{"id":42620,"date":"2019-09-01T11:03:07","date_gmt":"2019-09-01T18:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=42620"},"modified":"2019-09-03T01:47:45","modified_gmt":"2019-09-03T08:47:45","slug":"trump-thinks-hes-still-on-reality-tv-and-that-fox-news-is-an-entertainment-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=42620","title":{"rendered":"Trump Thinks He’s Still on Reality TV, Doesn’t Know Fox News is an Entertainment Network"},"content":{"rendered":"

The fact that Donald Trump is suffering from a crushing array of delusional departures from the real world is unarguable. He regards himself as “The Chosen One<\/a><\/strong>.”<\/em> He believes that only he can solve America’s problems (despite the fact that he’s failed to deliver<\/a><\/strong> on his campaign promises), In his warped mind he knows more than anyone<\/a><\/strong> on every subject. And these delusions are separate and apart from his ceaseless lies (more than 12,000<\/a><\/strong> so far).<\/p>\n

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However, there is a common thread that weaves through much of the hallucinatory fallacies that clutter his emotionally and intellectually stunted brain. He has an all-consuming fetish with his perceived popularity. Crowd size seems to be a stand-in for his virility<\/a><\/strong>. And often his craving for attention is manifested in his obsession with polls. But unfortunately for him, they mostly reflect how bitterly despised he is by most Americans. Even polls from Fox News<\/a><\/strong> and his favorite ultra-biased pollster<\/a><\/strong>, Rasmussen, show him in dire straits.<\/p>\n

But polls are just the political equivalent of a mode of survey that Trump has had much more exposure to: The Nielsen Ratings. His fourteen years as the host of a reality TV game show has permeated his world view. And it is the prism through which he sees everything related to his life and presidency. This contorted mindset produced a Sunday morning tweet attacking sitcom star Debra Messing:<\/p>\n

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I have not forgotten that when it was announced that I was going to do The Apprentice, and when it then became a big hit, helping NBC\u2019s failed lineup greatly, @DebraMessing<\/a> came up to me at an Upfront & profusely thanked me, even calling me \u201cSir.\u201d How times have changed!<\/p>\n

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 1, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n