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spanone

(135,795 posts)
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 08:30 AM Jun 2016

Donald Trump's obsession with himself

(CNN)It's all about Donald Trump.

From his condemnation of journalists to his racially tinged attacks on a judge presiding over a lawsuit related to Trump University to his feud with New Mexico GOP Gov.

Susana Martinez, there's one thing in common about the mounting Trump controversies: The presumptive Republican presidential nominee is aiming to make the entire 2016 campaign about himself.


American politics is littered with larger-than-life personalities. But no presidential candidate in living memory has built a campaign so exclusively on the foundation of his own personal, brand, self-congratulatory rhetoric and life story as Trump. And don't expect anything different if he makes it to the White House.

"You think I'm going to change?" he told reporters at a press conference this week. "I'm not going to change."


http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/02/politics/donald-trump-2016-election/index.html
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Donald Trump's obsession with himself (Original Post) spanone Jun 2016 OP
Trump is unfit to be POTUS Gothmog Jun 2016 #1
Kick this one. Kingofalldems Jun 2016 #2
He is correct: he will not change. He's a narcissist. He is the center of the world. mnhtnbb Jun 2016 #3
He makes me physically ill. smirkymonkey Jun 2016 #4
I think he's going to become more unhinged as sufrommich Jun 2016 #5
Why doesn't the Press just STOP covering him. Surely between her and Bernie there is enough monmouth4 Jun 2016 #6
They can't really do that,he's the republican nominee. sufrommich Jun 2016 #7
What if the medical world stepped up sorefeet Jun 2016 #8

mnhtnbb

(31,375 posts)
3. He is correct: he will not change. He's a narcissist. He is the center of the world.
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 09:33 AM
Jun 2016

And he's very dangerous.

I certainly hope people wake up to that fact.

sufrommich

(22,871 posts)
5. I think he's going to become more unhinged as
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 09:42 AM
Jun 2016

the election goes on. The Trump University scandal is going to hurt him and his popularity will suffer and polls start will start reflecting it. He won't be able to maintain a modicum of sanity after that.

monmouth4

(9,686 posts)
6. Why doesn't the Press just STOP covering him. Surely between her and Bernie there is enough
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 09:45 AM
Jun 2016

to keep them busy..

sufrommich

(22,871 posts)
7. They can't really do that,he's the republican nominee.
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 09:47 AM
Jun 2016

They certainly shouldn't be pretending there's nothing dangerous about their choice for a nominee though.

sorefeet

(1,241 posts)
8. What if the medical world stepped up
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 10:16 AM
Jun 2016

What if a shit load of shrinks actually stepped up with an analysis of what they think. I'm not a shrink but I do know he isn't right in the head. So at least let the people know his symptoms and what they mean. Because he is batshit and too many right wingers think he is normal. Scary.

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