Donald Trump's 'Nuclear' Uncle (newyorker.com)

An anonymous reader writes: In 1936 a reporter watched Donald Trump's uncle John, an MIT professor of engineering, as he was struck by two high-voltage sparks while demonstrating the grounding of an new X-ray machine which could generate a million volts of power. And immediately after Nikola Tesla's death in 1943, the FBI called John G. Trump to review the scientific papers Tesla left behind, according to a new article in The New Yorker. They joke that now John's nephew Donald "seldom sounds as ungrounded as when he invokes Professor Trump, the younger brother of his father, Fred," while campaigning for president. But while comparing the candidate's statements to the historical record, they conclude that "John Trump really does seem to have been a brilliant scientist," noting that he performed both radar and short-wave research for the allies during World War II and helped design medical X-ray machines.

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Re:Anti-Trump insults masquerading as "jokes".

[Xabraxas]

He will likely be the next president.

Not likely buddy. Whenever I hear this I am reminded how the average American is not very dialed into politics. Trump is underwater nationally in likability in EVERY demographic. 70% of women won't vote for him. That is devastating in itself. I'm guessing this is one of the reason's he generates so much conversation. There are a lot of people out there who think this is more than a sideshow and they need to be brought to reality. This is JUST A SIDESHOW. Unless Trump wins 1237 delegates he WILL NOT be the nominee. It's not going to happen. I think he will have a tough time getting the necessary delegates now that the establishment is getting behind another guy who will never be president.