The Oxford English Dictionary defines ‘hypocrisy’ as “the practice of claiming to have higher standards or beliefs than is the case”. A ‘hypocrite’ is a person who indulges in hypocrisy. Sorry to say, but the Trumps are in line to be named hypocrites of the year.
Donald Trump complains about the millions of cars that Germany sells in the U.S., and has threatened to stop them. Yet over the years he has been an enthusiastic buyer of German luxury cars. After their Palm Beach wedding in 2005, Donald and Melania reportedly jumped into a Mercedes Maybach limousine. He reportedly also once bought a limited-edition silver Mercedes SLR McLaren roadster, with a supercharged AMG V8 engine, for the small sum of $465,000. Needless-to-say, Melania had her own Mercedes at the time.
Ivanka Trump’s shoes and other accessories sold as part of her U.S. line are mostly manufactured in China. The Donald J. Trump Collection includes ties, suits, dress shirts, eyeglasses and other accessories. The Washington Post tried last year to ascertain where the products in the Collection were actually manufactured, including those sold on Amazon.com. Their research showed that the actual country where some products are manufactured is difficult to determine. However, it was discovered that Trump shirts are made in China, Bangladesh, Honduras and Vietnam and some Trump sport coats are made in India. Trump eyeglasses are made in China. So much for creating jobs at home.
As President, Trump continues to complain about unfair trading practices by the Chinese, Germans, Canadians, Mexicans and others at the expense of American jobs. Trump criticizes American companies for manufacturing their products overseas. Meanwhile, Trump trademarks are still being copywrited in various countries overseas, the most recent in China where his company secured 38 new trademarks to develop potential businesses. This of course has raised serious conflict of interest questions among ethics lawyers.
In more personal terms, Trump recently had an audience with Pope Francis. Talk about hypocrisy. Here you have a President who wants to ban travel from several predominantly Islamic countries and built a wall between the U.S. and one of the most Catholic countries on the planet, Mexico. In addition, just think about all those charities that Trump claimed to support, but never did. Really, Trump is about as religious and charitable as Steve Bannon is a socialist! The only thing that Trump has in common with the Catholic church is misogyny and wealth.
The list goes on and on, but the evidence speaks for itself. The Trumps have definitely earned consideration for the ‘hypocrites’ award of the year. Congratulations!!!!
FROLITICKS 
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