Salon.com > Azi Paybarah http://www.salon.com Mon, 20 May 2013 02:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Donald Trump: The Frankenstein of media http://www.salon.com/2012/10/24/donald_trump_the_frankenstein_of_media/ http://www.salon.com/2012/10/24/donald_trump_the_frankenstein_of_media/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2012 17:38:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13050795 Donald Trump's much hyped, potentially campaign-altering news is that he's offering a $5 million donation to the charity of Barack Obama's choice if the president releases his passport, and college transcript — to Trump's satisfaction. The bombshell, if that word can be used anywhere near this event, is that Trump would withhold making a significant charitable donation in order to keep pushing discredited theories about Obama.

But honestly, what did any of us expect?

Whenever Trump promises big news, there are three things you can expect:

1) It is likely to be of dubious provenance.

2) It is not going to be the politically meaningful event Trump says it will be.

3) Trump, like a hideous car wreck, will be difficult for passersby to ignore.

Trump is willing to traffic in innuendo and racial provocation. And he exaggerates, often in ways that amount to lying. These attributes, most clearly on display during his fake gesture toward a presidential bid, may not be great for his brand. But each of his stunts has won him the attention he craves.

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