Both seemed to rebel and act out in their youth.
From there, their personalities seemed to diverge.
Gwb seemed content to play along to get along with his family's political pedigree demands. He had no drive himself, though. Ultimately, he was a bored player who handed off all the difficult tasks to family surrogates. Had Gwb never run for President, I doubt it would have ever bothered him. He was a happy puppet--which does not excuse him in the least from being an accomplice to some of the most infamous events in recent US history.
Trump, on the other hand, developed a taste for the spotlight and fed off all the attention. At this point, attention seeking is pathological for him. Which explains the sole purpose of him running for President. He wants to be put in a position where he's guaranteed to be the center of attention 24/7.
When it comes to these two loathsome individuals, I will say there is a slight difference in how I perceive them. I could somehow imagine a world where I wouldn't be completely repulsed by Gwb......if he had never been president. Say, if he was my next door neighbor, I'd probably tolerate him as he droned on and on about his new truck in his driveway. Sadly, he did end up becoming President and a war criminal and that pretty much is that.
Trump, on the other hand, there's no way in hell I would ever in my life want to interact with. If I saw him at a cocktail party, I'd be sure to stay on the other side of the room because otherwise I'd see him cornering me for 30 minutes straight talking nothing about himself and not allowing me to get a single word in edgewise.
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