Forum Topics Donald J Trump
Bear77
4 years ago

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/03/presidents-character-unequal-task/608743/

"The President is Trapped"

That is one of the best written articles on Donald Trump I have ever read, and explains very well why he could well cause the deaths of thousands of Americans by undoing the hard work of the medical professionals who have been urging social distancing and staying at home.  It's unbelievably irresponsible, but as the author of the article explains:

The thing to understand about Donald Trump is that putting others before self is not something he can do, even temporarily. His attempts to convey facts that don’t serve his perceived self-interest or to express empathy are forced, scripted, and always short-lived, since such reactions are alien to him.

This president does not have the capacity to listen to, synthesize, and internalize information that does not immediately serve his greatest needs: praise, fealty, adoration. “He finds it intolerable when those things are missing,” a clinical psychologist told me. “Praise, applause, and accolades seem to calm him and boost his confidence. There’s no room for that now, and so he’s growing irritable and needing to create some way to get some positive attention.”

[click on link above for more - it's worth it!]

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Strawman
4 years ago

Amazingly, his approval ratings have increased to their highest level since this whole mess started. It beggars belief..

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