Trump’s Bunker Mentality Tells You Everything You Need to Know About his Leadership
On This Day In 2020
On May 29, 2020 protestors outside the White House gates were becoming uncomfortably aggressive. On that same afternoon, Donald Trump coincidentally paid a visit to his secret underground bunker under the White House complex. For about an hour. It just so happens that Melania and Barron went down there too. Under the careful protection of Secret Service Agents. While unrest was raging not far above them.
Why did he go down there? Trump explained – in one of history’s great coincidences – he was just randomly “inspecting” the bunker. But OTDI 2020, Attorney General Bill Barr confessed that of course Trump had been lying. This stemmed from Trump’s core inability to admit to a hint of human “weakness.” He didn’t want to look like he was afraid of Americans who disagreed with him.
Why is this so awful? A normal leader would have led. And he or she would have, instead, issued this statement:
“The Secret Service instructed me to go down there. I wasn’t sure it was necessary. But, they are professionals, trusted by the American people to keep us safe. I have never been amongst a group of finer people in my life. So, we went. Fortunately, there was no need to stay long, and we resumed our normal activities. I’m grateful for the incredible sacrifices these men and women make every day.”
We need normal leaders to lead us.
Dive Deeper
Forbes details the lie
CNN writes about the Trump Family visit
CNN had follow-up details
The Sun has the bunker graphic