Getty/Rodrigo Arangua The former U.S. ambassador to Panama just likened President Donald Trump to a "velociraptor" who destroys any obstacles in his path. "In private, he is exactly like he is on TV, except that he doesn’t curse in public," John D. Feeley told the New Yorker. "He's like a velociraptor. He has to be boss, and if you don’t show him deference he kills you." Former Marine Corps helicopter pilot and career diplomat John D.