Soyinka: Trump, a danger to the world

Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, has described former US President Donald Trump as a consummate liar. In an interview with TheNEWS as part of activities to mark his 90th birthday, Soyinka said the US Republican presidential candidate is a menace and a danger to the world. According to Soyinka, Nigeria has had one consummate liar, but […]

Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, has described former US President Donald Trump as a consummate liar.

In an interview with TheNEWS as part of activities to mark his 90th birthday, Soyinka said the US Republican presidential candidate is a menace and a danger to the world.

According to Soyinka, Nigeria has had one consummate liar, but he is not like Trump.

The Nigerian playwright said: “But he did one thing. He studied and he understood the American psyche.

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“And he knew the right chord to tweak in order to get them on his side, to get them to believe anything that he says.

“I don’t think the world has ever known such a consummate liar like Donald Trump.

“We (Nigeria) have had one here also, but he is just a copycat beside Donald Trump. If you want to find out what is going on, look at all the many lies of this fellow called Trump. So many lies. But I don’t want to go in that direction. Let’s just remark it and move on.

“And the one in Nigeria who is trying to copy Trump has studied only a minuscule section of the Nigerian psyche and he was able to tweak certain sentiments, certain aspects of our history. Again, I don’t want to talk about that. So, let’s move on.

“But Donald Trump is a menace, he is a danger to the world. I mean it. It is not just to America. He is a danger to the world.”

Trump, a one term US president, is vying for a second term.

During his campaign in Butler, Pennsylvania – a key state in the November 5 election, the 78-year-old survived an assassination attempt, but the shooter was killed.

His campaign said he was doing well and appeared to have suffered no major injury besides a wound on his upper right ear.