““Government officials and the corporate media whipped up a mood in the country that approached hysteria; Trump deftly exploited that mood to his advantage. By being the only politician brazen enough to openly advocate torture—not merely to gain information, but to inflict pain for its own sake—he tapped into the revenge fantasies of millions of Americans who have been fed a steady diet of fear since 9/11.””
![“[One of the biggest differences between him and his rivals for the Republican nomination was] "every one of them wants to torture people. It's amazing.” quote by John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/56b/john-mccain-465_quote_one-of-the-biggest-differences-between-h_270495.jpg)
