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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI wish the pundits would all stop saying Trump is feeling emboldened
He's not emboldened. That implies confidence and strength. He's in a frenzy trying to save himself and his spawn from prison. It's not emboldened - it's freak out panic and knee jerk reaction. Burn it all down if he has to.
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I wish the pundits would all stop saying Trump is feeling emboldened (Original Post)
meadowlark5
Nov 2018
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The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,686 posts)1. He's acting out of panic.
marylandblue
(12,344 posts)3. No he's not, this was planned in advance.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,686 posts)4. Yes, but *because* Tiny is panicking about the investigation.
marylandblue
(12,344 posts)6. It's an authoritarian takeover strategy
Subvert legal institutions so he can't be touched. The House will investigate, but he's already convinced the base it's all a witch hunt, so the Senate will do nothing. In 2020 he will use the same anti-immigrant themes to try to win again.
marylandblue
(12,344 posts)2. Like an arsonist emboldened to set more fires.
a kennedy
(29,658 posts)5. He's a gawd damn bully, that is all.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)7. We are watching a meltdown in real time.
It's only going to get worse.
MarcA
(2,195 posts)8. Is the Intelligence Community planning anything? n/t