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Festivito

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41. Outrageous acts keep him in the news cycle.

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 17, 2024, 03:29 PM

Dec 17

Like retribution, a thing decent people do not like. Hey! Look! News!

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Why Trump is looking for revenge and retribution? [View all] kentuck Dec 17 OP

Well said, thank you. OLDMDDEM Dec 17 #1

I have to disagree with that analysis. Trump seeks retribution simply because Ocelot II Dec 17 #2

I do like the original Oped, but I also agree with you. Baitball Blogger Dec 17 #6

He would not be unhappy if they put the J6 Committee in jail... kentuck Dec 17 #7

Not legacy in the way that a normal person would think of it. wnylib Dec 17 #15

All true, except he didn't try to bribe Zelensky -- he was engaged in extortion. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Dec 17 #28

I see your point. He did threaten Zelenskyy wnylib Dec 17 #30

I agree. kentuck Dec 17 #37

I dreamed traitor fell and died Marthe48 Dec 17 #39

Nailed it. wnylib Dec 17 #10

And he has said, repeatedly, YodaMom2 Dec 17 #19

thank you. barbtries Dec 17 #24

And he only has one gear. ANGER Attilatheblond Dec 17 #34

Outrageous acts keep him in the news cycle. Festivito Dec 17 #41

Inferiority, not believing no_hypocrisy Dec 17 #3

No analysis needed. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 17 #4

I trace a lot of trump's vindictiveness now to the time when Obama roasted his ass at the correspondents dinner. albacore Dec 17 #5

It started well before that; Trump was an asshole even as a small child. Ocelot II Dec 17 #11

I read that he got sent to military school because he punched his music teacher Walleye Dec 17 #16

Rosemary's Baby just learned new ways of fuckery. nt albacore Dec 17 #43

He's totally immature on top of being a sociopath. Dave Bowman Dec 17 #8

Here's Richard Branson on the subject. boonecreek Dec 17 #9

Thanks, booonecreek! 70sEraVet Dec 17 #20

You're welcome. boonecreek Dec 17 #23

I've referred to it many times myself. louis-t Dec 17 #25

His "legacy" is truly a fallacy just as it is with the Bush family. Legacy of failure? 100% Noel Kums Dec 17 #12

And yet, there he is - on his way to the Oval Office. Firestorm49 Dec 17 #13

He's a petty, emotionally stunted man-child Blue Owl Dec 17 #14

I've said before that all he lives for is vengeance, and vindication Walleye Dec 17 #17

I have a prediction that Motherfucker's legacy Aviation Pro Dec 17 #18

He's a petulant child. Historic NY Dec 17 #21

Your giving him too much credit for thinking... it's just all revenge for him. NotHardly Dec 17 #22

Some good points... BoRaGard Dec 17 #26

10 Signs of a Vindictive Narcissist Beringia Dec 17 #27

School Yard Time Oneear Dec 17 #29

Because he's a ruthless, sadistic, vindictive psycho who's enabled by the worst parts of the internet. Initech Dec 17 #31

See the movie The Apprentice Wild blueberry Dec 17 #32

It's on one of the streaming services now kimbutgar Dec 17 #36

What's to keep F47 classifying absolutely everyihing he + his minions do??? ultralite001 Dec 17 #33

Revisionist history .. Bo Zarts Dec 17 #35

It's exactly what he's trying to do re the Afghanistan withdrawal. Sogo Dec 17 #38

You're right LPBBEAR Dec 17 #40

In my opinion, Trump is all those things on your lists. kentuck Dec 17 #42

I'd like to hear Mary Trumps take and Michael Cohens. kerry-is-my-prez Dec 17 #44

I worked in the psych field w/degrees in it too. I pretty much would have them somewhat figured out after a few months kerry-is-my-prez Dec 17 #45

Its because he's a narcissistic man-child Ruby the Liberal Dec 17 #46