Trump looks like he's having withdrawal symptoms from not

[lunatica]

being able to get his rally fixes. He also hasn’t gone golfing. Mara-loco might be closed due to Coronavirus contamination. He also looks like he’s desperately seeking adulation from the reporters with his pathetic daily briefings but he can’t get his fix from them so he lashes out. His face, his body movements, his moodiness scream withdrawal.

And his act of waving away any personal accountability with his ‘I’m innocent, I don’t know anything about it’ face and voice is a giveaway that he knows he’s in deep shit. That ‘I’m innocent, I don’t know anything about it’ ploy is what he used to say about the payments to Stormy Daniels.

It’s pretty obvious

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. The fact that he hasn't been able to hold one of his Nuremberg rallies

for a couple of weeks must be eating at him. Being dickish to reporters during a press conference can't possibly satisfy his black hole of an ego quite like a stadium full of cheering white people in cheap red hats made (ironically) in China.

[lunatica]

4. His brain is starved of the endorphins he gets from his rallies.

I bet the MAGATs that frequent his rallies are also suffering from the lack of endorphins the rallies give them.

The mob is hungry. They’re going to get meaner.

[appalachiablue]

10. check that

[DENVERPOPS]

31. It's not his endorphins

He is probably having problems with his supplier..........

[KY_EnviroGuy]

11. I heard a rumor that MAGA hats brought the virus to the U.S.

Came over on a slow boat from China.............

[lunatica]

14. LOL!

[Traildogbob]

23. Elaine Chaos family ships.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

43. Then those ships should be quarantined!

LA's got it bad enough without that shit coming into port.......

[mwooldri]

32. The China MAGA hats. Remember that.

Because that's where they came from... amirite?

[Ilsa]

40. The hats, the trump flags, t-shirts, etc should be confiscated and burned

Because they carry COVID-19.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

42. Don't forget those damned red neckties and his yard signs.

Neckties would be horribly contagious.

KY..............

[Brother Mythos]

47. So that's how "The Trump Virus" entered the USA! Thank you, I did not know that!

[meadowlander]

2. He seems to be packing away the KFC too.

He's obviously gained 30-40 pounds in the last couple months and has huge bags under his eyes from all the sodium he's eating.

Something will fill that gigantic gaping hole in your heart Donald! Keep looking!

[Traildogbob]

24. Fried chicken!

Somebody get him into that KFC fried chicken between 2 donuts shit. Finish the artery glogging and MAGA.

[Captain Zero]

49. He has what appears to be subcutaneous masses next to each bridge of his nose too

both sides. underneath the eye bags too. IMHO.

[kimbutgar]

3. And the mean look on his face shows how miserable he is

He really needs to resign and go back to grifting suckers. I’m sure Putin will grant him asylum.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

22. Putin grant him asylum? Either way, tRump needs to go to an asylum for treatment. . . . nt

[kimbutgar]

48. Yesssss exactly

[FormerOstrich]

5. Today why Carson

was thanking HHS...etc...etc.... he looked annoyed as hell. I bet he hated all those kudos being directed somewhere besides his self.

[lunatica]

8. It's typical of an addict looking at someone else getting a fix.

[Evolve Dammit]

19. By God, I think you nailed it.

[Pepsidog]

29. Is it me or does Carson always look and sound high. He was once a brilliant surgeon, now look at

him. Interesting story, last summer I was in Cape May NJ one Sunday and saw adult co-joined twins walking down the stairs from church. They left early and I know I shouldn’t have been looking but I watched as they made their way down the steps outside the church. I l googled “co-joined twins in Cape May” and saw that many stories had been done about him them in the 90’s. The twins were brothers who were well known in the area. I read that the twins parents knew they were joined at the head early on in the pregnancy and consulted with Carson who was the only pediatric neurosurgeon at the time to successfully separate co-joined twins at the head. The plan was for Carson to separate the twins after birth at Jefferson University Hosptial in Phila. Carson was coming up from Baltimore where he worked to plan for the surgery. Ultimately, the twins could not be separate because of their brain structure but I was amazed at how well regarded Carson was in the medical profession. He was a pioneer. That was in the 90’s. Look at him now shilling for a madman.

[zackymilly]

6. There may be a ketchup shortage. n/t

[Captain Zero]

50. salsa

carry on

[stillcool]

7. I only see him in clips...

but he is out of his comfort zone. Wrong supporting players, wrong audience, wrong script. Nothing about it works for him. He might have to go and hide in his room, and not come out until he can have a rally.

[barbtries]

9. i knew he would.

those fucking rallies are like air to him. he is in a deep funk. can hardly imagine what it's like being around him at this point.

i really wish the media would take Rachel's suggestion and stop giving him so much air time. he's hurting us.

[WyattKansas]

15. No, let the Orange Virus get more unhinged and attack even more people...

Let him spread his ass cheeks like he is doing to show everyone his Orange Anus. Very defensive and combative ready to go off on anyone. Let him get more desperate and pissed as everything around him turns to shit, because it is only going to get worse before it gets better.

The trumpanzees and republicans will see that they have propped a juvenile delinquent as President that does nothing right to even save them.

[barbtries]

17. something obvious

to anyone paying attention way back in 2015. his cult members and republican cynics and greed meisters propping him up, as well as the chronically abused people who deal with him day to day, if they haven't seen it yet they are blind. for an astonishingly high number of people they may as well be blind.

there is something that prevents them - is it brainwashing? i think so, for at least some - that disallows them from processing negative facts. children in cages? kurds abandoned? Kashoggi murdered and dismembered? criminally deficient response to a pandemic that threatens virtually each of us and will kill many?

there's a post on DU here today from a nurse whose co-worker expressed her sympathy for what a hard job trump has, even as she's washing her mask or making one from scratch. i don't know how they did, but it seems that the GOP through the years from reagan to now has bottled that kind of willful ignorance.

my theory is that with each outrage, each clearly wrong decision, each embarrassing display of arrogance, ignorance, childishnessness, sociopathy, a few of his cult peel away and open their eyes. the rest remain blind. some will die blind.

[WyattKansas]

57. Unfortunately this country has been taught that only Republicans can govern for decades...

When the exact opposite it true. With constant reinforcement from the entire media, always siding with right wing positions. The media has crucified Democratic candidates over non-issues, yet letting Republican candidates always get a free pass from Jesus. That constant favoritism has been drilled into all Americans over and over to make it an American Tradition to be selfish, greedy, dishonest, immoral, hostile, ignorant, merge religion and government, right wing dogma, and to always chase wealth. Real morals and values, civics, duty, respect, and honor have been turned into things that only the weakest must abide and adhere to forever, according to the right wing and corporate media.

The nurse that sympathized with tRUMP probably completely believes that she treats and cares for 'clients' instead of 'patients' that the Corporate Wealthcare System pushed all over the country. That alone, should be a major red flag for anyone alive the last Century. Also, the Corporate Wealthcare System we have in this country should be a glaring inadequacy for really being a house of cards. I'm not attacking healthcare professionals, because they have become his cannon fodder to abuse. Only for healthcare being a 'business' in the first place.

Unfortunately, the damage Orange Menace is doing to the innocent people that really do understand how nuts everything has become, were put into that possibility when Orange Menace became Dear Leader. I still say let Orange Menace keep jabbering gibberish and blowing his stack at more and more people, including his own republican voters that are trying to manage and mitigate it on the Local level, State level, and U.S. Medical System. Orange Menace is going to become even more hated when his voters and supporters are going to become more effected in a very negative way with their money, family, and life by his miserable failures, only to be ridiculed by Orange Menace for it. He already sounds like a lunatic, because widely known facts about his complete failure are already known and he is still stuck on trying to hide it.

Orange Menace is blaming others for his own failures, just like Hitler blamed the German People for not fighting hard enough.

[barbtries]

58. you bring up an important point (among several)

the capitalist angle. Even in MBA programs the teaching is that shareholders are the most important, worthy people. that it's okay to hoard wealth for shareholders, screw employees for shareholders, let people starve and die if the shareholders stand a chance of getting richer. Human ethics and morals are only things you pretend to have to keep the people submissive.

thank you for your well reasoned post. I can't recall as I respond if this is where I mentioned that my theory is a few people peel away from his base every new time he fucks up and makes it clear he does not give a rat's ass about them.

[GopherGal]

52. Hope Hicks has returned just in time

Isn't she supposed to be the only one who can handle him?
Not that we see any sign of it.

[barbtries]

55. my guess is

that what we're seeing IS with hope hicks calming him down.
like i said, i can hardly imagine what he's like behind closed doors. i lived with a man who had borderline personality disorder (my diagnosis, of course he never sought help), and it was pure hell. I got out with my life.

[Miles Archer]

12. He's PISSED, CONTEMPTUOUS, and constantly on the lookout for a reason to lash out.

And, as we saw with the Peter Alexander incident, he doesn't even have to be baited. A question like "What do you say to Americans who are afraid" is all it takes for the bile to spew forth.

Good. Fuck him. I hope it only gets worse as his beloved outlet for "being the Donald" remains dried up.

[lunatica]

13. He isn't going to get one of his rally fixes anytime soon.

It’s like lifeblood to him. Just on a physical level his karma is ratcheting up now. And it will get worse.

[Stinky The Clown]

16. He's seething. I hope he takes up a few notches and nature takes over.

[MFM008]

46. This

.........

[kskiska]

18. What happened to that physical he was so anxious to get last November...

so anxious he opted for a "partial" physical.

[Evolve Dammit]

21. or the medical records siezed from his Dr's office? Must have been some incriminating info

seems like old stories but only 2-3 years ago. All his private physician's records confiscated. Gee, sounds kinda, sorta legal?? Remember the Doc that said he felt "raped" by the thugs that came in and grabbed Drumpf's records? He has operated above the law his whole life. This is do, or die time for USA.

[Capt. America]

20. For once his money can't protect him from boredom or work.

[ooky]

25. He has to stay at the White House now and pretend he's working

which for the most part is impersonating a bobble head doll during coronavirus updates.

[sop]

36. I can't see Trump doing these daily WH Corona pressers for too much longer.

[Pinkflamingo]

26. Maybe he's embarrassed because he reads so slow.

[ooky]

38. Or worried his ignorance of just about everything is showing.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

27. He knows that the election will now be a referendum

on how he's handled this virus. So, he knows he's fucked.

Personally, I've seen more leadership from a Petty Officer, Third Class.

[orleans]

28. Mar-a-Lago closes, other Trump properties cut staff: report

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/488701-mar-a-lago-closes-other-trump-properties-cut-staff-report

[SeattleVet]

30. He looks like he's getting ready to send someone to the cornfield.

He needs the constant praise and adulation from all around him, or he decides that you're a 'nasty' person, or asking 'nasty' questions, or thinking 'nasty' thoughts about him, and lashes out.

Much like Anthony in an early "Twilight Zone".

This is what I'm reminded of every time I see one of his cabinet meetings (with the mandatory once-around-the-table praise for Dear Leader session) or a presser with any of his staff or advisors, who must heap praise upon him before they can speak about whatever they were there for.

Of course they look scared and uncomfortable - they don't want to end up in the cornfield.

[lunatica]

33. Rod Serling sure understood people didn't he?

He was so prescient.

[ooky]

39. Shame we can't send him to the cornfield.

I wonder if Melanie has tried?

[dawg day]

41. Is that Ron Howard?

Looks like him.

[lunatica]

44. It's Billy Mumy

He was the kid in the original Lost in Space tv show.

[dawg day]

45. Oh, right, i remember the freckles!

He was a cute kid-- looked like a scamp.

[NNadir]

34. He's an old stupid senile poorly educated man.

If he blows a gasket or if Pence gives him corona while kissing his ass, the world would not weep.

[Brainfodder]

54. I wouldn't save him if he was drowning.

-KARMA master has nothing but dread awaiting him.

Could go on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on, but SOB aint worth the effort.

Reap what you sow.

[littlemissmartypants]

35. I was watching something from Newshour recently

And he was really getting his groove on lie after lie, just plain nonsense and Fauci in the background looking beat down. It has to take a boatload of self control to keep from cold cocking him from behind.

Honestly, I'd pay to see that. But part of me says no, wait for the frog-march. It's hard to say which would be more satisfying. Whatever it takes to do him in, I'm all for it.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

37. As a businessman, he's been PAYING for that adulation...

... for years.

Pretty much everyone knows that you shouldn’t criticize the boss too much, no matter how much it’s deserved, or you’ll get shit-canned.

The idiot has been getting his ego stroked throughout his life, with him at the top of his little Trump business tyranny, and he can’t handle the criticisms and counter-arguments that are routine in public office (and among lawyers).

Please, no more businessmen as President!

[duforsure]

51. All reporters need to wear PPE

To the next presser because they refuse to practice safe practices and social distancing. Plus trump and pence both are not isolating from others after contacting others and being around those with the disease. I do think trump and pence are lying about everything with this pandemic and maybe helping to spread it now too. We're in trouble with a president and VP and neither tell the truth, and instead they promote propaganda over facts or the truth, and now in a major health and financial crisis they continue to should show everyone how badly they are failing with this crisis. trump and pence are a national disgrace while these Governors Like NY's Governor Cuomo is a rock star and hero for his handling of this in his state. trump and pence are both zero's and trying to screw the American people over now, and refusing to do their jobs in a crisis. A complete failure from these two is why its so out of control now, and not china's fault.

[lame54]

53. Dont kid yourself...

Those daily news conferences are his new rallys and the media is obliging him

[lunatica]

56. He's not getting his fix from the media

when an addict gets testy and angry it’s a sign of withdrawal. The only way to stop an addiction withdrawal is to get another fix.