No one, and I do mean not one human being, could imagine Trump even knowing who Reinhold Niebuhr was, let alone understand what his philosophy was about.
We once admired intelligence, leadership, rationality, honesty, and decency in our presidents. Not all of them had those qualities in equal amounts, but most of them had at least one or two.
In my opinion, and millions and millions of people in America and around the world, Trump hasn't one of them.
If I'm wrong in my opinion, please explain.
The person who interviewed Mr. Obama when he explained why he loved Reinhold Niebuhr was David Brooks, a columnist for The New York Times.
In a 2007 interview, Brooks asked Obama an off‑the‑cuff question: “Had you ever read Reinhold Niebuhr?” Obama responded, “I love him. He’s one of my favorite philosophers,” and then went on to discuss Niebuhr’s ideas with enthusiasm and insight.
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