According to CNN on the 22nd, on Wednesday, when answering a question about Sino-US economic and trade frictions in the United States, US President Trump looked at the sky and declared: "I am the chosen one."
CNN commented that on the surface, Trump was joking, maybe what he wanted to say is that the past few presidents should have handled the "inequality" problem in Sino-US relations, but they did not, so he will deal with it now. But as usual, Trump's jokes are filled with "facts" he thinks he is self-righteous.
comment article believes that Trump’s own two ideas played a role when he said “the chosen one.” First, Trump does think he is special. To be fair, he is far from the first U.S. president or presidential candidate to believe this. As Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke said to Vanity Fair when announcing his campaign: "Man, I'm born to be involved." The
article believes that in Trump's view, his victory in presidential election may be the strongest evidence of how special he is (and how excellent he is). But before November 8, 2016, he didn't think so. As he wrote in his book The Art of Transaction (he said that this book is Trump’s second favorite book after the Bible): “I like to think big things. I always like to think big things. To me, it’s simple: If you have to think, you might as well think bigger. Most people look small because most people are afraid of success, afraid of making decisions, afraid of victory. This gives people like me a great advantage.” The
article pointed out that since being elected president, Trump has repeatedly expressed his words to the attendees at campaign rallies that they should be very grateful for his victory because if Hillary Clinton wins, the US economy will collapse and the US will go to war with North Korea—he also said there will be various other disasters. (The article commented: It is impossible to prove the truth or falsehood of these assumptions now.) He clearly believed that he was a "great man" in history. In 2017, Trump told an audience: "Believe me, it's much easier to play the president than we did here tonight." "Besides the great Abraham Lincoln , I can be more presidential than anyone who has ever been president." He also compared himself positively to George Washington in the appointment of a judge. Trump said in an interview with the " Capitol Hill " TV channel: "The number of judges we will appoint will exceed any president except one." "Do you know who it is?" "George Washington. To be proportionate." (Note: Washington appointed the first batch of judges of the U.S. Supreme Court, and the president has difficulty getting the chance to appoint the same number of judges since then.) The comment article pointed out that another factor about Trump's self-deprecating "the chosen man" is that he is addicted to exaggeration and dramatic actions. "The last key to my way of propaganda is bluffing. I cater to people's fantasies. People may not always see themselves as important, but they will be very excited about those who have such ideas. That's why a little bit of exaggeration never hurts. People want to believe that something is the biggest, greatest, and most spectacular." Trump always boasted to his audience, setting new records himself, such as the many awards he won (not exist), such as the many golf club championships he won, such as his everything. He never really gave up on his experience as a reality star and executive producer. Trump has always realized that his presidency is actually on TV again, and the way ordinary people consume his presidency is achieved through very few TV clips.
comment article believes that all this makes Trump's "chosen man" remarks completely in line with his personality setting. Trump knew this move would be a good TV clip. He knew people would go with the flow, his supporters would laugh and cheer, and his enemies would be irritated by it.This is a provocative move, and Trump likes provocation. Therefore, “The Chosen Man” is not just a rhetorical approach to Trump, it is a deeply rooted part of Trump’s personality, and it has always been.
Another media summarized the 7 sources of the appearance of "the chosen person" in American pop culture. The film and television characters Anakin Skywalker, Harry Potter and Neo are all "chosen people" in the history of popular culture.
Best-selling novel "Harry Potter and the Mixed Race Prince" From the very beginning, Harry Potter was called the "Picked Man". Fans will remember that in Order of the Phoenix, Sybil Trilawney predicted to Dumbledore that there would be a "Choose Man" born in July to defeat all evil--this is clearly referring to Harry Potter. Neo in the
series movie " Matrix " - In the "Matrix" trilogy (and the upcoming " Matrix 4", Neo is called "that person".
Anakin Skywalker in the movie Star Wars, he is considered to be the "selected man" described in ancient prophecies. And Luke Skywalker achieved one of his chosen goals, bringing balance to the Force.
"Pokemon Ashes" protagonist Ash Ketchum is considered a character who can restore balance to the broken world. Homer Simpson in the
series cartoon " Simpsons ", in "The Simpsons" aired in 1995, Homer decided to join a secret society called the stonemason, and he eventually became their leader. One of his stonemason badges in the shape of a birthmark identified him as the lucky one who led the team to success.
Buffy Summers in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", she uses her power and skills alone to fight vampires, demons and dark forces.
Sun Gohan in the Japanese cartoon " Dragon Ball Z" is also considered to be the "Choose Man" of the "Dragon Ball Z" series.
