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In the event that you needed more evidence (Original Post) malaise Jun 2023 OP
He's been that way for majority of his life.................. Lovie777 Jun 2023 #1
Malignant Narcissism is a personality disorder, not a mental illness. Dustlawyer Jun 2023 #20
Exactly Whattaguy Jun 2023 #24
Thank you for that succinct differentiation... OneGrassRoot Jun 2023 #30
I missed it Malaise. Duncanpup Jun 2023 #2
From what I saw of it... 2naSalit Jun 2023 #21
😂 Duncanpup Jun 2023 #22
When was this? I missed it.. nt leftyladyfrommo Jun 2023 #3
Interview with Bret Baier. MisterG Jun 2023 #6
Well, he's scared shitless and panicking, anyway. GoCubsGo Jun 2023 #4
He's so scared his toupee is losing hair. Bluethroughu Jun 2023 #5
I posted earlier.... AZ8theist Jun 2023 #7
Better than the interview was Lawrence O'Donnell's discussion of it Maeve Jun 2023 #8
Agree malaise Jun 2023 #10
Word Salad is a Symptom Captain Zero Jun 2023 #12
YES!! 2naSalit Jun 2023 #23
How big of a f'en box would it take to contain the Buttwipes pants? NoMoreRepugs Jun 2023 #27
The SOB JanLip Jun 2023 #36
Trump's niece, Mary, gab13by13 Jun 2023 #9
He is just realizing what a trap he's in with Jack Smith and the courts. wnylib Jun 2023 #33
He needed more time to extract the docs that would..... wolfie001 Jun 2023 #11
Well he wasn't busy with the transition to Biden, so Captain Zero Jun 2023 #13
He's such a stupid fat pig wolfie001 Jun 2023 #14
I think the Traildogbob Jun 2023 #17
But he had... 2naSalit Jun 2023 #25
What does that say about the millions of voters who believe him? Martin Eden Jun 2023 #15
Even without Trump, TrumpISM is a huge problem for the GOP and the country. Beartracks Jun 2023 #16
Yes, he is a symptom and a monster who exploited what was already there Martin Eden Jun 2023 #18
Which interview? thesquanderer Jun 2023 #19
See post #8. 2naSalit Jun 2023 #26
I thought he made some good points ejbr Jun 2023 #28
You win the thread malaise Jun 2023 #29
:) ejbr Jun 2023 #31
It was a disaster for him, even on FOX Johnny2X2X Jun 2023 #32
He's not a nutter at all ExWhoDoesntCare Jun 2023 #34
he's just doing what he has always done Skittles Jun 2023 #35
Yes he is😀😀 malaise Jun 2023 #37

Lovie777

(22,971 posts)
1. He's been that way for majority of his life..................
Tue Jun 20, 2023, 06:58 AM
Jun 2023

rich, spoiled, entitled, privileged and don't give a damn.

Dustlawyer

(10,539 posts)
20. Malignant Narcissism is a personality disorder, not a mental illness.
Tue Jun 20, 2023, 08:38 AM
Jun 2023

There is no cure or treatment, it is who he is. This is why he should not be allowed a mental illness excuse.

 

Whattaguy

(14 posts)
24. Exactly
Tue Jun 20, 2023, 08:49 AM
Jun 2023

Narcissists and most Type B disordered personalities know what they are doing is wrong, but do it anyway. Sadism is a heckuva drug.

OneGrassRoot

(23,953 posts)
30. Thank you for that succinct differentiation...
Tue Jun 20, 2023, 10:37 AM
Jun 2023

I often see personality disorders described as a mental illness.

2naSalit

(102,789 posts)
21. From what I saw of it...
Tue Jun 20, 2023, 08:40 AM
Jun 2023

Lawrence had a long segment about it. His sweater is about unraveled up the the armpits at this point.

GoCubsGo

(34,914 posts)
4. Well, he's scared shitless and panicking, anyway.
Tue Jun 20, 2023, 07:16 AM
Jun 2023

The stench from his Depends has got to be overwhelming. Hal Sparks covered the interview on his show last night. It was bonkers. I had to look twice to see who Trump was talking to, because if one was only listening, they'd think it was a Chris Hayes or Lawrence O'Donnell-type interviewer.

Bluethroughu

(7,215 posts)
5. He's so scared his toupee is losing hair.
Tue Jun 20, 2023, 07:28 AM
Jun 2023

He's a mess.

It's fun to watch.

He deserves every minute of against, until he's sitting on a shared jail cell toilet for all to see.

AZ8theist

(7,370 posts)
7. I posted earlier....
Tue Jun 20, 2023, 07:33 AM
Jun 2023

About him "tan, rested, and ready" bullshit....



More like scared shitless, STILL stupid, and STILL A PATHOLOGICAL LIAR.

2naSalit

(102,789 posts)
23. YES!!
Tue Jun 20, 2023, 08:43 AM
Jun 2023

Thank you for posting. I watched it live last night and was glad he covered it this way. Watching the faces of the three experts was a good idea. I can just imagine the conversations between them off camera.

NoMoreRepugs

(12,076 posts)
27. How big of a f'en box would it take to contain the Buttwipes pants?
Tue Jun 20, 2023, 08:58 AM
Jun 2023

He must be practicing his standup routine.

JanLip

(862 posts)
36. The SOB
Tue Jun 20, 2023, 04:32 PM
Jun 2023

Could go on TV, jump up and down and scream he’s quilty as hell and still be running loose and shooting his mouth off. Please DOJ do what needs to be done. Put his ass in prison for all our sakes.


Jan

gab13by13

(32,318 posts)
9. Trump's niece, Mary,
Tue Jun 20, 2023, 07:36 AM
Jun 2023

said because he is a Narcissist he believes he will get away with everything. I think the E. Jean Carroll verdict put some chinks in that way of thinking. If Jack Smith could get Trump to trial before the election it would get real for Trump, I think he would have a nervous breakdown.

wnylib

(26,009 posts)
33. He is just realizing what a trap he's in with Jack Smith and the courts.
Tue Jun 20, 2023, 12:09 PM
Jun 2023

He is desperately hoping that a combination of public opinion and the election will give him an escape. So he pleads his case in his usual way on TV to influence his followers. Yet his usual way (dissembling, gaslighting) just gives Smith more fodder for the trial.

The arrests and convictions of so many of his insurrectionist faithful remove them from his "army" of defense and inhibits others from stepping forward to that extreme. I guess it's still possible that he has some allies to develop a more successful, strategic plan for overthrowing the government. With skilled people and a good strategy of where and when to strike, I suppose they could do some damage. But, even if he still has dedicated people able and willing to go that far, he couldn't succeed in a takeover by force.

He hopes now that, if he can convince enough people that he is being politically railroaded, he will get elected and be able to pardon himself.

Grasping at anything.




wolfie001

(7,667 posts)
11. He needed more time to extract the docs that would.....
Tue Jun 20, 2023, 07:52 AM
Jun 2023

.....secure the $2 billion dollar deal with the Saudis, right? Maybe some other side deals as well?

Captain Zero

(8,905 posts)
13. Well he wasn't busy with the transition to Biden, so
Tue Jun 20, 2023, 07:56 AM
Jun 2023

Maybe the insurrection was taking up a lot of his time to sort out his golf shirts?

Traildogbob

(13,018 posts)
17. I think the
Tue Jun 20, 2023, 08:20 AM
Jun 2023

SS has derailed accounts of every damn minute on the golf courses. Too busy😂😂!

2naSalit

(102,789 posts)
25. But he had...
Tue Jun 20, 2023, 08:50 AM
Jun 2023

Four years of "Administrative time" nearly every morning that lasted until noon. We all thought he was doing his hair and painting his face when he was rooting through our national secrets and performing shakedowns of world leaders.

And he had boxes with him wherever he went, according to some reporting I've seen recently, as well as confessing to it last night.


Then there's golf. More major corporate and international agreements are made on golf courses than in conference and boardrooms.

Almost too much to digest.


Martin Eden

(15,626 posts)
15. What does that say about the millions of voters who believe him?
Tue Jun 20, 2023, 08:08 AM
Jun 2023

And about the Republican Party?

Beartracks

(14,591 posts)
16. Even without Trump, TrumpISM is a huge problem for the GOP and the country.
Tue Jun 20, 2023, 08:14 AM
Jun 2023

Trump tapped into what was already there.

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Martin Eden

(15,626 posts)
18. Yes, he is a symptom and a monster who exploited what was already there
Tue Jun 20, 2023, 08:28 AM
Jun 2023

And the he has so many accomplices in the GOP establishment because their grip on power depends on gullible voters willing to swallow lies -- along with the basket of deplorables who relish the cruelty and fascism.

thesquanderer

(13,006 posts)
19. Which interview?
Tue Jun 20, 2023, 08:34 AM
Jun 2023

ETA: never mind, I saw your post #10 which confirmed what you were referring to. But more info in the OP would help. We're not psychic. Really, we're not all aware of what's being shown on TV, when, and where. And some of us who don't log in all the time may come across your posts many hours after when you posted, so for example, there could have been another interview broadcast elsewhere after the one you were referring to. Context is always helpful.

Johnny2X2X

(24,207 posts)
32. It was a disaster for him, even on FOX
Tue Jun 20, 2023, 11:41 AM
Jun 2023

But the economy, but but Isis, but but but the dog ate my homework.

The economy wasn't all that great under him, if that's what he's running on, the 2019 economy with 2% GDP growth, stagnent wages, and piss poor job growth, good luck. And that was before his mismanagement of Covid crushed the US economy in 2020.

And ISIS, not only are they still around, but they were mostly weakened because Trump gave Syria to Russia.

Even FOX News thinks he's going to get convicted.

 

ExWhoDoesntCare

(4,741 posts)
34. He's not a nutter at all
Tue Jun 20, 2023, 02:08 PM
Jun 2023

He's a BSer extraordinaire who's desperate to say anything, do anything that might keep him out of jail.

His problem is that he's too stupid to know what will work and what won't.

That's not crazy. That's just stupid.

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