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(82,849 posts)
Mon Aug 19, 2019, 07:21 PM Aug 2019

Hey, someone noticed how Trump papers his audience

I don't know why it fell to Business Insider, but here it is:

Link to MSN here

Trump has spent years financially compelling people to attend his rallies

President Donald Trump has frequently accused protesters and activists of being paid by powerful liberal forces, but many attendees at his own events were financially compensated to be there.

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But despite his own disdain for supposedly paid protesters, Trump himself has benefited from people being paid to attend his events, both in his capacity as a political candidate and as president.


What's next? Some reporter noticing that "it's all projection" when Trump accuses others of wrongdoing?
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Hey, someone noticed how Trump papers his audience (Original Post) gratuitous Aug 2019 OP
Well. duh! PJMcK Aug 2019 #1
+++ agree. iluvtennis Aug 2019 #4
Right? PandoraAwakened Aug 2019 #8
It's called projection. SayItLoud Aug 2019 #2
It's always projection with these Rethuglican sociopaths. Always. OMGWTF Aug 2019 #3
His projection is a tremendous clue to what HE is doing. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2019 #5
Whatever he accuses others of he does. Johnny2X2X Aug 2019 #6
K&R UTUSN Aug 2019 #7

SayItLoud

(1,702 posts)
2. It's called projection.
Mon Aug 19, 2019, 08:32 PM
Aug 2019

Psychological projection is a defense mechanism people subconsciously employ in order to cope with difficult feelings or emotions. Psychological projection involves projecting undesirable feelings or emotions onto someone else, rather than admitting to or dealing with the unwanted feelings.

Ex: tRUMP: The election is rigged by crooked HRC and her goons. In actuality it was rigged for him and he knew it.

Pick anything he claims that would be damaging to him and he says it's about someone else. When in fact, it's about him.

Just Sayin..

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
5. His projection is a tremendous clue to what HE is doing.
Mon Aug 19, 2019, 08:38 PM
Aug 2019


I'm semi-befuddled why at least a few of the press don't follow the clues.

Johnny2X2X

(19,037 posts)
6. Whatever he accuses others of he does.
Mon Aug 19, 2019, 09:29 PM
Aug 2019

Without fail.

The FBI will be spying on the Dems because by he accused Obama of spying on him. Book it.

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