""A bunch of people were trash-talking him and making fun of his hair. And then he walked by, and, of course, they're all glad-handing him. It's the hypocrisy of that world.""
""We were a dependable military partner, a dependable economic power. We were a country of laws, all those kinds of things. All of that? Just with these tariffs - out the window.""
Victor O. Schwartz recalls a lunch with Donald Trump in the 1990s, where he witnessed the hypocrisy of public opinion. Schwartz, a 67-year-old wine importer, criticizes Trump's impact on the country, particularly regarding tariffs that have affected his business. He expresses nostalgia for a time when the U.S. was seen as a dependable power. Schwartz's apartment features a collage of news about Trump's legal troubles, highlighting his discontent with the current political climate and its effects on small businesses.
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