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The Republican frontrunner's repellent put-downs of his opponents are more personally insulting that anything the populist former Iranian leader was guilty of - and bodes ill for how he would behave in office
Watching Donald Trump these past few months has reminded me of another rabble-rousing demagogue whom that I spent much time observing.
Not Adolf Hitler or Benito Mussolini - my time in journalism, though extensive, does not reach that far back - but of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the fiercely provocative former president of Iran who, like the Republican frontrunner, blended headline-grabbing wild statements with profound ignorance of world affairs in a toxic cocktail.
Yet after Thursday night’s debate in Detroit, I have concluded that even Mr Ahmadinejad - objectionable as he was was with his Holocaust denials and relentless Israel-baiting - is surpassed by Mr Trump for sheer obnoxiousness towards others.
The billionaire reality television star’s belittling of Marco Rubio as “this little guy” and “little Marco” was a disgrace that displayed a lack of class and sheer human decency.
Watching Donald Trump these past few months has reminded me of another rabble-rousing demagogue whom that I spent much time observing.
Not Adolf Hitler or Benito Mussolini - my time in journalism, though extensive, does not reach that far back - but of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the fiercely provocative former president of Iran who, like the Republican frontrunner, blended headline-grabbing wild statements with profound ignorance of world affairs in a toxic cocktail.
Yet after Thursday night’s debate in Detroit, I have concluded that even Mr Ahmadinejad - objectionable as he was was with his Holocaust denials and relentless Israel-baiting - is surpassed by Mr Trump for sheer obnoxiousness towards others.
The billionaire reality television star’s belittling of Marco Rubio as “this little guy” and “little Marco” was a disgrace that displayed a lack of class and sheer human decency.
Donald Trump is worse than Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Donald Trumo and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Photo: Getty Images
The Republican frontrunner's repellent put-downs of his opponents are more personally insulting that anything the populist former Iranian leader was guilty of - and bodes ill for how he would behave in office
Watching Donald Trump these past few months has reminded me of another rabble-rousing demagogue whom that I spent much time observing.
Not Adolf Hitler or Benito Mussolini - my time in journalism, though extensive, does not reach that far back - but of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the fiercely provocative former president of Iran who, like the Republican frontrunner, blended headline-grabbing wild statements with profound ignorance of world affairs in a toxic cocktail.
Yet after Thursday night’s debate in Detroit, I have concluded that even Mr Ahmadinejad - objectionable as he was was with his Holocaust denials and relentless Israel-baiting - is surpassed by Mr Trump for sheer obnoxiousness towards others.
The billionaire reality television star’s belittling of Marco Rubio as “this little guy” and “little Marco” was a disgrace that displayed a lack of class and sheer human decency.
Watching Donald Trump these past few months has reminded me of another rabble-rousing demagogue whom that I spent much time observing.
Not Adolf Hitler or Benito Mussolini - my time in journalism, though extensive, does not reach that far back - but of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the fiercely provocative former president of Iran who, like the Republican frontrunner, blended headline-grabbing wild statements with profound ignorance of world affairs in a toxic cocktail.
Yet after Thursday night’s debate in Detroit, I have concluded that even Mr Ahmadinejad - objectionable as he was was with his Holocaust denials and relentless Israel-baiting - is surpassed by Mr Trump for sheer obnoxiousness towards others.
The billionaire reality television star’s belittling of Marco Rubio as “this little guy” and “little Marco” was a disgrace that displayed a lack of class and sheer human decency.
Donald Trump is worse than Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Donald Trumo and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Photo: Getty Images