Why Trump's Manhood Is Threatened by a Free Press

[justaprogressive]

President Donald Trump doesn’t hate the media because it lies. He hates it because it tells the truth, and the truth frightens him. Despite nonstop lying, he’s managed to stay ahead of reality. But even with MAGA, his grip is slipping.

When Trump sneers, “The press is the enemy of the people,” he’s not showing strength; he’s revealing weakness. A truly strong man doesn’t need to crush dissent. That’s what weak men do.

He’s posturing as America’s strongman, but like all strongmen, he can’t survive the truth. His ego is too brittle, his delusions too
grand. Still, witnessing Trump taking a chainsaw to democracy, it’s understandable if you feel despondent, so it’s helpful to
focus on his criminality one issue at a time to blunt feeling overwhelmed.

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Trump’s posturing, from praising tyrants to bombing Iran, isn’t a sign of a judicious application of power. It’s a sign of performing a tired, old masculinity based on dominating others.

Real leadership welcomes transparency, accountability, listening—all traits Trump loathes, especially in the media. Trump’s disdain for journalists isn’t just political. It’s personal. Deep down, he cannot tolerate the vulnerability that comes with being held accountable.

https://msmagazine.com/2025/07/15/trump-masculinity-journalists-men-attack-truth-free-press/]

[Passages]

1. Demagogues behaving like demagogues.

[Moostache]

2. The single best thing to do to Trump is to mock him.

The second best thing to do is to mock him again for something else.

There is a never ending supply of things to mock him for - but the one thing he craves is universal adoration and the one thing he will never come close to is even 50% adoration. The majority of Americans hate him. In the rest of the world, that percentage is closer to 2/3rds.

Donald Trump is a loser and he KNOWS it in his core, so anything that forces him to see it or confront that fact torments him. I hope he suffers excruciating pain from it. I hope it coats his throat like bile after vomiting from drinking too much, but with EVERY swallow oif everything he consumes. I hope he also knows that regardless of ANYTHING else, I will NEVER admire him, like him or praise him and there is literally nothing he can do about it. Ever.