I noted Elizabeth Warren’s observation last night that “Donald Trump has never sacrificed anything for anyone.” The more I think about it, this seems like an insightful observation.
We (all of us) value the heroism of American soldiers and law enforcement because of the risks they take to allow our society to function. We applaud schoolteachers for the monetary sacrifices they make to do the work that perpetuates our society. And when we are asked about our parents, virtually all of us acknowledge the hard choices they made to provide for us when we were most vulnerable. In many ways, self-sacrifice is among the most American of values.
What then, is Trump’s sacrifice? What in his past makes anyone think that, if faced with a tough call in the Oval Office, the well-being of anyone other than Donald J. Trump would be on his mind?