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Maru Kitteh

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6. It's something they taught him to do early in the campaign after

Reply to thegoose (Original post)

Sat Jul 6, 2019, 02:07 AM

Jul 2019

much notice was taken of how often he used the words "I" and "me" in his campaign speeches. This is back when they were still attempting to pretend he isn't an exclusively self-centered narcissistic toddler-man.

Remember, if you will, when he babbled constantly about how his campaign was "a movement."

https://www.politico.com/story/2015/08/donald-trump-2016-movement-213160

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Anyone else sick of Dump referring to himself in the Royal "we"? [View all] thegoose Jul 2019 OP

So, ignore him. TwilightZone Jul 2019 #1

Unfortunately it can't be done completely thegoose Jul 2019 #2

"How else will we know what the hell else he's planning to do to the country? " TwilightZone Jul 2019 #5

Referring to himself in the third person is worse. procon Jul 2019 #3

Well, he is the heaviest president since William Howard Taft. Sneederbunk Jul 2019 #4

It's something they taught him to do early in the campaign after Maru Kitteh Jul 2019 #6

Every time he says, "Your favorite president, me," I want to scream. nt tblue37 Jul 2019 #7

Grrrr! smirkymonkey Jul 2019 #8

I actually hadn't noticed Raine Jul 2019 #9

I don't have live tv, so I don't hear him very often. LuvNewcastle Jul 2019 #10

Also hate him referring to himself in the 3rd person, like his name represents majesty, a wonderful Mc Mike Jul 2019 #11

Yes, there's another thread going with a vivid example of that: Towlie Jul 2019 #12