We all do it, but many posts have the same basic flaw: they try to

[Atticus]

make SENSE of Trump's words and actions. The man is mentally unhinged. Most of what he says and does makes about as much sense as screen doors on submarines.

[dameatball]

1. except for maybe "covfefe." That is some smart shenanigans there.

[McCamy Taylor]

2. But what if his strings are being pulled by a smart Russian mobster with a plan

like Semion Mogilevich and we make the mistake of blowing him off because we think he is Dumyba the Village Idiot from Texas and we end up with another 911 and two big wars for oil and everything that followed?

Be vigilant.

[Grammy23]

3. tRump doesnt have the capacity to make a master plan and then the discipline to carry it out.

He is probably Putin’s puppet and at some point he will have served his purpose and will be set aside, disposed of or disappeared. tRump, in his arrogance, has no idea how useless he will be to Putin so in essence is fat, dumb and happy, as the saying goes. He actually thinks he is in charge. Boy, is that a laugh.

I will bet that Putin is just as tired of tRump as most of us are because of the mindless blather he releases as if they are pearls of wisdom. He obviously is allowing him to live a little while longer for some purpose. We all should be curious what that is and demand that those who have inside knowledge start talking and giving us a chance to get our country back and stop this take over now. If we can. If it is not too late. 😞

[marylandblue]

4. They make perfect sense if you understand Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Everything is aimed at gaining narcissistic supply and avoiding ego bruising.

[OldHippieChick]

6. I do not understand this disorder. Is it

insatiable? Is everything and everyone sacrificed in order to feed the narcissism? If so, why is Putin given a pass? If I kill Ivanka, but tell daddy that he is the handsomest man on the planet, does he forgive me the murder?

[marylandblue]

7. Yes, it is insatiable

Everything feeds the narcissism. You are not you, you are a mirror for the narcissist. Children are special, not because he loves them, but because they are automatically a reflection of himself. So you probably can't kill Ivanka, it would be like ripping up his $20,000 oil painting of himself.

Everyone else must flatter him. Hence the fawning Cabinet meetings. Putin has his number, so he flatters him. Putin is also powerful, the narcissist loves the powerful because the powerful can give lots of narcissistic supply. Putin has showered Trump with gifts and flattery for years.

This is also why Trump hates normal people. Normal people may put up with it for a while, but sooner or later they fail to provide supply, like Tillerson did, like McCabe did. Then they are out, even if objectively speaking, Trump would have been better off just letting Tillerson resign with dignity or McCabe retire. No, they must be punished for the crime of failing to give the narcissist what he needs.

The Pruitts and the Kellys of the world are called flying monkeys (from the Wizard of Oz). They do the narcissist's dirty work. They are not sick like the narcissist, they are evil. They are willing to flatter the narcissist and serve him so they can pursue their own ambitions. Jeff Sessions is a bad flying monkey. He made a terrible mistake, but has been trying to make up for it ever since. So he hangs on by a thread.

[world wide wally]

5. The recent events make me think that Putin has decided that the time is right for him and

Trump to launch their attack on the US.
Too much shit hitting the fan all at once cannot just be a coincidence. Don't forget that Putin is now in our power grid and can shut us down whenever he wars. He also knows that his useful idiots days are numbered.
Keep an eye open, everyone.