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In reply to the discussion: Trump's lawyer gets called out by the judge for trying to mislead the jury. [View all]PatSeg
(48,465 posts)that he is unlike most successful mob bosses or tyrants. Eventually, he alienates everyone. He was evidently programmed from a very young age to fail. Yes, he likes taking people down, even the ones who adore him. Exceptions of course would be strongmen like Putin.
This man burns bridges unlike anything I've seen before. I suppose he thinks that if people idolize him, there must be something really wrong with them and they deserve his scorn. Jeff Sessions comes to mind. It wasn't just because Sessions recused himself from the Russia investigation that he was fired. Sessions was too fawning and obsequious which Trump perceives as weakness.
This is why, Trump will end up very much alone. If people aren't repulsed by him, it is likely he will eventually reject them.
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