Trump's "Greatest Mentor" was Red-Baiting Aide to Joseph McCarthy and Attorney for NYC Mob Families

democracynow.org - With the Republican National Convention opening in Cleveland in less than two weeks, the party’s presumptive nominee, Donald Trump, is facing a new wave of controversies, from Trump’s tweeting of an anti-Semitic image showing Hillary Clinton against a backdrop of cash and a Star of David to his joke about Mexico attacking the United States. We spend the hour with Trump biographer Wayne Barrett, author of "Trump: The Greatest Show on Earth: The Deals, the Downfall, the Reinvention." Barrett has been reporting on Trump since the 1970s. We begin by talking about Trump’s close relationship with the late Roy Cohn, who once served as a top aide to the red-baiting Senator Joseph McCarthy.
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  • @Kuntyful
    @Kuntyful7 жыл бұрын

    I did not know about Trump and Roy Cohen's relationship.... it explains a lot...

  • @Vache0espagnole
    @Vache0espagnole7 жыл бұрын

    Eating with one's fingers is not a crime. Being a 'chickenhawk' towards young boys is.

  • @kaalaax8884
    @kaalaax88848 жыл бұрын

    Trump, is in the top 1%, does not pay taxes and dodges the draft and ppl still want to vote for him? This is a sorry country!

  • @MyPedorro
    @MyPedorro6 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Mr. Barrett!

  • @vaibhav1P
    @vaibhav1P8 жыл бұрын

    Why is eating with fingers, satanic? We Indians do it all the time.

  • @Fournier46

    @Fournier46

    8 жыл бұрын

    But not with his thoroughly weird vibe. It's like he's saying "you'd have to be there to get the whole experience" from the combined factors of strange this guy exuded as a package. Yeah I came from a hippy town where plenty of people ate without utensils, although I always liked having clean hands myself ^^

  • @jamz3243

    @jamz3243

    8 жыл бұрын

    yeah focus on eating with your hands ignore the alcoholic, pill popping, gay hating, pedophilia loving aspect of the person.

  • @vaibhav1P

    @vaibhav1P

    8 жыл бұрын

    Jose Mendoza I didn't focus on anything, I just didnt understand why is it as weired as the rest of the things.

  • @jamz3243

    @jamz3243

    8 жыл бұрын

    Vaibhav Prakash ah ok sorry m8. :d

  • @bardawulf5827

    @bardawulf5827

    8 жыл бұрын

    It's weird from the perspective of seeing someone not from a culture that uses their hands to eat with, eating with his hands. Come on dude. Context. Think a little.

  • @bardawulf5827
    @bardawulf58278 жыл бұрын

    So many provable facts about Trump and his shady dealings and his supporters will still deny it, turn a blind eye and vote. You guys don't HAVE to vote for Hillary. You can stay home and not vote for Trump. That would really be making a statement. Voting for Trump because you don't like Hillary is like setting Charles Manson free because you don't like jaywalkers.

  • @MrNisse-ef9by

    @MrNisse-ef9by

    8 жыл бұрын

    What would make an even bigger statement...is if people all voted third party in protest. Why waste your vote by staying at home? At least use your vote _against_ these assholes, instead of not at all. If the US ever wants to break the two party system...you all need to start supporting more than just the two main parties. If no one votes for them, they'll never be taken seriously...and the game will simply be controlled by a smaller and smaller percentage of the voting public. Even if you don't agree with all their policies...vote them up anyway, just to take power from the DNC and RNC. Not voting doesn't hurt them...voting _against_ them _does_.

  • @deirdre1thompson

    @deirdre1thompson

    7 жыл бұрын

    That would be like tossing a coin at this point... How dangerous!!

  • @MrNisse-ef9by

    @MrNisse-ef9by

    7 жыл бұрын

    Deirdree Thompson That's exactly the point...it *_is_* like tossing a coin...and it *_is_* dangerous. No matter what you do, you're going to get burned. Whether Trump starts a war with someone at random, or Hillary starts a pointless war with Russia...no matter which major candidate gets elected, we're all screwed.

  • @deirdre1thompson

    @deirdre1thompson

    7 жыл бұрын

    Please... Hillary has no interest in starting a war with any country. Hillary is responsible, wise, and has an even temperament. If you truly knew her history (her real history), and you were not heavily influenced by all of the constant negative accusations she has endure all of her professional life, you would discover that she has made sacrifices for her family, community, career, and this country. Don't believe the hype, or should I say the propaganda spewed by the "Great Right-wing Conspiracist" -- It is a real thing. Hillary is imperfect, just like the rest of us, but Trump has blatantly shown us who he is, over and over again. This is not a display of honesty on his part, but a forceful and loud dictate of who he is, and who he always will be. The republican party has imploded, and what has emerged is the monster they created, the most crooked, vile, hateful, narcissistic sociopath that America has ever produced -- Donald Trump! So, tossing a coin and leaving the next leader of our country and the world up to chance, would be like flipping a coin to choose between a bad day at work, and losing your job because your office building blew up. But you are from Canada, and I am glad that you care, but learn from us and don't allow this to happen in your country.

  • @MrNisse-ef9by

    @MrNisse-ef9by

    7 жыл бұрын

    Deirdree Thompson We've already taken steps to make sure it doesn't happen here...when Stephen Harper started talking like a US Republican, we fired his ass. We'd do the same thing if someone like Hillary was running for Prime Minister...and Trump would have been booed off stage after his first speech. And that's my point...any politician who's openly advocating for large-scale discrimination against minorities, or is even contemplating involving us in someone else's wars, without a damn good reason...has a short political life-span, as far as we're concerned. We're just as proud of our military as you guys are...but it's because we're Peacekeepers, not invaders. What Hillary represents, is exactly the same foreign policy positions that led to the Iraq invasion...but this time you guys are using terrorists against your so-called enemies, instead of your own soldiers. And as long as Russia is calling you out on it...they're the same old/new bogeyman. This whole game has been played over and over, for over a century now...it's all US exceptionalism = global economic domination. It's just a world-wide continuation of Manifest Destiny...and look at how well that turned out for the Natives. Hiding that agenda behind a facade of "justice" and "democracy" is what makes it so psychotic and terrifying. It's like watching the European conquest of Africa all over again...just a little North of there, this time.

  • @christophercollins3632
    @christophercollins36328 жыл бұрын

    I pray he writes more books, Wayne Barrett. May he have a full, complete healing of the cancer living inside him, and a rejuvenation on and in all levels of his being and vibrant, flourishing health in all ways. Blessed be.

  • @jeremyseals2997
    @jeremyseals29974 жыл бұрын

    Mr. Rodger stone is the second person I would get!!!!!!!!!!

  • @Stoneshakre
    @Stoneshakre7 жыл бұрын

    Welcome to the Unites States of Pottersvile

  • @jeremyseals2997
    @jeremyseals29974 жыл бұрын

    If I were running for office mr. Roy Cohen is the first person I would get

  • @lesleynoelle7337
    @lesleynoelle73377 жыл бұрын

    Believe me this is how you start a 'Murder Board'. When you take notes from this interview you're going to need cork, a wall, coloured string and photos.

  • @altitudeillume6729
    @altitudeillume67296 жыл бұрын

    TRUMP, OL' BONE SPUR

  • @biggerpenisthanyou
    @biggerpenisthanyou6 жыл бұрын

    McCarthy was right

  • @Kuntyful
    @Kuntyful7 жыл бұрын

    ps... the still photo @13:50 of Donald Trump... just look into his eyes for a moment, and tell me you don't see evil...

  • @DavidAlexanderMusic

    @DavidAlexanderMusic

    7 жыл бұрын

    I thought the same thing.

  • @moromics
    @moromics6 жыл бұрын

    too late now

  • @vickynaz8371
    @vickynaz83716 жыл бұрын

    Babbling trump....

  • @fhydan
    @fhydan8 жыл бұрын

    Trumpster trolls are triggered by this video. My evidence? Take a quick scroll through the comments section

  • @bardawulf5827

    @bardawulf5827

    8 жыл бұрын

    My favorite response of theirs is "there's no evidence". Here a professional journalists lays it all out in detail with documentation, court papers and other records in his books, like many others have, long before Trump ever got political...so this was not a political bias or conspiracy. But Trump will completely make something up at his rally or make ridiculous claims, and never back them up with any documentation of proof...just dog whistling really...and his supporters find that acceptable. By no means am I thrilled with Hillary...but compared to Trump...she's on the level of President Kennedy.

  • @simoneleone

    @simoneleone

    7 жыл бұрын

    A Trump supporter asked me for proof of something and I pointed him to Wayne Barrett. He immediately said, essentially, "Fake news!" and that people have been out to get Trump since day one. So I guess... case closed! (Or mind closed, actually.) The sheer lack of critical thinking here is beyond the pale. They glorify this man just as they'd chastised those who did the same with Obama, yet don't even see the irony there.

  • @danielsalinas6683

    @danielsalinas6683

    7 жыл бұрын

    Lemmiwinks Trump supporter here. yeah you still ain't got no evidence, no matter what you say.

  • @tapptom

    @tapptom

    6 жыл бұрын

    charles botha but why would cohn go after the Marxist jews????

  • @profd65
    @profd658 жыл бұрын

    Sorry Democracy Now, I love you but I'm STILL not voting for Hilary.

  • @ReichWingWatch

    @ReichWingWatch

    8 жыл бұрын

    I don't believe Democracy Now has endorsed a candidate...

  • @subversivelysurreal3645

    @subversivelysurreal3645

    5 жыл бұрын

    Reich-Wing Watch : They’re Clearly Pro-Bernie🌹 Yes, I can back that up!

  • @thelogicalbeaver9250
    @thelogicalbeaver92508 жыл бұрын

    And what about the clintons😂

  • @irishamerica8055

    @irishamerica8055

    8 жыл бұрын

    Charming couple! I met them once in Ireland in 1995! Hillary has done so much for the people, billionaires are people too! Looks good in a :-$12.000 Trouser Suit and she's married to Bill! That guy is smart! He might improve the Economy, but Trump is only running because he's a mentally unhinged egomaniac! He would be so out his depth as POTUS "It would make your head spin"

  • @ruthsrants8308

    @ruthsrants8308

    7 жыл бұрын

    The Logical Beaver that's like if Tim kill somebody and then I come along and say hey but what about Bob he's killed people too. Okay so does that make it right that Tim killed someone...

  • @triangle1colombia
    @triangle1colombia8 жыл бұрын

    the FATHER gives you leaders you deserve usa as you can see by the leaders you got now,ALL PRAISE TO YAWAY ALMIGHTY IN JESUS HOLY NAME AMEN, DO YOU PEOPLE REALY THINK YOU ARE GOING TO GET ANOTHER LEADER ??? HA HA HA OBOMANATION COMES BEFORE DESOLATION.

  • @triangle1colombia

    @triangle1colombia

    8 жыл бұрын

    I WOULD OF HEALED HER BUT SHE DID NOT REPENT.

  • @triangle1colombia

    @triangle1colombia

    8 жыл бұрын

    MARK 13;37 WATCH

  • @triangle1colombia

    @triangle1colombia

    8 жыл бұрын

    DANIEL 9;27 DANIEL IS 27TH BOOK 9 CHAPTER VERSE 27 = 27=9+9+=27=9 I BELIEVE I SEE A 9 IS DIVINE JUDGEMENT AND 27 IS FATHERS DIVINE JUDGEMENT . REPENT CALL ON THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST WHILE YOU STILL MAY. SHALOM

  • @triangle1colombia

    @triangle1colombia

    8 жыл бұрын

    I WOULD SAY SEPTEMBER 23 2017. AND WOULD BE VERY SUPPRISED TO SEE JAZABELL IN OFFICE.

  • @triangle1colombia

    @triangle1colombia

    8 жыл бұрын

    AMEN . MARK 13;37 WATCH

  • @JUNITO84
    @JUNITO846 жыл бұрын

    blah blah! Trump is doing a fantastic!

  • @dirtbiketours

    @dirtbiketours

    4 жыл бұрын

    fucktards supporting a true criminal are morons. the whole world is laughing at the USA with trump at the helm,,,,,,,,,

  • @cojo582
    @cojo5828 жыл бұрын

    WE ARE NOT A democracy we are a REPUBLIC, democracy sucks. run don run

  • @Derekrife1

    @Derekrife1

    8 жыл бұрын

    A Republic that chooses it's leaders, and policy proposals via popular vote.

  • @Derekrife1

    @Derekrife1

    8 жыл бұрын

    Have you ever heard of Ballot Initiatives?

  • @Whippets

    @Whippets

    8 жыл бұрын

    You know in the ancient form of Greek democracy they voted people off the Island all the time. First person I would vote off is Donald Trump.

  • @Lioncair
    @Lioncair6 жыл бұрын

    It’s all very interesting, too bad thought that Barrett was a well-known fabricator of quotes and made up many stories, many of which are still easily disputable today...

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