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intrepidity

(7,294 posts)
Thu Jul 16, 2020, 04:23 PM Jul 2020

Trump is institutionalized

Perhaps the best observation in Mary Trump's book is this one: that Donald is and has been effectively institutionalized his entire adult life. He has been surrounded by handlers and coddlers, has never had to survive by himself in his entire life. Never. Not once. Think about that.

I believe it would really get under his skin if everybody constantly refers to his lifelong "institutionalization."

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Trump is institutionalized (Original Post) intrepidity Jul 2020 OP
He should be soothsayer Jul 2020 #1
K&R, Trump isn't a functioning adult that has to be horrible to know that uponit7771 Jul 2020 #2
This is what will really get under Trump's skin. He may actually have to be institutionalized. sop Jul 2020 #3
He never interacted with any Cartaphelius Jul 2020 #4
Yes! JohnnyLib2 Jul 2020 #5
You mean Impeached tRump? Call him as institutionalized? ffr Jul 2020 #6

sop

(10,156 posts)
3. This is what will really get under Trump's skin. He may actually have to be institutionalized.
Thu Jul 16, 2020, 04:50 PM
Jul 2020

(New York, CNN) "Mary Trump's tell-all book had sold a staggering 950,000 copies by the end of its first day on sale, publisher Simon & Schuster said Thursday...That figure, which included pre-sales, as well as e-books and audiobooks, is a new record for Simon & Schuster, the company said."

 

Cartaphelius

(868 posts)
4. He never interacted with any
Thu Jul 16, 2020, 04:54 PM
Jul 2020

that wasn't subservient to him.

Never had any one tell him NO.

Probably never has wiped his own ass cause
he has people for that.

No one had the pleasure of kicking his ass.

After you boil the possibilities of such a life,
to NOT realize how alien his thought process
are knowing he was never subjected to 'mere'
mortals like us.

He and his 'children' shouldn't be allowed to
own a goldfish much less be public servants
of with the life of millions in any capacity, ever.

JohnnyLib2

(11,211 posts)
5. Yes!
Thu Jul 16, 2020, 05:32 PM
Jul 2020


I hope plenty of attention will be put on this point. News reports have been full of how aides cater, protect, ignore peculiarities, make excuses, plan ego-boosting outings, and put off acting on his wishes hoping he'll forget them. Having Ivanka and Jerod as senior aides
help enforce the institutionalization.

Could he function anyplace other than his properties or the White House? Dubious.

ffr

(22,669 posts)
6. You mean Impeached tRump? Call him as institutionalized?
Thu Jul 16, 2020, 06:30 PM
Jul 2020

I can certainly do that for Mr. Impeached tRump.

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