Trump made a 'house of cards' to keep his 'hindquarters' out of jail: White House reporter

A small number of MAGA loyalists who voted in the Iowa caucuses gave Donald Trump's victory the appearance of a landslide, according to Salon's Brian Karem, who said Trump's win is comparable to having "a classroom full of kids and three of them voted for class president and that carried the day."

Karem also contends that the facts show that Trump "is guilty of building a house of cards" that says to his supporters that he, and only he, can be the answer to all their prayers.

"At this point, his supporters are definitely in on the con. It doesn’t matter if they believe him or don’t. They like him for one important reason – he makes them feel like they have control in a world that increasingly appears to be out of control," Karem writes.

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Karem points to the recent news of Trump being admonished by a judge who threatened to throw him out of the courtroom for his disruptive behavior, to which Trump responded by daring the judge to throw him out.

"For those who love Trump, it’s just another example of his 'brash and bold' behavior – admonishing those in power, defying rules and laws," Karem writes.

"That is Trump’s reality. It’s all about the money, control, revenge and keeping his fat, flaccid hindquarters out of prison. And to achieve those ends, he’s going to try and bully his way out."

Read the full op-ed over at Salon.