I. Background: The Making of Donald Trump
Defying predictions Trump did not go away
And now he’s the (il)legitimate president of the USA.
Spawned by 40 years gestation in our nation
Of Republican hate and the tragedy of de-industrialization
And voter suppression abetted as Greg Palast has revealed
By the cross-state voter fraud that myriad votes deftly steals
But David Cay Johnston in “The Making of Donald Trump” reveals
The way Trump learned to formulate his crooked deals.
Fred, his father and as Woodie pointed out a racist,
Set up Donald with millions of bucks
To establish his global empire – not by sheer luck
Sent to Military School at age 13 his emotional development stalls
And with this personality traits the media enthralls
His motto he frequently relates is revenge: some one does something perverse
Get back at him only ten times worse!
Through his father he meets Roy Cohn
McCarthy’s mobbed-up lawyer who becomes
His mentor who teaches him the skill of strategic litigation
But unsuccessfully defends him in a case of racial discrimination.
Strategic bankruptcies left many workers unpaid
Including the notorious Polish brigade
Dismantling a building only with sledges – no safety protection
Back wages were only paid 18 years later by a suit forcing collection.
Johnson documents with comprehension Trumps nefarious exploits
And shady or crooked deals
And during the campaign challenges the press to ask Trump
21 questions about his past that would his character reveal.
But this celebrity blusters and is given a pass
As negligent reporters sit on their ass
Waiting expectantly for the Trump plane to arrive
And for Trump to articulate his latest of lies
His presidential bid probably was motivated by
Obama’s ridicule at 2012 Presidential Press Corp roast
Where Trump’s decision to say: “You’re fired.
Contrasted with Obama’s decision to make Bin-Laden toast
And in his campaign his racism shone through
Insulting and debasing in a manner most crude
Mexicans are rapists, the Islamic terrorist onslaught
John McCain ridiculed because was caught
Trump criticizes women relentlessly because of their looks
Like Rosie O’Donnell and beauty contestant the object of his vile refrain
Because she happened to have a weight gain
And ridiculed a Muslim couple who lost a son
In Afghanistan fighting that our longest war would be won.
A major factor making his election secure
Was the billions in free media which did not demure
His campaign a series of outrageous and unpredictable acts
He used to play the media which he later attacked
“Trump may not be good for America, but he’s great for our bottom line”.
Yes the Celebrity Apprentice got billions in free publicity
He lied, and lied – one after another so fast it seems he just
Left the fact-checkers overwhelmed and standing impotently in his dust.
And amazingly, there was nothing he could not evade
That would given him the axe:
And he never ever revealed his income tax
As egregious a mistake as ever was made
And after an outright admission of grabbing women’s pussies
(his right it seems because he was the boss}
Never mind these were illegal acts of sexual assault
He brushed it off as “locker room talk” and was given a pass
We recall Howard Dean was knocked out of the race
By an unfortunate scream…..
But Trumps slips by with impunity
And cowardly Republican unity
But this man was clearly a menace
A pathologic liar according to Bernie who had him pegged
But he is shrewd and cunning and remember quite well
He annihilated 17 other professionals on the campaign trail
And the democrats helped him along we know
As Hillary was crooked and was running on a platform perverse
All the things Bill and she effected in the 90’s to reverse:
And marginalizing Bernie who none the less made quite a show
When the democrats under Bill lined up at Wall Street’s till
And passed deregulation and heralded globalization
Seventy thousand factories were shuttered en masse
Signifying for many their lives had passed
Trump as a populist disingenuously promised them hope
When desperately they worked three jobs trying to cope
Someone taking $650,000 for three speeches according to plan
Could not credibly champion the plight of the common man.
2. From Russia With Love
Trump denies knowledge of Russia it seems
Except for Miss Universe in 2013
But this lie obscures a longstanding history
That remains to the people a mystery
In 1987 he with the KGB and Intourist explored
Building Trump hotels throughout the Russian expanse
And connections were made— and a Putin bromance
Which led to oodles of Russian cash giving Trump a second chance
And is encouraged by Putin to run for president
For which he files in Vermont
As with his 6th bankruptcy the usual funding
From American and European bankers came to end
And the Russian connection saved his bacon
The results of this deal he has hidden from the nation.
No Putin the killer can do no wrong
And according to Trump is a leader most strong
But MI6 operative Christopher Steele
Reveals 31 pages of charges seemingly real
The press focuses on salacious golden showers
But the crux of the report is the salient omission
Of the sale of 19% of the Russian state company Rosneft oil
And Trumps putative 0.5% commission,
Then Steele disappears and we see Putin’s purge
Of FSU agents revealed in the report
Only after Trump assumes control of the
Security apparatus
Trumps cabinet is rife with members
Having Russian connections
Tillerson has options on billions of Russian oil
Manafort had relations with Ukraine
Howard P Charman MD 12-9-2016
David Cay Johnston: The Making of Donald Trump
Scott Horten: Interviewed by Ian Masters on KPFK’s Background Briefing, 2-5-2017. “Could Donald Trump be Tried for Treason?”