“Dis a Trump way fi gi everybody else di middle finga.”

“Dis a Trump way fi gi everybody else di middle finga.” 2 hours • 3 minutes reading time Cologne/Washington. Di journalist whose research contribute to di resignation a one US president 50 years ago is a guest at “Maischberger”. Now him shuda explain Donald Trump's success - an di consequences wid regard to Putin. US journalist Bob Woodward pan di show “Maischberger” pan November 20th, 2024. Bob Woodward rait chrii buk bout Donald Trump an intavyuu im 19 taim. Dat a wai di US jornalis a sidong az wan intavyuu ges a "Maischberger" pan Wensde iivnin. Deh, moderator Sandra Maischberger ask Woodward, weh did a connect fram Washington, how it coulda be dat Donald Trump, despite all di research an publications bout him machinations, neva fall but woulda instead move back inna di White House. “Wi have a democracy inna di USA,” seh Woodward. “Im get di most votes, an a dat mek im a go be president fi four years staatin inna January.” More dan 50 years ago, US journalist Bob Woodward did get known inna Germany fi him revelations inna di Watergate scandal. At dat time, him an him colleague Carl Bernstein did a report bout abuse a office an a wiretapping scandal in connection wid di re-election a Republican US President Richard Nixon. Im resign as a result a di revelations an thereby forestall impeachment proceedings. Woodward now tek wi not so far back inna US history fi help Maischberger andastan Trump's recent success. Eight years ago him did talk to Trump bout power. Im seh: “Real power is... Mi hate fi use di wod, but real power is fear.” Woodward translate di principle as follows: “Inna ada words: If yuh mek people fear yuh, den have dem yuh power. An Trump a practice dat fi him entire life.” Di 81-year-old journalist point out seh Trump a try fill cabinet positions wid people loyal to him weh nuh qualify fi dem positions deh. Woodward always find new comparisons. Dis woulda be like appointing somebody as a reporter who nuh know how fi ask kweschan. An yuh woulda hardly drive to a grocery store wid a red oil light inna yuh car. In addition to images weh convey Woodward's astonishment, di journalist have a sober analysis a dis shadow cabinet a loyal clueless people up him sleeve. “Dis a Trump way fi show everybody else di middle finger: Mi do weh mi waan Trump plan fi create an “imperial presidency” in which everyting di president waan happen. “Dis a nuh abstract threat,” Woodward warn. “No, him a di president-elect wid all di power weh him a go tek inna January.” Di USA have a system a “checks and balances” in which institutions control each other an limit dem power. But now a president-elect decide fi fill di top positions a dem institutions yah wid people weh nuh have no idea at all. Dis coulda become a catastrophe fi di country. Di consequences woulda affect di life a everybody inna di United States, seh Woodward. “Trump a run weh fram responsibility inna a very extraordinary way.” Wid a view to future US foreign policy, Maischberger cite a passage fram Woodward's latest book. As a result, Trump did a taak pan di phone wid Russian President Vladimir Putin up to seven times afta di end a him first term inna office. Woodward compare Putin to Hitler. “Im attack Ukraine inna a barbaric way an seh Ukraine no deh deh at all.” It is known seh Trump deeply admire Putin, an him express dis both publicly an privately. According to high-ranking members a di US government anda President Joe Biden, Trump ago “simply give Putin free rein” afta him tek office, Woodward seh. Di US journalist also believe seh a nuclear strike fram di Russian side is possible. So far, plenty official contacts as well as top officials an secret service agents dem jointly manage fi convince di Russians fi refrain fram using nuclear weapons. “Dis opportunity fi influence coulda be lost unda a Trump presidency.”