowardly comments can be heard from the president’s mouth. The reporter asked Trump a reasonably valid question: “Do you think a president in office should be engaged in so much business activity?” To which Trump replied, “Well, I’m really not. The kids are running the business.”
While the conversation could’ve progressed to several productive directions, or simply ended there, Trump couldn’t hold himself back from asserting his authority over the man instead. Digressing from the original line of questioning, Trump snapped at the journalist, asking about his nationality, and proceeded to threaten him because of his “bad tone.”
“In my opinion, you’re hurting Australia very much right now, and they want to get along with me. Your leader is coming over to see me, and I’m going to tell him about you. You said it in a very bad tone.”
Ironically, he pulled this shameful stunt with a representative of the media, which is regarded as a democratic pillar equal to the one over which Trump stands. Nauditt posted the video to his X account, labelling Trump “a disgusting weakling” for threatening Australia “because a reporter is doing his job.”
Users on X found Trump’s act equally disrespectful, calling it a “Karen meltdown.” Another raised concern over his behavior, explaining how it shows “how deeply he conflates personal power with national interest.” At the end, the irony sits glaring: a sitting president, supposedly a guardian of democratic values, weaponizing his office against a foreign journalist over nothing more than bruised pride.
Nevertheless, it’s hilarious watching the so-called strongman fold under the weight of a basic question, lashing out like a schoolyard bully.
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