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thesquanderer

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43. Actually, I don't think it was stupidity per se.

Thu Sep 10, 2020, 11:54 AM

Sep 2020

It's his narcissim. It's his belief that he is immune from consequences. That he can outwit any mere reporter. It's the same reason he's not doing mock debates in prep for his debate with Biden. Is it a stupid choice? Yes. But he's not making the stupid choice out of stupidity, he's making it out of his psychotic belief in his own superiority.

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No doubt. Laelth Sep 2020 #8

Actually, I don't think it was stupidity per se. thesquanderer Sep 2020 #43

Yes. Laelth Sep 2020 #44

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Here's the entire interview - two parts, she had a lot more to say: ;) Rhiannon12866 Sep 2020 #56