Steven Bechloss' take on Trump hits the bullseye, but FFS, this has been EVIDENT about Trump for DECADES.

[Miles Archer]

Show of hands...anyone on DU just realizing this about Trump in 2026? Is there anyone here who DIDN'T KNOW THIS ABOUT TRUMP in his first term, or WELL BEFORE he waddled down the escalator in 2015 with his Slovenian sex worker wife?

Steven Beschloss

‪@stevenbeschloss.bsky.social‬

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“We are being held hostage by an utter buffoon, who lacks one iota of self-awareness and responds to an obvious humiliation by lashing out against his perceived enemies and puffing himself up as the greatest solution to all of our problems.”

www.americaamerica.news/p/the-humili...

“We are being held hostage by an utter buffoon, who lacks one iota of self-awareness and responds to an obvious humiliation by lashing out against his perceived enemies and puffing himself up as the greatest solution to all of our problems.”

www.americaamerica.news/p/the-humili...

— Steven Beschloss (@stevenbeschloss.bsky.social) 2026-06-01T11:54:26.896Z

[RussBLib]

1. And they say they want "unity"

How can you expect unity when the pres constantly belittles the “Dumbocrats?”

Not to mention all the detentions without due process?

Let’s see Trump exhibit even an iota of unity.

https://russblib.blogspot.com/?m=1

[Wounded Bear]

3. Their version of "unity" is "be reasonable, do it MY way." nt

[rampartd]

21. "the right way, the wrong way, and trump's way?"

wrong way = trump's way

[Girard442]

2. In other news, scientists discover fire is hot and water is wet.

[hlthe2b]

4. "Adjacent" Question: Why is his brother, Michael Beschloss no longer appearing on MS-NOW?

[Miles Archer]

5. The Google AI Search Results

No official announcement or network ban indicates that Michael Beschloss has permanently stopped appearing on MS NOW (formerly MSNBC). Instead, his lower frequency of appearances reflects a general shift in network priorities and his active schedule outside of cable news.The primary reasons behind the change in his on-air presence include:Network RestructuringFollowing the corporate spinoff of MSNBC from Comcast/NBC Universal, the network rebranded to MS NOW. While core programming has remained consistent, the network's independent news operation has shifted its day-to-day focus, slightly reducing regular panels featuring historical commentators.

[hlthe2b]

6. Thx. Maybe, but I would have thought Nicole Wallace would continue to have him on...

[dalton99a]

7. Fucking criminal:

[GiqueCee]

8. Spectacle over substance...

... when there is no substance to offer, unless it's the proverbial substance hitting the fan with a resounding SPLAT!

[Miles Archer]

9. All of this in the absence of performing the job he was elected to do

There are multiple reasons for being outraged over this.

Obviously, the expense to taxpayers, and the fact that no one will see the actual balance sheets on what we're paying.

Then, of course, the fact that Trump just does an end-run around Congress when he gets a whim.

But equally disgusting is the fact that we don't elect presidents to build ballrooms, build arches in tribute to themselves, or build wrestling rings on White House grounds.

Add in his 3 day golf weekends and his 3 goals for re-election all become clear.

1). Avoid prison
2). Line his pockets
3). Seek revenge against his real and imagined enemies

There are many layers within those three categories, but that's the "high level view."

He never had a moment's interest in actually being president for all Americans, making them safer, or making their lives better.

[dalton99a]

10. +1. The only thing that matters to him is his monuments

And how much he can loot and steal

[ABC123Easy]

11. Trump who?

Who is this Donald Trump you speak of Mr. Beschloss?

[littlemissmartypants]

12. He can't dazzle with brilliance or baffle with bullshit.

He's a pitiful old psychopath with access to the nuclear codes and ALL OUR TAX DOLLARS.

I disagree with SB. It's way worse than having a buffoon in charge.

He needs to learn how to spot a psychopath.

Characteristics of Psychopaths

1. Aggressive, callous, and cunning
2. Complete absence of conscience and empathy
3. Very adept at manipulating others
4. Willingness to engage in immoral, criminal conduct
5. Willingness to take what they want and do as they please, regardless of who is hurt or wronged
6. Deceptive ability to appear outwardly benevolent
7. Deceptive ability to behave in superficially charming ways to hide purely selfish motives
8. Willingness to use intimidation and violence to control others in order to satisfy their own needs
9. Willingness to intentionally violate the basic inherent human rights of others
10. Complete absence of any sense of guilt or remorse for the harm their actions have caused to others
11. Rationalization of their own immoral behavior
12. Will attempt to lay blame upon someone else for their own conduct
13. Denial, will deny their own wrongdoing outright
14. Utter contemptuousness toward the feelings and desires of their fellow beings
15. Pathological lying, will say anything without any concern for truth to advance their own hidden agendas
16. Ablity to feign [fake] normal human emotions and empathy
17. Distorted sense of the consequences of their actions
18. Total failure to accept any responsibility for their own socially irresponsible ways
19. Strong bellef that they will never be brought to justice for their criminal behavior

[AnotherMother4Peace]

15. And he has surrounded himself w/flying monkeys that do his bidding.

[littlemissmartypants]

19. Yes!! No man is an island and he's got an entire swamp full of enablers.

Who are all making bank together. Excellent point!

❤️

[Miles Archer]

18. Society UNDERSTANDS Ted Bundy, Charles Manson, Jim Jones, Jeffrey Dahmer were inhuman abominations...

...and yet, somehow, society wants to cling to the totally false, fabricated, perpetuated image of Trump as "a fabulously successful self-made billionaire businessman, a real estate tycoon.

Everyone I named...INCLUDING TRUMP...had a severe disconnect in their brains which liberated them from ANY concerns about the law, morality, decency, and whatever "glue" holds a society together.

I fed this into a Google AI search: "Has Mark Burnett ever expressed regret over creating the Trump Apprentice character?"

This is what came back:

No, Mark Burnett has never publicly expressed regret over creating the "Apprentice" version of Donald Trump. While he has actively distanced himself from Trump's political career and platform, Burnett has consistently remained silent regarding his specific role in crafting the television persona that propelled Trump into the political spotlight.

Instead of addressing regret, Burnett’s public statements and actions have centered on the following areas:

Explicit Political Disavowal

During the 2016 presidential election—amid intense pressure for him to leak damaging, unaired Apprentice outtakes—Burnett issued a rare public statement through his PR representative. He explicitly stated:"

I am not now and have never been a supporter of Donald Trump's candidacy. I am NOT 'Pro-Trump'... Further, my wife and I reject the hatred, division and misogyny that has been a very unfortunate part of his campaign."

Silence on His Creative Legacy

Despite condemning the rhetoric of Trump’s campaign, Burnett has consistently refused to look back with regret or critically analyze how The Apprentice packaged Trump as a highly successful, commanding corporate titan. Close associates and media analysts have noted that Burnett protects the Apprentice brand fiercely, as it is a foundational pillar of his career and financial success.

[malaise]

13. Ding ding

Many of us expressed similar or even harsher views over a decade ago
- well said.

[PatSeg]

22. Anyone paying attention back then

knew he was a clownish buffoon with no moral compass whatsoever. Even the media treated his initial campaign as a joke, a publicity stunt.

No one thought he could win, but being he put on such a spectacle, the MSM started giving him much too much attention. Ratings tend to upstage responsible news reporting. Plenty of blame to go around.

[kbowman]

14. umm, I figured this out in the eighties

You could see it back then. I think the only reason why the right's rank and file refuses to see this is they like to judge others and just hate other people. (The right's big wigs just want your money and to keep you down.) I know that is the reason for my family. Generations of people brainwashed by faux news. There is a barbershop in town that during covid had a hand sanitizer station with the sign "Liberal Tears" on it. My son saw that and walked right out. I'll never set foot in there; fuck them. I want a personal Mea Culpa from each of them. They each need to go through the AA 12 steps and see they harm they've done with their cult.

[ProfessorGAC]

17. I'll Add One More Step

I want them to commit to stop voting for Republicans.
Until they do that, any mea culpa is hollow.

[Joinfortmill]

16. Despicable, crazed, crooked, and dumber than a rock.

[malaise]

20. And a complete and total

pathological liar, sociopath and megalomaniac

[ancianita]

23. Maybe evident for decades, but it must still said often to deniers and forgetters. Hammered away at every damn day.

[BeneteauBum]

24. I've been shaking my head at tRump's BS for over fifteen years.

Thought he was an idiot with that apprentice crap and couldn’t believe he won the presidency in 2016. Now we are suffering because so many couldn’t see the idiots defective personality until now. Groan!

Peace ☮️

[pat_k]

25. Nate White nailed it in 2019

https://thehobbledehoy.com/tag/nate-white/

Someone on the question-and-answer website Quora asked “Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?” Nate White, an articulate and witty writer from England wrote the following response:

A few things spring to mind.

Trump lacks certain qualities which the British traditionally esteem.

For instance, he has no class, no charm, no coolness, no credibility, no compassion, no wit, no warmth, no wisdom, no subtlety, no sensitivity, no self-awareness, no humility, no honour and no grace – all qualities, funnily enough, with which his predecessor Mr. Obama was generously blessed.

So for us, the stark contrast does rather throw Trump’s limitations into embarrassingly sharp relief.

Plus, we like a laugh. And while Trump may be laughable, he has never once said anything wry, witty or even faintly amusing – not once, ever.
I don’t say that rhetorically, I mean it quite literally: not once, not ever. And that fact is particularly disturbing to the British sensibility – for us, to lack humour is almost inhuman.

But with Trump, it’s a fact. He doesn’t even seem to understand what a joke is – his idea of a joke is a crass comment, an illiterate insult, a casual act of cruelty.

Trump is a troll. And like all trolls, he is never funny and he never laughs; he only crows or jeers.

And scarily, he doesn’t just talk in crude, witless insults – he actually thinks in them. His mind is a simple bot-like algorithm of petty prejudices and knee-jerk nastiness.

There is never any under-layer of irony, complexity, nuance or depth. It’s all surface.

Some Americans might see this as refreshingly upfront.

Well, we don’t. We see it as having no inner world, no soul.

And in Britain we traditionally side with David, not Goliath. All our heroes are plucky underdogs: Robin Hood, Dick Whittington, Oliver Twist.

Trump is neither plucky, nor an underdog. He is the exact opposite of that.

He’s not even a spoiled rich-boy, or a greedy fat-cat.

He’s more a fat white slug. A Jabba the Hutt of privilege.

And worse, he is that most unforgivable of all things to the British: a bully.

That is, except when he is among bullies; then he suddenly transforms into a snivelling sidekick instead....

See the link for the rest. Every word, spot on!!