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NanaCat

(2,332 posts)
34. It's worse than you lay out here
Fri May 3, 2024, 03:27 PM
May 3

He knows that most of what he says isn't true, and he doesn't care in the least about it. All he cares about is that what he says lets him 'win' or makes him superior to everyone else in the moment.

So it's not about what he believes or a lack of awareness about reality. That's a normal person explanation, an he's not normal. We have to stop thinking that we can apply the standards of normal people to him, because he isn't normal. Normal standards don't apply to him at all.

What's really going on is that he expects people to believe whatever he says, no matter what comes out of his mouth, and we can never question it. Even if it contradicts what he said two seconds ago--nobody can doubt his authoritah. He's always right, never wrong, and we lowly peons (everyone not him) are never to doubt or question him, for one nanosecond.

So erase from your mind the notion that he doesn't know what reality is. He does know, but he's determined to make reality do what he wants, at any and all cost, to feed his megalomania. Even if it means lying to get that.

Did he add MOMFUDSKI May 3 #1
He should have double dog dared tsf to testify. lark May 3 #2
I think he did orangecrush May 3 #3
I think the judge would love to have Trump testify. It would be one less thing for Trump to cry about-but riversedge May 3 #13
Exactly -- "but are you man enough?" Pinback May 3 #32
it is impossible to fall into a perjury trap if you tell the truth. keithbvadu2 May 3 #4
I honestly doubt he's concerned about a perjury trap. PoindexterOglethorpe May 3 #27
"Just remember...It's not a lie...if you believe it" sop May 3 #30
It's worse than you lay out here NanaCat May 3 #34
I have thought this for a while now. ShazzieB May 3 #39
You worded it much better than I did. PoindexterOglethorpe May 4 #42
They only fear he won't pay them relayerbob May 3 #37
He should ask if he wants to testify. Wait for answer, then say he needs to tell his lawyers. Trump would be humilated. Doodley May 3 #5
+1 Emile May 3 #7
++1 Beachnutt May 3 #9
Good call, Pototan. Patton French May 3 #6
It's a hush money trial. If he were smart rpannier May 3 #8
First he would need a Stable Genius brain to engage KS Toronado May 3 #11
I get your point, but it's an Election Interference trial. AZ8theist May 3 #25
LOL! Hope22 May 3 #31
Testify Donny, testify! ArkansasDemocrat1 May 3 #10
Trump has no conscience so he'll take the oath on livetohike May 3 #12
I would not put it past him to try to take the oath soldierant May 3 #40
Spell it "T - E - S - T - I - F - Y" nevergiveup May 3 #14
Yes. Yes. Yes. speak easy May 3 #29
Trump's (probably intentional) lie was very effective gulliver May 3 #15
Not to be a PITA - but a small quibble about your grammar whopis01 May 3 #23
Ten bucks says Diraven May 3 #35
Hopefully you didn't need that ten bucks onenote May 4 #43
Trump knows that. barbtries May 3 #16
Dookie Donnie is consulting with that paragon of legal thinking, Boris Epshteyn. What could go wrong? Comfortably_Numb May 3 #17
The 12 jurors and six alternates hearing the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president have yet to hear from the m riversedge May 3 #18
Now that tsf has said he doesn't want to testify....he's going to twist it into the judge telling him he has to testify PortTack May 3 #19
There is no way that TFG will take the stand LetMyPeopleVote May 3 #20
I'm willing to bet trumps attorneys pucker factor rose several notches. republianmushroom May 3 #21
Not without creating a fire hazard via spontaneous human combustion Uncle Joe May 3 #22
Judge gives him the bait. Will he take it? I hope so. Martin68 May 3 #24
"Mr. Trump" Kingofalldems May 3 #26
He's very sensitive about his pronouns JoseBalow May 3 #33
Not a pronoun, it is an honorific. niyad May 3 #38
Go on, Stupid, d J, (for Jenious[His ACTUAL comment!]) trump. Clearly you've NEVER heard the adage that goes a little The_REAL_Ecumenist May 3 #28
The kind of detail that dies on Fox News. JohnnyRingo May 3 #36
Too bad he can't speak TRUTH!!! elleng May 4 #41
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