“A modern Nelson Mandela”: Trump comparison causes ridicule. Donald Trump has now publicly compared himself twice to former South African President Nelson Mandela, who died in 2013.
The reason for the comparison, which was part of a long tirade of accusations and insults that Trump had spread on his own message service Truth Social, was once again one of the legal proceedings that are currently underway against the former US President. The background is the latest allegations from Trump, who accuses the judge of not being impartial and of even being a “political agent” for the Democrats.