The woman who the Trump campaign tapped to orchestrate its PR operation is now warning his fans he's not the man they believe him to be. Writing in XOJane, Stephanie Cegielski says she's a member of the "silent majority" supporting Trump, but after spending the last year getting to know him, she's now convinced he would be disastrous for America.
Perhaps her most shocking revelation: That Team Trump never anticipated doing well, and his campaign was only meant as a form of protest.
Here's a sampling:
Because we are all angry — and we all have a right to be. But Trump is not our champion. He would stab any one of his supporters in the back if it earned him a cent more in his pocket.
Unfortunately, the more vitriolic Trump has become, the more the people responded to him. That drove him to push the boundaries further and further.
I also started seeing a trend of incompetence and deniability.
When there was a tweet that contained an error, he would blame it on an intern; when there was a photo containing a World War II Nazi Germany background, he would blame it on an intern; when he answered questions in an overtly controversial fashion, he would claim that he did not properly hear the question. He refused to take responsibility for his actions while frequently demanding apologies from others.
Imagine Trump wronged you, even in the smallest possible way. He would go to the grave denying he had ever done anything wrong to you — ever.