February 28, 2016
SHOULD HAVE GONE WITH THIS ONE...:
Trump retweets Mussolini quote (Neetzan Zimmerman, 2/28/16, The Hill)
"Democracy is beautiful in theory; in practice it is a fallacy." It more accurately captures his personality and appeal.The GOP front-runner proudly highlighted early Sunday morning a striking quote attributed to him by a Twitter user: "It is better to live one day as a lion than 100 years as a sheep.""@ilduce2016: "It is better to live one day as a lion than 100 years as a sheep." - @realDonaldTrump #MakeAmericaGreatAgain"-- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 28, 2016Trouble is, that quote is actually attributed to fascist Italian dictator Benito Mussolini.Indeed, the username of the Trump follower who brought the quote to the billionaire businessman's attention --@ilduce2016 --was a likely giveaway that he was a staunch admirer of the Axis leader, as was his use of a photoshopped composite of Mussolini with Trump's iconic coiffure for his Twitter avatar.
Posted by Orrin Judd at February 28, 2016 8:21 AM