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Tom of Temecula

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Thu May 2, 2024, 09:24 AM May 2

Trump's 'outright psychopathy' on display in his new email meltdowns [View all]

Concurrent with Donald Trump's hush money trial finishing up its second week of prosecution testimony, the former president's emails to his supporters are becoming increasingly over-the-top and shrill, leading to speculation he is not only having donation problems but also the pressures of his legal problems are getting to him. As noted by Salon's Chauncey DeVega who has been reporting on the former president's diminishing mental state and possible psychological problems, there is a growing vibe of panic in Trump's emails as evidenced by a recent one that blared: "All hell breaks loose in 24 hours!" and another declaring he is being held "hostage."

According to DeVega's report, the strident tone in the emails begging for donations are demonstrating an increasing spiral in victimhood as he sits day after day in a Manhattan courtroom while facing the possibility of jail time if convicted on just one of the 34 felony counts he is charged with related to paying hush money to adult film star Stormy Daniels.

"With the beginning of Trump’s first criminal trial in New York, his emails have only become more extreme – and will only continue to – as the 2024 election and potentially three other criminal trials are closing in on him," he wrote before pointing to the recent Trump email that stated: "Friend, in 24 hours, the hearing on my GAG ORDER will begin. I COULD BE THROWN IN JAIL AT THAT VERY MOMENT! This is what the Hate-America Deep State has always dreamed of. STAND WITH TRUMP I won’t be able to campaign. I will be muzzled and silent. And Democrats will have free rein to destroy our country."

That led DeVega to argued that, "Of course, Donald Trump is lying. There is no substantive evidence to support his fabulist conspiratorial delusions-fantasies of persecution and other harm. The corrupt ex-president is in no way a victim, except perhaps of his own apparent sociopathy if not outright psychopathy, and other parts of his obviously diseased mind."

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-mental-state-2668130889/

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Trump's outright pathology is only now beginning to be obvious to some? Irish_Dem May 2 #1
You may be right, he might be crazy, but he just might be the lunatic the nation is looking for. Chainfire May 2 #2
Actually, I don't think we DO all see the same trump. Biophilic May 2 #9
You are probably right, Trump is viewed through rose colored glasses by many Americans. Chainfire May 2 #15
Yup, I agree. nt Biophilic May 2 #16
strong leader ? NJCher May 2 #25
They see him as a strong, devout, smart and very wealthy man who will defend the poor downtrodden whites of the nation. Chainfire May 2 #33
Some cult members see the crimes, the lies, the cruelty, the Russian connection, Irish_Dem May 2 #22
(I see what you did there...!) lastlib May 2 #17
I sure as hell don't deserve him as President. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2 #20
He's not crazy Warpy May 2 #21
Yes the cult wants to be entertained more. Irish_Dem May 2 #24
It's not entertainment they want Warpy May 2 #26
Cruelty and destruction are entertainment to them. Irish_Dem May 2 #27
If Trump jumped out of his chair and physically attacked the judge his poll numbers would increase. sop May 2 #29
Down you go Smelvis the SF Slobfather malaise May 2 #3
There's also a nickname that came up in court at 10:03am, Eastern. calimary May 2 #14
Meanwhile, the nightly news talks about Trump as if he's reasonable. yardwork May 2 #4
I'd think someone on the campaign writes these underpants May 2 #5
he tells them what to write. mopinko May 2 #6
Yes PatSeg May 2 #10
if he's telling his lawyers what to say in court, he's telling his tweeter what to write. mopinko May 2 #11
Exactly PatSeg May 2 #12
if they let up on the meds, he'll explode. mopinko May 2 #7
Or... 2naSalit May 2 #19
also possible. mopinko May 2 #31
Good point. 2naSalit May 2 #32
It's called consequences. flying_wahini May 2 #8
Chauncey DeVega's original article (Salon): Buns_of_Fire May 2 #13
I receive the Trump emails - and I concur. They are getting more and more desperate, Rabrrrrrr May 2 #18
I don't get using the moronic slime that is Raw Story NanaCat May 2 #23
I hope they have to carry him out of the courtroom strapped to a stretcher CrispyQ May 2 #28
I do not recall hearing of any previous "hostages" who fly around niyad May 2 #30
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