Is Trump is a Narcissitic Fool?

2015-09-08T13:07:39-04:00

Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump said this to the author of an upcoming biography:
That he “always felt that I was in the military” when he attended the New York Military Academy prep school
And that, while at prep school, he got “more training militarily than a lot of the guys that go into the military.”

The New York Times got an advance copy of Never Enough: Donald Trump and the Pursuit of Success and author Michael D’Antonio also provided the newspaper with transcripts of some of his interviews with Trump.

Trump, who seems to have emerged unscathed from the firestorm unleashed by his attacks on Vietnam war hero Senator John McCain, sat out that war because of deferments and then a lottery draft number of 356 out of 366. Trump still says he understands military life.

Despite sitting out Vietnam because of deferments followed by a high draft lottery number of 356 out of 366, Mr. Trump said that he endured the rigors of real military life: “My number was so incredible and it was a very high draft number. Anyway so I never had to do that, but I felt that I was in the military in the true sense because I dealt with those people.”

Can spending your teenage years at boarding school really give someone a sense of what it’s like to serve their country? Are the retired military men who run the training at military school required to dumb down the experience for their students or do the 14-year-0ld kids get the full boot camp experience and responsibility of actual service? Sound off!

Response by Col Joseph Lenertz made Sep 8 at 2015 1:09 PM

2015-09-08T13:09:23-04:00

Narcissistic, yes. Fool, no. BTW, who runs for President and ISN'T a narcissist?

Response by CSM Michael Chavaree made Sep 8 at 2015 1:14 PM

2015-09-08T13:14:53-04:00

Depends on how you read it, I had no prior Military training before I joined, so yes he recieved more military training than I did "going into the Military".

Response by Capt Mark Strobl made Sep 8 at 2015 1:23 PM

2015-09-08T13:23:48-04:00

I'm guessing he stayed at a Holiday Inn Express... (?)

Response by MCPO Roger Collins made Sep 8 at 2015 1:29 PM

2015-09-08T13:29:07-04:00

Narcissist yes, But a fool doesn't get where he is.

Response by SCPO David Lockwood made Sep 8 at 2015 1:43 PM

2015-09-08T13:43:23-04:00

A narcissist maybe, a fool I doubt it, not knowing what it's like to serve I agree.

Response by SSgt Terry P. made Sep 8 at 2015 1:48 PM

2015-09-08T13:48:50-04:00

Boarding school,a high draft number(paid for i am sure),sitting out Vietnam,then comparing himself to AD military is probably not good for getting votes from military.But what the hell, he has said what he thinks from the beginning and look where he is now. LOL

Response by MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca made Sep 8 at 2015 2:20 PM

2015-09-08T14:20:44-04:00

Narcissistic yes. If he's a fool that we're all fools because he's saying what a majority of us wish we could say without losing our jobs and way of life. He has the political and monetary clout to put boots in asses where all we common folk have is a pen and paper to write letters to congress and sign umpteen hundred petitions that get us nowhere. Then there is the power of our vote - another American myth that gets us nowhere.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 8 at 2015 6:50 PM

2015-09-08T18:50:29-04:00

In that regard, I should be a Sniper instructor because I score 40/40 once in BRM.

Response by SGT Jerrold Pesz made Sep 8 at 2015 7:04 PM

2015-09-08T19:04:39-04:00

Trump may be many things but he is not a fool.

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Sep 9 at 2015 1:10 AM

2015-09-09T01:10:51-04:00

He "always felt that I was in the military" for going to prep school? Heck, I always felt like a Master Chief because I played Halo.

Response by PV2 Scott Goodpasture made Dec 11 at 2015 2:10 PM

2015-12-11T14:10:05-05:00

I like to dress up as General Patton when I walk my Bull Terrior

Response by MSgt Michelle Mondia made Dec 12 at 2015 1:20 AM

2015-12-12T01:20:49-05:00

Reminds me of this dude...POS

http://youtu.be/AJtD8hPUTcU

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Response by Capt Jeff S. made Feb 23 at 2016 1:11 PM

2016-02-23T13:11:01-05:00

Think about what you just said MAJ Ken Landgren. "Is Trump is a narcissistic fool?"

When you try to shame others, make sure you don't shame yourself in doing so. Are you asking us a question, or are you telling us the answer?

Response by PFC Tuan Trang made Feb 23 at 2016 2:03 PM

2016-02-23T14:03:20-05:00

Trump is an actor, he is not a serious person, military prep school is difference then what our service men and women goes through.

Response by PFC Michael Parks made Jun 15 at 2024 3:06 PM

2024-06-15T15:06:38-04:00

Narcissist maybe. But a fool absolutely not. He is literally the only one that I feel has the country's best interest in mind.