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In reply to the discussion: Let me make something clear to everyone. [View all]calimary
(81,322 posts)He surrounds himself with gold. And gold stuff. In his penthouse he had gold drapes, gold furniture, gold chairs with fancy carved scrollwork that looked like thrones, gold carpets. He had photos of himself with Melania wearing a gold dress. He has his hair colored blond (read: gold). And in the Oval Office, floor-to-ceiling gold drapes and, I think, the big oval yellow area rug that, if memory serves, dubya had installed and President Obama kept.
Remember, hes first and foremost A SHOWMAN. Remember. He made a big dramatic entrance onstage on the GOP CONventions nomination night, appearing, backlit, from clouds of fog.
Remember. The staging and trappings and the big-ass Imperial-style military parade hes yearned for since the Russians helped him steal the White House.
Remember. I remember hearing about his mother being interviewed and saying his dad told him from the time he was still a kid that he was a king.
And his behavior now manifests consistent with the staging and trappings and visual cues - as an individual who wants to be thought of and treated as a king.
Or even an emperor.
But in his case its the one with no clothes.