04-03-2024, 01:18 PM
RgrF wrote:
Referenced as "That short fingered vulgarian" in some elite media circles.
Starting in the 1980's
In 1988, Spy magazine described Donald Trump as “a short-fingered vulgarian.” The founding editors of the magazine, Graydon Carter and Kurt Andersen, recognized Trump for what he was: the id of New York City, writ large—a bombastic, self-aggrandizing, un–self-aware bully, with a curious relationship to the truth about his supposed wealth and business acumen.