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leftstreet

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5. Narcissists only half-listen

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Fri Apr 17, 2026, 12:29 PM

Apr 17

Their ears are highly tuned for the slightest personal criticism or praise. That's it.

Everything else is just vague, unimportant chatter to them

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Here are some great examples of trump not understanding what he was told [View all] LetMyPeopleVote Apr 17 OP

Almost funny but closer to scary. efhmc Apr 17 #1

I am scared about trump's continued mental decline LetMyPeopleVote Apr 17 #2

Worried about Trump's mental decline Dave Id Apr 17 #14

Don't forget the most recent odins folly Apr 17 #3

MaddowBlog-Baffled by his own 'corner store' reference, Trump's problems with groceries persist LetMyPeopleVote Apr 17 #8

I've heard of "dime stores" (the old Five and Dime stores) and "dollar stores" (now dollar and a quarter stores), sop Apr 17 #13

"That's a good quarter cigar. I smoked the other three quarters myself." Wednesdays Apr 17 #16

It's where we go to buy corners. Otherwise everything would be round IronLionZion Apr 18 #19

I think perhaps, we are a bit too late with the catastrophically stupid thing Trump might do. dugog55 Apr 17 #4

Narcissists only half-listen leftstreet Apr 17 #5

"before he does something catastrophically ignorant"??? wnylib Apr 17 #6

"He was born that way, LOW IQ" dalton99a Apr 17 #7

So he's swong19104 Apr 17 #9

Malapropisms bmichaelh Apr 17 #10

He's hard of hearing, he needs eyeglasses and a hearing aid FakeNoose Apr 17 #11

I think that's why happened. It explains a lot, and conforms perfectly with Trump's mental deterioration. Martin68 Apr 17 #12

I feel like this also might be the case with the "nuclear dust. We're getting the dust back" comments. BannonsLiver Apr 17 #15

SCARED-AS-HELL czarjak Apr 17 #17

he is a fucking moron Skittles Apr 18 #18

Here to help! AND to help make the case for his R-E-M-O-V-A-L !!!!!!! calimary Apr 18 #20