Trump loses his temper because he is made to look like an “idiot”
The journalist identifies several moments that shook the billionaire’s team. Among these, the publication of an article incriminating his co-campaign manager, Chris LaCivita. On October 15, the Daily Beast accused him of having enriched himself disproportionately at the expense of the Republican candidate. Thanks to advertising expenses and campaign emails, the man would have pocketed no less than 22 million dollars. When Donald Trump discovered the article, he lost his temper. “He was livid. He felt that he was being made to look like an imbecile,” explains the journalist. However, those close to him immediately reassured him, explaining that it was all part of a smear campaign targeting LaCivita. If the man did indeed earn a lot of money, the amount was clearly exaggerated, according to The Atlantic’s sources.
But what worries the Republican all the more is that the false leak would come from his own team. Indeed, the climate in its ranks has become so nauseating that everyone is shooting themselves in the face. “Several members of the team seemed ready to criticize their colleagues to protect themselves from potential failure,” continues Mr. Alberta.
And then comes the famous meeting at Madison Square Garden. What was supposed to be the key moment of Donald Trump’s campaign quickly turned into a media “nightmare”. The press, Democrats and even Republicans denounced the comments made by the comedian who opened the evening by comparing Puerto Rico to a “floating island of garbage”. In the troops of the Republican candidates, we only think of one thing: finding the person responsible for this disaster. Once again, everyone is pointing the finger at each other. Like this final stretch in the campaign, the atmosphere is frosty in the days following the controversial meeting. And it hasn’t gotten any warmer since then.
“I worked with Trump for four years, here’s what I remember”
“It was a real disaster”
Questioned on CNN following his revelations, Tim Alberta goes even further regarding the growing disenchantment of Trump’s teams with the candidate. “These are people who have been working tirelessly for months and who saw the former president sabotage all their efforts,” he reports, based on several testimonies he collected. “Certainly they chose to work for him, but now they realize how bad things can get.” The journalist also postulates that other stories concerning this chaotic end of the campaign will come out in the months and years to come. “It was a real catastrophe. It is certain that those who experienced it will want to tell the story,” he concludes on CNN.
