{"id":44514,"date":"2020-03-23T11:21:46","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T18:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=44514"},"modified":"2020-03-23T14:56:04","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T21:56:04","slug":"the-virus-that-infects-donald-trump-all-i-see-is-hatred-of-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=44514","title":{"rendered":"The Virus that Infects Donald Trump: ‘All I See is Hatred of Me’"},"content":{"rendered":"

One thing that has been clear about Donald Trump from the outset of his administration is that he has never exhibited the qualities demanded of the presidency. He lacks the intelligence, compassion, commitment, morality, and humility, that are the hallmarks of leadership. And he has never demonstrated that he has the ability to learn, take responsibility, or to bring the diverse community of Americans together.<\/p>\n

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Trump is always about only Trump. He has brazenly profited from his position by funneling hundreds of millions of dollars to his own properties. And he has focused his political attention exclusively on advancing his own partisan interests. These are traits that psychiatric professionals have diagnosed as malignant narcissism, a combination of ego-centrism and sociopathy.<\/p>\n

The risks of having someone with those mental issues in positions of power are readily apparent. They portend a tendency toward authoritarian behaviors that demand unflinching loyalty and reject competent advice. What’s worse is that when someone like Trump is under pressure, he will cease to behave rationally. His fears will incite ever more defensive and destructive responses to events he is unable to cope with or comprehend. Like a wounded animal, he becomes more desperate and vicious.<\/p>\n

That appears to be the state of Trump’s mental decline now. And his Twitter feed is the best evidence of his psychic decay. Late Sunday night Trump tweeted this frightening call for help:<\/p>\n

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I watch and listen to the Fake News, CNN, MSDNC, ABC, NBC, CBS, some of FOX (desperately & foolishly pleading to be politically correct), the @nytimes<\/a>, & the @washingtonpost<\/a>, and all I see is hatred of me at any cost. Don\u2019t they understand that they are destroying themselves?<\/p>\n

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 23, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n