Tough-talking billionaire Donald Trump "created merry hell in the first GOP debate" Thursday night, and though "he may not be everyone’s cup of tea" he is nonetheless "single-handedly destroying the modern cult of political correctness" with "his hugely entertaining, deeply provocative campaign," journalist and former CNN talk show host
Piers Morgan writes in the Daily Mail.
"It was classic Trump: he was at times hilariously funny, brash and super-confident, combative and aggressive, and played both the live audience and the far bigger TV audience like a rock star," according to Morgan, who won the 2008 season of Trump’s NBC show "Celebrity Apprentice."
Trump, Morgan continued, "just refused to play by the normal rules … as he has done since he declared his candidacy. And let’s be honest, whether you love him or hate him, isn’t it fantastically refreshing to see someone stomping around the political arena who DOESN’T behave like a robotic, media-trained, timid little mouse?"
During Morgan’s month taping "Celebrity Apprentice," he never witnessed Trump be "racist, sexist or homophobic despite boardroom sessions lasting up to four hours at a time with people of all colours, creeds, sexes and sexuality.
"He is not the dumb, ranting bigot many would like to portray him as. He’s a smart, cunning, alert showman who knows what it takes to win," all characteristics that Morgan says lead many to believe Trump would make an excellent president.
Upon announcing Morgan as the winner of "Celebrity Apprentice," Trump described him as "vicious, arrogant, obnoxious and evil," traits Trump has manifested during his campaign, Morgan writes.
"But by ripping up the rule book and taking on his opponents, the media and the PC brigade with the same gusto they stick it to him, he is making a stand for honest, open debate — however uncomfortable that debate may get.
"And ultimately, he’s absolutely right."
Most Americans "don’t give a damn about having a PC president," Morgan said.
"They want someone who can stand up for them and their country in an increasingly difficult, hostile world. In Trump, many of them they see a man who would undeniably do that, hence his huge lead in the polls."
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