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Trump steak and water was an amazingly pathetic moment -- but totally on brand.

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WWE,

NASCAR,

Trump

I bet there's some crossover of appeal and audiences.

I had a friend years ago when I lived in the mid Atlantic who liked NASCAR. He used to go to the Dover, DE race every year. One year he told me that Trump had been there talking to people in the crowd. My friend said that Trump said he was thinking about running for President. That had to have been 2005 or before. Trump, scoping out the marks for his big con.

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When you're right, Chris, you're right.

Or as Mencken once put it: "On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”

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While this is perfectly said, the somewhat ironic thing is that Trump's time in WWE was that as a face to Mr. McMahon's heel and that subsequent Wrestlemania Hair vs. Hair match. To have him paired with Bobby Lashley of all people is...quite a moment.

Though having Stone Cold pull a Stunner on him in the end (even though Trump crumbled like a twig) was satisfying.

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