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Lowlife Genius

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Donald Trump is a lowlife genius.

QED, already. He has won this discussion, because "lowlife" is not the sort of term I feel right about using -- "ethically challenged" would be more my level of . . .

            "Lowlife" is the sort of term I would expect him to use. And to be sure he has used it a number of times, to describe people whom we might more politely call disillusioned former adherents.

            For instant, his former national security advisor . . .

            Let's pause to consider this:

            Who other than Trump would call his former national security advisor -- John Bolton, with the advanced degrees, conservative cred and startling mustache -- "a lowlife dummy"?

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