I know it’s my Jersey upbringing, but the solitary thing I like about Donald Trump is his ability to talk smack. He’s a pro. Here he is during a recent interview with Robert Costa of the Washington Post:
The interview did not focus on his opponents, and Trump spent almost no time talking about them. He has often said he is a counter-puncher who attacks primarily when provoked. But he appears to have at least one exception: Mitt Romney. Asked about recent criticism from the 2012 GOP nominee, Trump made clear he fired the first shot. “I don’t blame him because I’ve been very tough on Romney,” he said. “He’s a choke artist.”
Trump claimed credit for keeping Romney out of the 2016 race though he bowed out long before Trump ever became a candidate. Dismissing the suggestion that it was former Florida governor Jeb Bush’s fundraising prowess that kept Romney from the race, Trump insisted, “He got scared away by me! By my mouth.”
It’s not even delusional. It’s just a put-down. He doesn’t care if it’s even plausible as long as he can get a reaction.
