I think Donald Trump is very afraid at this moment.

[MineralMan]

I think he knows that the lid's about to blow off, and he's scrambling to raise some sort of smoke screen with his tweets, ect. But, there's so much he doesn't know. He knows that he's vulnerable and that there is stuff out there that would end his presidency, but he doesn't know who knows what and when it will become public.

He is acting like someone who is on the edge of panic due to fear of what is unknown. He knows what he's trying to hide, and just can't be sure if someone already has that information or not. I'm sure he's quite beside himself, which is why he's hiding out at Mar-a-Lago this weekend, once again.

Trump is afraid that it's all about to crumble down around him, and he has no clue when or how to prevent the collapse.

We may be on the verge of something, but I'm not certain yet exactly what it is. Watch the headlines and breaking news.

[caroldansen]

1. Yes. He knows its on its way and he can't stop it.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

123. This is like a dream come true!

[smirkymonkey]

2. He bravely ran away, away...

Brave, brave Sir Donny!

[MineralMan]

5. Yes. And he went down to Mar-a-Lago pretty much alone.

His closest advisers aren't down there with him. They're in the dark about all of this, too.

It would be almost comical if it weren't so serious. Trump's scared of something.

[smirkymonkey]

13. I'm kind of wondering if he'll come back. He knows he's in a buttload

of trouble. He's too much of a coward to face it. He will leave it to other's to deal with it. He will never take responsibility. He will never man up and face the music.

[no_hypocrisy]

101. Yeah! Me too!

Airplane problems.

Toilet won't turn off.

White House out of meatloaf.


He'll come up with some excuse not to return to DC.

[smirkymonkey]

112. Yeah, no meatloaf.

[putitinD]

151. staying with friends in Moscow!

[PearliePoo2]

34. I heard on CNN that W.H. aides were booking it pronto down to Florida this morning!

I imagine their hair is on fire and they're devising a plan (any plan!) to try to get this run-away freight train from leaving the tracks and flying off into the gorge below.
I also imagine there's a good deal of nausea involved and the consumption of copious amounts of TUMS. (either that or whiskey straight shots)

[notdarkyet]

43. Tequila for me.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

107. I hope they didn't take the train...

[C Moon]

109. War, no doubt.

[lester94111]

129. Yup, waging the dog with a new war

<eom>

[dhill926]

39. presidents just don't travel alone...

this shit is crazy....

[notdarkyet]

41. No wonder he's afraid of the ghosts in the White House. He has a guilty

Conscious and knows he doesn't belong there. I'm sure Lincoln is a very haunting Spector.

[mobeau69]

48. Just like Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov,

at some point, if he isn't already there, he'll be thankful when the big shoe finally falls. The pressure's gotta be unbearable. Even for an asshole like him.

[Gabi Hayes]

51. I started a thread on this.....he's got to be imploding

nobody, unless they're bipolar, and on a sustained manic trip, can keep up under this sort of pressure

my mom could go for days when she was up, but when it was over, she crashed HARD. every so often had to have the ECT.

[mobeau69]

63. He's likely terrified about now.

"Surely it isn't beginning already! Surely it isn't my punishment coming upon me? It is!"

[notdarkyet]

56. Okay--I'll bite. Who's that?

[Gabi Hayes]

60. cluesville....time to start boning up on your Russian novels

bet your ass that twitler doesn't know, either, unless he hit the classic comics back in the day

[notdarkyet]

68. Yeah been at least ten years. I think the last was war and peace but the

Russian names always trip me up.

[Nevernose]

103. Don't knock the "Classics Illustrated"

There was some great work in those. Besides, anyone who can't understand a novel can't understand a comic book, either.

[IamFortunesFool]

66. The protagonist from Crime and Punishment

By Dostoyevsky

[mobeau69]

80. "Details, details above all! Its these details that ruin everything always..."

He may be in Mar-A-Lago but he's not in a good place. I still have no sympathy for him and never will though. To me, I think it was the birther crap that I could never foregive. I always think about those sweet little girls.

[IamFortunesFool]

87. I will always remember him as Patrick Bateman's

personal hero in Bret East on Ellis's book, American Psycho. I first read that book in 1997 and it was the first exposure I really had to the phenomena that was/is the Donald Trump dumpster fire outside of random socialite news blurbs which I never have paid any attention to.

Every time I think about Trump I think about all the graphic things Bateman did... Most of which were NOT shown in the shitty movie adaptation. The book was a pure force of madness, brilliantly written.

[mobeau69]

90. I haven't read it but if the book is good enough for a screenplay then

the book is always way better. I'll put it on my retirement reading list.

[notdarkyet]

84. Thank you.

[tblue37]

75. "Crime & Punishment," by Dostoyevsky. nt

[betsuni]

148. "It was I who killed Hillary Clinton's lead with hacks and robbed her of the presidency!" (nt)

[Lokilooney]

139. That's ridiculous

Trump having a conscious

[putitinD]

152. I hope those ghosts in the White House go all poltergeist on him!

[keithbvadu2]

140. Alone? Didn't he fly in his NY escort?

Alone? Didn't he fly in his NY escort?

[Scarsdale]

156. President Bannon

flew down separately to join him. Little Reince is still in the dog house in DC. First "lady" Ivanka and Jared tRump are with him. I think Ivanka controls his medications. Of course he is panicking. He just attained the lifestyle to which he would LOVE to become accustomed, on taxpayer $$$$. His sons Beavis and Butthead might have to finally find actual WORK!!

[madaboutharry]

3. He certainly is behaving like a frightened person.

Yep, he knows what others might know.

[MineralMan]

7. But, he's not sure if they DO know his big secret.

I'll bet he thinks they might, though. Now, I don't know what his big secret is, but Donald does. He also knows what happens if it gets out. So, he's scared, alone, and panicky.

[notdarkyet]

44. Bet a lot has to do with his secret server straight to a Russian bank.

[Grammy23]

49. I agree, MineralMan. Thus, the twitter storm this morning at sunrise.

He likes to think he is the smartest guy in the world and can outwit anyone who dares to defy him. But it really is an illusion and people a lot smarter than him are deflecting his baseless claims about Obama ordering the wiretaps without any clue that it just does not work that way. He really is as dumb as a box of rocks when it comes to how governing works. Plus, he is way too stubborn to let anyone who knows how it all works take a wag at enlightening him on a few things. So he just goes out on twitter like the proverbial bull in the China shop, knocking over tables, destroying priceless heirlooms and scaring the shop keeper half to death.

Actually, Twitter is the gift that keeps on giving so let him rave on. He indicts himself nearly every time he picks up his phone. He will make someone's job much easier!

[Hortensis]

85. :) Agree with you and Mineral Man. I hadn't known

that 45 left most advisers behind when I was reading this morning's twitter storm.

Conservative-leaning/DC-insider Politico has an article about what seems an ongoing "obsession" with Obama. 45's stream-of-consciousness comments apparently circle back, or zag straight over to him unusually often as it seems to observers.

The end of that Politico article:

"As is usually the case, Trump’s supporters in the conservative media gave him all he seems to feel he needs (convincing of an Obama wiretap). The Twitter fury that Trump greeted the world with Saturday morning appears to have wormed its way from conservative radio host Mark Levin to White House chief strategist Steve Bannon’s former Breitbart News website to the president pecking out on his phone, “Just found out that Obama had my ‘wires tapped’ in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is McCarthyism!”

Very quickly, he got an echo from a reliable source.

“What did OBAMA know and when did he know it??” Hannity wrote on Twitter.

[dchill]

86. "indicts himself nearly every time..."

Yep!

[MedusaX]

92. More than one "thing"

The wire tap Tweet was meant for Vlad...and any other komrades in his little klan ...
As a heads up that the proverbial cat is about to escape the bag ...

However.... 45 may not know which cat /bag .... as there are likely multiple possibilities...


It would not surprise me if part of the plan is/was to find & eliminate any records/documents/departments that may have been collecting info on Trumps business activities & partners for years...
As well as get rid of any employees with knowledge of such "investigations"....
By bringing in all of his billionaire buddies... they would all have access to sensitive data &aplenty of opportunities to "clean up" ...

if any "enemies" tried to investigate then Jeff B sessions was going to be there to shoot down all claims & perhaps even proactively incriminate enemies just to get them out of the way/ force them to resign or desist ....

he likely thought...
Surely, once he was crowned king
None of the Agencies would ever consider charging him or his cabinet members with crimes....

Or at least that's what Rudy G probably told him about how things are done in NY ....

[Siwsan]

4. One would think he has more important things to do, right now, than vent his spleen on Twitter

I might move up my predicted date for his implosion.

[leftstreet]

6. Narcissists rarely feel fear. He's likely just PISSED

and trying to bully his way through all this fallout

Can't wait til his ego is so damaged he has to resign!

[Wellstone ruled]

17. Tend to agree.

Trump will amp up the whiling flying spaghetti monster of False Accusations and see if any one bits. This will continue until there is a Intervention and hopefully we have a Nation left to recoup.

[KittyWampus]

32. Agree w/you. He's angry about Sessions' recusal.

[loyalsister]

50. Look at the self demeaning participation

in reality TV. He may have had an audience,, but he must have been operating with little or no self awareness. No matter what an outside source has to say, no matter what evidence is presented, he doesn't question himself.
I think he's confident and ready to blame anyone he can.

[Gabi Hayes]

58. IOW, exactly the same as his benighted, deplorable throng of

delusional acolytes

absolutely stunning that so many rubes fell for this completely unlikable, transparently megalomaniacal
CONman

those idiots who flushed their money down the Trump U rathole are as stupid as his supporters, and got what they deserved. too bad the other 300 million of us are going down with the SS Twitler. and I mean SS

[loyalsister]

88. Yep

Despite his aversion to criticism, he has accepted some stage managing. I have wondered if he sees this as a similar situation. One where there is a stage and a script labeled reality.
It's all about the attention. The tweets, the extreme appointments and proposals. Even criticism feeds his ego because he is so sure of himself that he responds with some foolish tweet that he is probably very certain will be respected.
I think if I am correct, he would welcome impeachment as theater. Months of hearings and a long drawn out trial so that everyday the focus is on him. No matter how it ended, he would never believe he was wrong and would sit back and enjoy the attention and pleasure in being a significant and unforgotten president.

[GetRidOfThem]

158. Love that portrait!

What would the world be without PhotoShop?...

[leftstreet]

61. Excellent point

They're always so confident, no matter what

Total self-absorption, but no self-awareness

[Mme. Defarge]

81. Oh but they can and do

experience paranoia. And the reaction is to lash out and dissemble and blame ANYONE else.

[manicraven]

96. Narcissists do fear at least one thing, though: rejection.

They feed off of adulation and have created a false image of themselves, so when they're rejected, they are forced to confront their own emptiness and nothing scares them more than that.

Imagine trump being rejected by the majority of the country?

[BigDemVoter]

8. It's my first day off, and I can't stay away from the news!

I keep running back to check to see if "the other shoe has dropped"!

I have NEVER loathed ANYBODY as much as I do these reptiles like Pussy-Grabber and Company. . .

[mobeau69]

102. LOL. I've got CNN on 24/7 and can't get anything done.

Just decide to go ahead and have a cocktail! This is bad and the only good thing about it is that it's going to get a lot worse!

Can't wait for the tv coverage of the hearings to begin!

[Cirque du So-What]

9. Uncertainty is our ally in this case

It keeps Cheeto Benito constantly off-balance, and he's brash enough to believe that he can bully his way out with bullshit & bushwa.

[MineralMan]

12. Yup. It's good to keep him on the edge.

He knows that people know things, but how much they know and what they intend to do with it is an unknown.

[Cirque du So-What]

18. Given his character (or lack thereof)

he could plausibly spill the beans unintentionally. He does love the sound of his own voice.

[notdarkyet]

45. Him and Giuliani never know when or what to shut up about. They want to brag.

[Fantastic Anarchist]

144. He could pull a Nathan Jessup.

"You goddamned right I ordered the collusion with the Russians, and I'd do it again if I had to!"

[mr_lebowski]

150. You want me on that wall ... you NEED me on that wall!!!

[Fantastic Anarchist]

160. I love that movie.

I can picture Trump saying that.

[N77VG]

162. And then he'd have to pick his hair up from the floor

HAHAHAHA

[Fantastic Anarchist]

163. LOL ...and tucks it under his armpit like Jessup does with his hat.

Hilarious.

[Tatiana]

10. Obama was very smart to preserve the intelligence throughout several different agencies.

A few people have assembled the pieces, I think. Listen to the comments of Rep. Schiff, Sen. Wyden, and Sen. Franken.

Schiff, in particular, has already formed a conclusion. He is seeking access to the evidence to prove it publicly. And, he has tacitly implied that if the FBI (Comey) doesn't cooperate, he will go to the media.

Trump is scared because he knows if he was wiretapped, they caught some incriminating things on HIM and not just his associates.

In my opinion, both Trump and Pence have to be impeached.

[ginnyinWI]

11. for the first time in his life

his tactics aren't working. He's in over his head, and his none of his lies, distractions, swindles, threats, bullyings and rants are working to make it all better. He's got the GOP in his corner, for now--but we'll see how hot it gets for them before they bail. Pence has got to be looking good to them about now.

[Thinkingabout]

126. Exactly, we are not scared of him and his minions.

[elfin]

14. Don't think so.

He pooped, tweeted, pooped again. Then had a steak well done for breakfast (with ketchup), and headed out for golf with a fossil-fuel-foursome, leaving underlings with yet another mess to try to clean up.

His "mind" is cleansed, yet ready for new Breitbart "news" to refuel his adrenalin to tweet again to distract from other nettlesome events in the real world.

Perhaps a twinge of alarm, but he has always skated before - right? Oops, maybe at long last wrong.

[leftstreet]

16. +1

nicely stated!

[PearliePoo2]

35. Nice visuals! Yeah, you painted quite a picture for sure!

[WiffenPoof]

115. I love the visual...

...Trump eating a steak, well done with ketchup....lol.

[NurseJackie]

15. He seems desperate. Is anyone afraid he'll try to harm himself?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

24. No.

I don't think that prospect bothers many people.

[NurseJackie]

29. I hadn't thought about it that way. You're probably correct!

[Marie Marie]

70. Is anyone afraid he'll try to harm himself?

No way - that is not how he operates. I'm afraid of him harming us! It will never be his fault and SOMEBODY else will pay for his screw-ups. His MO is to double down on the nastiness. He is in full blown Narcissistic rage. How dare anyone hold him accountable!

[smirkymonkey]

74. No. He would never harm himself.

He will only take it out on us. He loves himself to much to harm himself.

[Eyeball_Kid]

127. Oh? And how would he do that? Let's brainstorm...

[NurseJackie]

128. Silk bathrobe belt?

Shoelaces?

[Hekate]

132. He would never harm himself. All his narcissistic rage is directed outward.

Other people, though, better duck fast.

[NurseJackie]

147. That, my friend, is a distinct possibility.

He's insane.

[MineralMan]

19. And what of Putin? Right now, Trump has to be pretty

much cut off from his Russian connections. So, he doesn't actually know what Putin thinks of all this that's going on. That's very worrisome for The Donald, since he has relied on Putin and Putin's people to help him know what to do. Putin appears to have clammed up and is keeping his own council right now. I doubt there is any communication going on.

If I were The Donald, I'd be worried about whether his good friend, Vlad, is unhappy with him right now. When Putin isn't happy, he tends to do things people can't recover from. if I were the Donald, I wouldn't let anyone connected with Russia anywhere near just now.

Who can you trust Donald? In the end, just who can you trust? Ask yourself that.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

26. Looks like some karmic justice might come his way.

SCROTUS has proved his untrustworthiness over and over, throughout his whole life. He breaks contracts, stiffs people he hires, makes promises he never intends to keep, sells snake oil by the barrel, cheats on his wives, defrauds, lies, cheats and steals. And now, quelle surprise, he finds he can't trust anybody. SAD.

[erronis]

46. "Who can you trust, Donald?" That sounds like a great title for a very dark film

I'm already very afraid of the back-alley stabbings, the poisonings, the accidental falls out of very high penthouses.

While I don't like these types of movies, this is one I could enjoy watching -
as long as the country can stay whole.

A much scarier plot is dt/pooties bringing down everything at the same time.

[notdarkyet]

53. Russian news had a story telling people Putin did not want them to talk about trump

Anymore. Think he's upset his whole well laid plans have gone awry because he's been dealing with looney tunes. Wiley and gang wrecked the acme trap.

[Fantastic Anarchist]

145. I see a metal-tipped umbrella in Donald's future ...

... if he doesn't follow orders to a "T."

[Wounded Bear]

20. I think that is his normal state...

The feeling might be enhanced, so to speak, but that's the bully's biggest fear.....exposure. He can't stand that he might be exposed as weak or ineffective. He's heard all those comments about the Pres being the "most powerful man on earth" and believed them. Hopefully, our institutions are strong enough to hold him off.

[Squinch]

21. He's like a three year old who's broken a vase and trying to convince mom the dog did it.

[MineralMan]

22. Something like that, yes.

The consequences for breaking this particular vase, though, could be pretty major.

[Squinch]

23. Well yes, but he isn't smart enough to have gone there yet though. He just knows he's in trouble

and thinks he can talk his way out of it because it's always worked that way before.

[Jim Beard]

125. Them Chihuahua dogs are a lot stronger than you think. :)

[ananda]

25. Agree.

And as Malcolm Nance said, it's making him totally buggy.

[samnsara]

27. ive got MY popcorn!

[Lint Head]

28. I hope he's scared shitless.

[Rex]

30. I don't. Not saying the man cannot be scared, a bald eagle made him shit his pants.

God I love our national mascot! No, I feel he cannot feel fear as a normal person can. Most sociopaths cannot, though again that is not to say they don't feel fear, just not in a rational way.

Maybe that is why he says and does some pretty far out there things.

[oldtime dfl_er]

31. Also

He knows nothing of law, the Constitution, the powers and limitations of his position. He knows very little about anything except how to bully and insult. Expect more of that as he comes further unhinged.

[procon]

33. He seems more like an angry temper tantrum than actual fear.

He's pissed off that the press is stealing his thunder and sees them collaborating with his opponents to make him look bad. He lives in the moment, consumed with his need for petty revenge and retaliation for every perceived slight. Trump is a man of weak character, and its clear that he lacks any critical thinking skills that might have caused a more reasonable person to pause and reassess the efficacy of continually shooting himself in the foot.

[N77VG]

36. I wonder if he knows the story of Achilles

probably not...

[Iggo]

111. He ain't that pretty.

Thanks for the visual, though!

[C_U_L8R]

37. Trump is at a crossroads

either he seizes total power now or he's going to jail.
Looks like he's going to go for it.

[Enoki33]

77. He is not only terrified. He is beginning to get

desperate. If he gets desperate enough what will he do? That is really one of the many unknowns to be alarmed about. He apparently is capable of anything.

[Texin]

114. He's surrounded himself with generals.

Think about it. Does it seems conceivable that ALL of them will want to jump on board the tRump desperation train and do something to create an international crisis for this shitgibbon? ALL of them? I would think that's not likely, and if he tries to quickly gin up some sort of military escapade or false flag operation on speed dial, what are the odds that everyone one of the koolaid gang is going to be down with that? I'd look for a lot of these folks to start resigning and some of the remainders trying to stage a coup. tRump may be crazy and desperate enough to do something disastrous, but is everyone else surrounding him equally nuts enough to jump in?

[Freethinker65]

38. Those really in power knew this would happen by allowing Trump to go untethered to Mar a Lago?

They had to know the Breitbart alt-news about wire tapping would set him off. They want Trump unhinged more than usual.

[world wide wally]

40. Hey Donald

Mar a Lago is bugged too

[Hekate]

133. At Putin's orders, by one of the busboys from Outer Slobbovia

Not kidding at all.

[Victor_c3]

42. It seems like every few days a new revelation comes out that appears to be the end of trump

... then a few days later something else comes out that is a little bit worse and same thing happens again a few days later.

I wonder what's going to come out a few days from now?

This shit keeps getting worse and worse for him. Hopefully it'll drag out for a while and the republicans will become more and more entangled in trying to normalize the whole thing. When it all comes crashing down, hopefully it'll take all of their top players with it.

They certainly deserve it!

[bucolic_frolic]

47. I could guess 2 or 3 different directions

but waiting for reality to happen is a better idea

[Botany]

52. Trump has cheated or stolen for almost everything in his life ..... now why would anybody think ....

.... he wouldn't cheat in the run for POTUS?

[mdbl]

54. You people think he's smart enough to be afraid?

I wonder about that.

[janx]

57. Agreed. n/t

[StarryNite]

55. Nothing to lose

He could be feeling he's got nothing to lose and so will try anything to divert the attention off of him. People who feel they have nothing to lose can be very, very dangerous.

[fishwax]

59. yeah, I think there is some panic there

[randr]

62. The very old "blame it on Obama" routine just doesn't have the same zing any more

does it mien twitler?

[INdemo]

64. Season 5 of the Americans Premiers Tuesday and regardless of

the story line it will seem very realistic.

[El Viejo]

65. Afraid is an understatement.

He's petrified and acting guilty as sin.

In his prior life, he was "the boss" and his word was it. All his underlings had to go along with whatever hare-brained notion he dictated.

During his campaign, it was pretty much the same way; his word was law.

Now he's in the White House and he's finding out he's not nearly as smart or powerful as he thought he was.

It's all very entertaining.

[ClusterFreak]

67. You expressed exactly how I feel myself.

Something big, very big - quite likely something which will end his Presidency - is coming.

But what, when, how, where.... we do not know.

Speaking purely philosophically... Why?

Ya we know that.

[spooky3]

69. I disagree. That's the way a normal official in a functioning

democratic republic would react. But I think Trump is sure that the American public and much of the punditry will give him a pass no matter what he does. And sadly, he has plenty of reason to believe this.

[kairos12]

71. Don't know why he is afraid. There could be a tape of him giving the nuclear codes to Putin and the

Reich Wing in Congress will just claim it's fake news and do nothing. Certainly, not before Cheeto signs their precious tax cuts.

[keithbvadu2]

141. Or giving the key to Putin

[Scruffy1]

72. someone is going to do a Freedom of information request Monday morning.

He's so stupid he never even sought legal council before tweeting. Once you blow it the protection is done with. But perhaps he believes his minions will swallow the crap that it's an Obama plot and back him up when they try to put the handcuffs on him. He's been breaking laws his whole life with rich man protection, but never been in public office until now. But whatever, his presidency is finished for all practical purposes, which will not accomplish much unless McConnell and Ryan go down with him.

[RKP5637]

95. He thinks he can still bully, lie and buy his way out of everything. There's a whole world out there

and most of them hate Trump.

[Wibly]

73. Not helping

How is this post any different than the fake news and hyperbole Trump and Associates are constantly feeding us.
I want Trump gone as much as anyone, but using hyperbole, innuendo and smear is not going to achieve it.
Get back to us when you have hard evidence.
All this accusatory nonsense is doing is making Dems look just as bad as Repubs.

[Demsrule86]

78. No it is not actually...sort of an odd post this...

The Dems look just fine...oh and remember Benghazi, Benghazi, Benghazi....of course this is not just payback...this is an attempt to save our Republic from the orange nightmare...whom you seem to desire to protect.

[WiffenPoof]

120. I posted something similar to this...

...cautioning Dems to take it easy... Don't overpay your have,etc. My post was treated like I was some sort of Right Wing Nut. I was accused of being a troll.

[bucolic_frolic]

76. Quite possible they know

what his intentions are as President.

[oasis]

79. Shit tsunami headed his way. nt

[WheelWalker]

82. Like when one falls from the 47th floor window... oh, the anticipatory terror.

[keithbvadu2]

142. Trump's fire was on the 47th floor.

What a coincidence

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

83. I will politely but strongly disagree.

I'm with those who say he's incapable of being afraid. He's a narcissist. The entire world revolves around them. No one else is fully human for them.

He's probably pissed that people aren't believing him about all this stuff (no one met with Russians, Obama tapped his phones) because he's like a very small child: if he says something, it's true. It's also important to keep in mind that pretty much his entire life no one has ever said no to him, so he's gotten away with everything. If he actually is someday marched off in handcuffs and an orange jumpsuit that matches his hair, he still won't be afraid. He's be very, very angry, and will spew all sorts of vile nonsense about being framed and betrayed, but he won't be afraid.

His panic, if that's what he's experiencing, is because not everyone is kow-towing to him, especially those outside his small circle. He wants everything to go back to what it was on Election Night, when he became the next President, and believed that meant he could do anything and everything he wants, without fear of contradiction or pushback. But the pushbacks came pretty quickly, and the contradictions (calling out various lies) just as fast. What he probably wants is to punish those who stand in his way, and we see that quite clearly in various statements and tweets.

[orangecrush]

94. What you said. n/t

[WiffenPoof]

121. Excellent post....NT

[lambchopp59]

135. The analogy the DT reminds me of when he's in trouble:

Three 8 year old kids giggling a bit too sarcastically one room away when the guardian says: "Kids, what are you doing?" followed by 2 seconds of sudden silence and reply from the kids in synchronous chorus: "nuh.....thing..."
Trump then commences a preadolecent level of obfuscation, albeit a bit craftier due to years of Fox News flummox-the-public training.

[mobeau69]

89. This morning, the president of The United States accused the beloved

former President of The United States of a crime.

There is simply no way for them to spin this shit.

He fucked himself good this time.

[cwydro]

98. No, not with his base he didn't.

They believe everything he says.

[mobeau69]

108. You'll have that. n/t

[MFM008]

91. I agree

X1000.

[joet67]

93. He has been since before the election. His whole personality and demeanor changed when he even

started the campaign. I have a feeling they were already closing in on him for undetermined reasons (like maybe taxes or who knows what) so he decided to run for office. That may have actually led to discovery of the Russian mafia connection or at least helped in some ways. He has known it all along. His behavior indicates he knows exactly what stage we are at now. This is going to be nothing short of delicious to watch unravel.

[DFW]

97. I think he only fears embarrassment and ridicule

I'd be surprised to hear he feared anything else. It doesn't seem to be in his emotional make up.

He seems to think lawyers and accountants will shield him from accusations of wrongdoing and bankruptcy. He probably thinks Fox Noise, his "business acumen (i.e. refusal to meet financial obligations)" and his bodyguards will protect him from all else.

If he loses Paul Ryan and Mitch McTurtle, he's got a big problem. If he keeps them, then he probably doesn't. I'm sure Bannon has pointed this out to him by now.

[Hekate]

99. As long as his handlers keep the nuke codes away from him...

[mobeau69]

110. It would be up to Mattis to save the world.

The order has to go through him.

[Foamfollower]

100. I tend to agree.

I do believe, however, the GOP Congress will cover for him to the last.

[guillaumeb]

104. And Trump probably thought he had conned everyone.

But as Lincoln said, you cannot fool all of the people all of the time.

[democrank]

105. I'm not convinced Trump is afraid.

Trump is used to calling the shots and getting his own way. He never has to face consequences and never has to answer to anyone....for anything. He buys his way out, bullies his way out, lies his way out, and there is always someone else to blame. He faces nothing. He takes responsibility for nothing negative and everything positive.

He makes people sign loyalty oaths, and expects adoration and conformity from those around him.

Think about how low he's willing to go if anyone challenges him. He'll mock a disabled reporter, demean a Gold Star family, use a Navy Seal's widow for his own benefit, disparage entire groups of people, lie every hour of every day. His goal is to always be #1. Always. And, he keeps people around him that he can count on to make that happen.

I don't think Trump is smart enough to be afraid. At least for now, he probably figures he's too important to have to answer to anyone or any institution....as long as he continues to call the shots.

Silly man. Sad.

[phylny]

157. This!! n/t

[salin]

106. I read he was raging about Sessions recusing himself

I think this is him continuing that rage. There are reports that the Brietbart article was floated around the White House on Friday - guessing he saw it - and was going after the "strike back" on behalf of Sessions since Sessions didn't do it himself.

I don't think he has the wits or instincts to know that he should be afraid.

[Texin]

119. He's furious because Sessions was going to be his ace in the hole within the Justice Dept.

Now he not only doesn't have cover, he probably doesn't have a reliable source for internal information about just what the Feds have on him and his lot.

[Iggo]

113. If he ain't, he oughta be.

[WiffenPoof]

116. This is like...

...a Greek tragedy.

[cbdo2007]

117. I think one of these trips to mar-a-lago he will try to leave the country...

I could see him hopping on a boat to the carribean and hiding out there like the coward he always was.

[gwheezie]

118. I don't think he's in a panic

Trump thinks he's smarter than everyone, he's still thinking he can bully his way out of this. He's going to throw everyone under the bus before he goes down, when Ivanka is the only one left, then he'll panic. This is not going to be quick.

[Quixote1818]

122. That is my sense too. I imagine it looks like this inside the White House

[AgadorSparticus]

124. He SHOULD be worried. The pieces are moving and I dont think

He is going to like what is coming. Sessions just got removed. He can't hide behind sessions now. It looks like a straight shot.

...we shall see....

[3catwoman3]

130. I wonder if he is familiar with the...

...story of the Sword of Damocles?

[Jim Beard]

131. Its all about the income tax !!

[Mc Mike]

134. That kind off strong negative feeling could be bad for his health.

Poor old man. Sad.

[Initech]

136. Well, considering he doesn't give a rat's ass about health...

He belongs to the radical fringe part of the party that believes "miracle cures" are a thing, it's only inevitable before *it* happens.

[Mc Mike]

161. He still have that 'mail dRumpf your pee' bidness in operation?

[kimbutgar]

137. I hope his melt/crackdown is epic and will break the spell he has over his supporters.

So much it will be bigger than OJ. He will be the asterisk* president.

[Swagman]

138. I had one of my psychic feelings that are usally 100%

right..that when I saw that Melania and her son were staying in New York for awhile...that she would never move into the White House.

[customerserviceguy]

143. Why, because he's saying crazy shit?

I'm sure he's been doing that since he could speak.

This is just another distraction from what he really wants to do. He's been masterful at getting the media to cover his wild-ass spoutings rather than what's really going on.

He has lived his whole life as a paranoid person. I really don't see anything different right now.

[NastyRiffraff]

146. We all need to watch him closely

He's a cornered animal. He's like a bear at a bear baiting flailing and desperately striking out. Some people will get hurt. I only hope it's those who supported him and pretended he's a normal president, and not the innocent.

He is descending into madness, and that's not hyperbole; I really believe he's certifiable.

[SunSeeker]

149. He should be afraid. nt

[left-of-center2012]

153. If V.P. Pence talks, it's all over

I think Pence would like to be President.

[Puzzler]

154. Excuse my language, but I hope...

... he's fucking terrified.

-Puzzler

[nocalflea]

155. he's tweeting again-bad deflection.

[Fla Dem]

159. But if we have a traitorous congress, nothing, I repeat nothing will come of it.

Unless there is undeniable proof of Trump actually committing a crime, the republican congress will not take action against him. The Dems can stamp their feet all they want but with all the power with repubs, nothing will happen. I expect nothing, so then I won't be disappointed.