Trump compares himself to Capone

Thought for the day

During last night's town hall in Iowa, moderator Sean Hannity asked Donald Trump the following question:  “Do you, in any way, have any plans whatsoever, if reelected president, to abuse power, to break the law, or to use the government to go after people?”  

The former president answered Hannity's question this way:  “You mean like they’re using right now.”  

Trump then pivoted to speaking about the criminal indictments he faces.  The former president compared himself to gangster Al Capone when he talked about the criminal indictments he faces both on the federal and state levels.

“I’ve often said, Al Capone was one of the greatest of all time, if you like criminals.  He was a mob boss, the likes of which -- ‘Scarface,’ they called him.  And he got indicted once.  I got indicted four times,” Trump said to laughter from the crowd. 

Folks, this is no laughing matter.  If people disagreed with Capone, they simply were "disappeared" -- as in killed off.  I'm not suggesting that Trump would do the same thing, but it's clear he has scores to settle with judges, prosecutors, members of Congress and, yes, Joe Biden.  In his words, a second Trump administration would be his "revenge tour."    

This isn't the first time Trump has compared himself to Capone.  In case you need reminding, the former president has criminal indictments in four separate cases, making him the first former or current president to ever be indicted for an alleged crime.

GOP presidential challenger Chris Christie says it's possible Trump may not be able to vote for himself next November (because he would be a convicted felon).  I think he may be right.  And that, my friends, would be no joke.

-DF