Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has been unloading on GOP frontrunner Donald Trump recently. But this week he took things to a whole new level with a scathing attack implying that Trump was a psychologically unbalanced madman who must be stopped.
Through an Op-Ed published on CNN, Jindal essentially questioned Trump’s mental stability, and says voting for Trump would give the White House to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Jindal wrote:
“Donald Trump is a shallow, unserious, substance-free, narcissistic egomaniac.”
Playing amateur psychologist, Jindal also claimed Trump exhibited some of the key characteristics of narcissism, including being “insecure, weak, and afraid of being exposed.”
Of course, Jindal didn’t just question Trump’s mental stability, but his intellect as well. He claimed The Donald is “not intellectually curious” and “makes it up on the fly.”
The problem with Donald Trump is that he will never be president. His nomination as the Republican candidate would gift the White House to Hillary Clinton. He would self-destruct in a general election. In fact, he may be Clinton’s only hope. And even if he were somehow to win, we have no idea how he would govern.”
You can read the article in it’s entirety on CNN here.
What do you think of these criticisms? Do you think Gov. Jindal has a point, or is this just a desperate ploy? Share your comments below.
Sounds like it’s the other way around to me. Is jindahl trying to copy some of Trumps tactics?
Sorry but people love what Trump has to say and will win this election. Trump will be bashed from the left and the right, but he will surge in the polls regardless of what jindahl has to mouth off about.
Trump is a sicko.
You are absolutely right! Mr. Trump is the man we need for this nation in crisis! All you have to do is look at Jindahl. That says volumes. Is he Muslim? He seems like a ranting, psycho paid by oppossing candidate(s) to try to discredit Mr. Trump. He simply does not have the credentials to do that. Maybe he is afraid he will be deported when, not if, Mr. Trump is elected President of the United States of America! Jindahl is a Joke!
You’re absolutely right!
I agree with Jindal . He shows he is mentally inbalanced . Very poor pick for a president .
Jindal was on national tv the other night. He said on three separate occasions that he would be the Republican nominee for President of the United States. He has less than 1% at present in the polls. The reporter interviewing him laughed out loud at Jindal. Rightfully so. Dah!
The Bible says that when you judge someone like Jindal is doing, then you are accusing that person of being who you are. (Romans 2:1) In the common vernacular, when you point a finger at someone, you point three fingers back at yourself.
While Trump may have issues, Gov. Jindal appears to be the narcissistic egomaniac from his accusations. He lost a lot of my respect.
Governor Jindal sounds desperate and what is he really afraid of? The Quran states that it is okay to lie if it will promote the cause of Islam. I used to like him but this time I have lost all respect for him. I respect the office but not the one occupying it. There is a difference. Who does the Govenor back for President? I would like to know. Trump, Carson, and Huckabee make the most sense to me.
This governor doesn’t hold any poll numbers he should focus on his campaign the road to the white house is not watching a foot ball game.
My mom summed up Ross Perot in one sentence: “He’s just another loudmouth Texan.”
I would sum up Donald Trump similarly. He’s just another loudmouth right wing creep.
Right you are. I also agree with Jindl. Trump is a disaster!
The problem is The Republican establishment does not understand Trump’s popularity. If you don’t know attack! Trump’s alignment with the American People is because he is saying and championing what The People have been saying for years. The Republican Party has pretended to understand when all they were able to do is LIE through a process called lip service. Not only will the People win this election but the Leadership of the Party are History. They just don’t know it yet. The hand writing is on the Wall. Problem: The Republican establishment can not read. I believe they are also deaf. The silent majority is now AWAKE.
YOU ARE SO RIGHT ON!!!
I hope and pray you are right!
All he talks about making America great, that is his stragedy to get your vote & he has succeeded
in that. To me he does not have the personal character to be President of our United States.
Does he tell you how he is going to make America great? No he just keeps repeating the sentence
“I will make America great, how many times have you heard him say that? I have lost count.
He is always blowing off his mouth putting others down. He won’t be getting my vote.
Trump has told us that he will make fair deals to bring back jobs to America and discourage more companies from leaving the U.S. He will do this by giving them a choice: leave and you will be charged 25% tax to sell to us. Stay and you will not be charged to have access to our buying public. Why should these companies get away with taking away our jobs only to enrich the few at the so-called top. Most of whom are crooks and do not care about Americans and have no loyalty to us. It is all about corporate greed. We name a leader who has the gonads to stand up to evil in All its forms.
Typo on We name a leader should be we need a leader.
Bobby, falling on the “knife” for your Party will ONLY get you kudos from the Party. The game you are playing will NEVER get you to The WHITE HOUSE. Falling on the knife is TERMINAL.
Trump may or may not make it to the White House. We have been awakened. He has stimulated action and The People getting involved in the process. For a Representative Democracy to work you need, knowledge, 100% participation, and research being done on the Candidates. We are not taking the Candidates on what they say but on the history of their accomplishments. We have a chance to retake our Country. Do your homework!
This was sent to me and I don’t know. It makes sense to me.
Trump ~
Hopefully, at least, he’s waking some of the RINOs up. The criticisms of
Trump are amazingly missing something. They are lacking in negative stories
from those who work for him or have had business dealings with him. After
all the employees he’s had and all the business deals he’s made there is a
void of criticism. In fact, long term employees call him a strong and
merciful leader and say he is far more righteous and of high integrity than
people may think. And while it may surprise many, he’s actually humble when
it comes to his generosity and kindness. A good example is a story that
tells of his limo breaking down on a deserted highway outside of New York
City. A middle-aged couple stopped to help him and as a thank you he paid
off their mortgage, but he didn’t brag about that. Generous and good people
rarely talk of charity they bestow on others. But as much as all this is
interesting, the real thing that people want to know is what Donald Trump’s
plan is for America. It’s funny how so many people say they don’t know what
it is, or they act like Trump is hiding it. The information is readily
available if people would just do a little homework. But,
since most Americans won’t do their own research, here, in no particular
order, is an overview of many of Trumps positions and plans:
1.) Trump believes that America should not intervene militarily in other
country’s problems without being compensated for doing so. If America
is going to risk the lives of our soldiers and incur the expense of
going to war, then the nations we help must be willing to pay for our help.
Using the Iraq War as an example, he cites the huge monetary expense to
American taxpayers (over $1.5 trillion, and possibly much more
depending on what sources are used to determine the cost) in addition to
the cost in human life. He suggests that Iraq should have been required
to give us enough of their oil to pay for the expenses we incurred. He
includes in those expenses the medical costs for our military and $5 million
for each family that lost a loved one in the war and $2 million for each
family of soldiers who received severe injuries.
2.) Speaking of the military, Trump wants America to have a strong military
again. He believes the single most important function of the federal
government is national defense. He has said he wants to find the
General Patton or General MacArthur that could lead our military buildup
back to the strength it needs to be. While he hasn’t said it directly
that I know of, Trump’s attitude about America and about winning tells me
he’d most likely be quick to eliminate rules of engagement that
handicap our military in battle. Clearly Trump is a “win at all costs” kind
of guy,
and I’m sure that would apply to our national defense and security,
too.
3.) Trump wants a strong foreign policy and believes that it must include 7
core principles (which seem to support my comment in the last point):
a) American interests come first. Always. No apologies.
b) Maximum firepower and military preparedness. Only go to war
to win.
c) Stay loyal to your friends and suspicious of your enemies.
d) Keep the technological sword razor sharp.
e) See the unseen.
f) Prepare for threats before they materialize.
g) Respect and support our present and past warriors.
4.) Trump believes that terrorists who are captured should be treated as
military combatants, not as criminals like the Obama administration treats
them.
5.) Trump makes the point that China’s manipulation of their currency has
given them unfair advantage in our trade dealings with them. He says
we must tax their imports to offset their currency manipulation, which
will cause American companies to be competitive again and drive
manufacturing back to America and create jobs here. Although he sees
China as the biggest offender, he believes that America should protect
itself from all foreign efforts to take our jobs and manufacturing.
For example, Ford is building a plant in Mexico and Trump suggests that
every
part or vehicle Ford makes in Mexico be taxed 35% if they want to bring
it into the U. S., which would cause companies like Ford to no longer
be competitive using their Mexican operations and move manufacturing
back to the U. S., once again creating jobs here.
6.) Trump wants passage of NOPEC legislation (No Oil Producing and
Exporting Cartels Act – NOPEC – S.394), which would allow the
government to sue OPEC for violating antitrust laws. According to
Trump, that would break up the cartel. He also wants to unleash our energy
companies to drill domestically (sound like Sarah Palin’s drill baby,
drill?) thereby increasing domestic production creating jobs and driving
domestic costs of oil and gas down while reducing dependence on foreign
oil.
7.) Trump believes a secure border is critical for both security and
prosperity in America. He wants to build a wall to stop illegals from
entering and
put controls on immigration. (And he says he’ll get Mexico to pay for
the wall, which many have scoffed at, but given his business successes
I wouldn’t put it past him.) He also wants to enforce our immigration
laws and provide no path to citizenship for illegals.
8.) Trump wants a radical change to the tax system to not only make it
better for average Americans, but also to encourage businesses to stay here
and foreign businesses to move here. The resulting influx of money to
our nation would do wonders for our economy. He wants to make
America the place to do business. He also wants to lower the death tax
and the taxes on capital gains and dividends. This would put more than
$1.6 trillion back into the economy and help rebuild the 1.5 million
jobs we’ve lost to the current tax system. He also wants to charge
companies
who outsource jobs overseas a 20% tax, but for those willing to move
jobs back to America they would not be taxed. And for citizens he has a
tax plan that would allow Americans to keep more of what they earn and
spark economic growth. He wants to change the personal income tax
to:
Up to $30,000 taxed at 1%
From $30,000 to $100,000 taxed at 5%
From $100,000 to $1,000,000 taxed at 10%
From $1,000,000 and above taxed at 15%
9.) Trump wants Obamacare repealed. He says it’s a “job-killing, health
care-destroying monstrosity” that “can’t be reformed, salvaged, or fixed.”
He believes in allowing real competition in the health insurance
marketplace to allow competition to drive prices down. He also believes in
tort
reform to get rid of defensive medicine and lower costs.
10.) Trump wants spending reforms in Washington, acknowledging that America
spends far more than it receives in revenue. He has said he believes
that if we don’t stop increasing the national debt once it hits $24
trillion it will be impossible to save this country.
11.) Even though he says we need to cut spending, he does not want to harm
those on Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security. He believes that the
citizens have faithfully paid into the system to have these services
available and that the American government has an obligation to fulfill its
end
of the bargain and provide those benefits. Therefore, he wants to
build the economy up so that we have the revenue to pay those costs without
cutting the benefits to the recipients. He disagrees with Democrats
who think raising taxes is the answer and says that when you do that you
stifle the economy. On the other hand, when you lower taxes and
create an environment to help businesses they will grow, hire more workers,
and those new workers will be paying taxes that become more tax
revenue for the government.
12.) Trump also wants reform of the welfare state saying that America needs
“a safety net, not a hammock.” He believes in a welfare to work
program that would help reduce the welfare roles and encourage people
to get back to work. And he wants a crackdown on entitlement fraud.
13.) Trump believes climate change is a hoax.
14.) Trump opposes Common Core.
15.) Trump is pro-life, although he allows for an exception due to rape,
incest, or the life of the mother.
16.) Trump is pro 2nd Amendment rights.
17.) Trump’s view on same-sex marriage is that marriage is between a man and
a woman, but he also believes that this is a states rights issue, not a
federal issue.
18.) Trump supports the death penalty. Trump believes that there is a lack
of common sense, innovative thinking in Washington (Hmmm… looks
like he believes in horse sense!). He says it’s about seeing the
unseen and that’s the kind of thinking we need to turn this country around.
He tells a personal story to illustrate the point: “When I opened
Trump National Golf Club at Rancho Palos Verdes in Los Angeles, I was
immediately told that I would need to build a new and costly
ballroom. The current ballroom was gorgeous, but it only sat 200 people and
we
were losing business because people needed a larger space for their
events. Building a new ballroom would take years to get approval and
permits (since it’s on the Pacific Ocean), and cost about $5 million.
I took one look at the ballroom and saw immediately what needed to be
done. The problem wasn’t the size of the room, it was the size of
the chairs. They were huge, heavy, and unwieldy. We didn’t need a bigger
ballroom, we needed smaller chairs! So I had them replaced with
high-end, smaller chairs. I then had our people sell the old chairs and got
more money for them than the cost of the new chairs. In the end, the
ballroom went from seating 200 people to seating 320 people. Our
visitors got the space they desired, and I spared everyone the hassle
of years of construction and $5 million of expense. It’s amazing what you
can accomplish with a little common sense.” On top of his saving
years of construction and $5 million in expenses, he also was able to keep
the ballroom open for business during the time it would have been
under remodeling, which allowed him to continue to make money on the
space instead of losing that revenue during construction time.
Donald Trump’s entire life has been made up of success and winning. He’s
been accused of bankruptcies, but that’s not true. He’s never filed
personal bankruptcy. He’s bought companies and legally used bankruptcy laws
to restructure their debt, just as businesses do all the time. But he’s
never been bankrupt personally. He’s a fighter that clearly loves America
and would fight for our nation. Earlier I quoted Trump saying, “I love
America. And when you love something, you protect it passionately –
fiercely, even.” We never hear that from Democrats or even from most
Republicans. Donald Trump is saying things that desperately need to be said
but no other candidate has shown the fortitude to stand up and say
them. Looking over this list of what he wants for America I see a very
necessary set of goals that are long past due. Before we criticize someone
because the media does, maybe we should seriously consider what he has to
offer.
This looks like a good place to start; It makes me feel secure, something I have not felt since 9/11. I pray for the good of our country..
I am very impressed with all you have said and I did not know about Mr Trump. I hope it’s all true. It amounts to real horse sense as a mainstay of horse training that applies to life in general, is, “Make the wrong thing difficult, and the right thing easy”. Donald does this brilliantly in every case you list above.
Now…..how do we get him elected?
Mr. Trump was slandered by that wannabe jindal.Those that spew slander should be held accountable. In some countries, defamation is a criminal act. Trump is as insane as Einstein.
Very good Trina and I agree even though I live in Canada….:):)
Love his platform the only other one I think makes sense is Rand Paul
Good things that the public should be made aware of! Thanks!
I believe in Donald Trump, – he didn’t get where he is by doing stupid stuff. Jindal needs to back home and deal with his state, he has no place in Washington. What he’s said about Trump – he needs to take a look at himself. I believe Trump is the only one who can go in there and make things work again. He’s done it all his life, now lets get him to clean up Washington.
Agree with you 100%.
Agreed ! Jindal is scare, so maybe he should go back where he will feel safe. We don’t need lizards without the spine, we need strong men like Trump. He speaks the truth and he is not money hungry.
Some unfortunate jealous individuals don’t like him because they wish they could be like him but just don’t have enough guts to stand up.
Trump would make a great President and get our country out of Obama destruction path. Trump is American. He is for America.
Donald Trump sounds like the kind of red blooded American I was taught to lookup to when I was growing up. I hope we get more politicians like him. He has my vote.
Jindal has been used by the GOP to bring down Trump . Instead of attacking Trump personally, He should tell us what his plans for America and tell us about his accomplishments. This country needs a seasoned and successful CEO of several businesses . We don’t need seasoned politicians who talk from both corners of their mouths at the same time. They all depend on lobbyists and special interest groups who are always looking for prey in our government and taking advantage of the political processes that nobody from both aisles is willing to change to promote the beneficial interest of the common man. A CEO is responsible for his actions in running his company’s business and must answer to his shareholder. Politicians are not responsible to anybody but for themselves. Being sure that when their terms are over, they will be receiving lifetime pensions and benefits.
Let us give Trump a chance to make America Great Again by not only observing our written laws but also imposing them.
I agree!!
Governor Jindal seems to have pulled the last straw, which is stopped up.
His comments about Trump remove him from the batter´s box.
Jindal is nothing but a loser!
I like Trump. He is not AFRAID like most politicians. Lots of “air” and no real truth.
The fear among the established head nodding slime we have all voted into office is slowly having a heart attack! So the plan now is after Mr. Trump signed the pledge attack him with all their little lying , conniving ,cheating , communistic sell out methods. Since most have never had a job they really don’t know where to begin. Where have all these I want to be president people been? They’ve been in government and you see where we are now. Mr. Trump on stage with mostly losers! His nomination is a synch! Thank GOD! We can now make America great again!
Absolutely! Let’s do it!
I have watched, sad and frustrated, for so many years how our system systematically elects lame ducks. Are they good or bad people? Who knows? But one thing they have in common, as does government in general, is they make the wrong thing easy and the right thing difficult. If you don’t want illegals flowing into the country, DON’T MAKE IT SO EASY! If you want more jobs for Americans, DONT GIVE THEM TO OTHER COUNTRIES. It’s not hard!
Looks to me like a man who has created a business empire knows how to make the right thing easy. Everyone still has choice to do the right thing. It looks to me like Mr Trump knows what we need to be successful as a well run business needs to be.
Bobby, a little introspection please. Why is Trump leading? It’s because his platform is what Americans want. After 8 years of ObamFail people want someone who is a leader and undeniably Trump leads and the rest of you seem to be following. Own the fail
I THINK TRUMP IS AWESOME!!!!!!!! YOU GO TRUMP!!!! LET”S TRUMP IT!!!!!
I like the views of my peers written above. I couldn’t have said it better myself!
Reading all the above comments about Donald Trump good or bad, I believe one of the most important things we
need in a President of our great United States is a man with CHARACTER, & definitely do not see this in him.
He flies off the handle like a three year old kid. Presidents don’t act like that !!!!
I have just one thing to say if you desire to be president of the USA, Work extra hard on your CHARACTER !!!!!!!!!!
This MAY be the one thing that would keep you from becoming the President of the United States.
The man has plenty of character and I suppose you have never showed any irritation with anyone and especially a moron who is willfully ignorant like so many of our elected and unelected officials who have sold the American people down the river. Trump is a man of high character just Read his books and you will see.
I have liked what Bobby Jindal has had to say about his policy ideas, but this time I’m afraid he has gone too far, when he calls Trump, “Clinically insane”.