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In reply to the discussion: Something strange goin on [View all]solara
(3,894 posts)might be a true end game and that trump's panic and desolation are far more profound and extreme than anyone discerns right now.
trump may not be fully aware of his deepest feelings yet, but I think he is becoming fatalistic about how everything will end. He may now have the mindset of a vaguely self-aware animal who suspects he is completely cornered and will finally recognize irrevocably there is no way out.
He cannot resign, he cannot allow himself to be impeached or arrested, he cannot back down. He knows he is losing control and once it is gone he will never get it back. Perhaps he finally accepts that his base is useless because the mid-terms rubbed his face in it. He cannot continue to function if the unabridged truth of himself as the terrified, infantile "worst president ever" is allowed to corrode his manufactured and zealously guarded self-delusion.
He is beginning to comprehend the extent of his own personal deficiencies and is most likely extremely frightened that his innate weakness is certain to be revealed. He is a malignant narcissist who is cornered and desperate.
IMHO, the people near him need to be considerably more diligent and watch him very closely. He is not the kind of creature who will take himself out alone.