Trump is a ‘psychopath’ who will try to steal the
2020 election, Art of the Deal co-writer says
‘As soon as he leaves office, his life, for all
practical purposes from his perspective, is over,’ says Tony Schwartz
James Crump
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The
co-author of Donald Trump’s 1987 book, The Art of the Deal, has labelled the
president a “psychopath,” and speculated that he might try to steal November’s
presidential election.
Tony
Schwartz, the co-author of Mr Trump’s first book, made the comments when asked
about an interview given by Joe Biden on Thursday, in which the former vice
president suggested that Mr Trump would refuse to leave office if he loses in
November.
“It’s my
greatest concern, my single greatest concern. This president is going to try to
steal this election," Mr Biden said in the interview during an interview with
Trevor Noah, of The Daily Show. He added that in such a scenario, the US
military would intervene: “I promise you, I am absolutely convinced they will
escort him from the White House with great dispatch.”
Mr Schwartz
said he agreed with Mr Biden's fears "100 per cent," and that he
believed Mr Trump “will do everything he can" to try to steal the
election.
“That’s
what it will come down to and the question is: On whose side does the military
stand? Does it stand on the side of democracy? Or does it stand on the side of
the commander in chief, even if those circumstances suggest he should no longer
be commander in chief?"
“I’m not in
any way confident what that outcome will be,” Mr Schwartz told Ari Melber of
MSNBC on Friday.
“He is, as
I have written on Medium, he is, a psychopath. Meaning, he is missing the two
ingredients that are critical and common with human beings," Mr Schwartz
said of the president. “Number one, conscience, and number two, empathy. So, he
lacks both of these qualities, and therefore anything goes for Trump.”
“As soon as
he leaves office, his life, for all practical purposes from his perspective, is
over,” he added.
In reaction
to Mr Biden’s comments, Tim Murtaugh, communications director for the Trump
Campaign, told The Independent: “This is just another brainless conspiracy
theory from Joe Biden as he continues to try to undermine confidence in our
elections.
“It was the
Obama Administration that tried to subvert an election by spying on the Trump
campaign in 2016 and Biden himself was part of the effort to sabotage the
incoming Trump Administration because they couldn’t live with President Trump’s
victory,” he said.
“President
Trump has been clear that he will accept the results of the 2020 election.”
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