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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBeyond the narcissism, I think trump* might have some major 'father-fixation' issues
His dad was a dominating asshole who let his son know he could never measure up to expectations. So, donnie tried all the harder to be like his dad. Now he's seeming to be behaving in that same way towards despots like Putin, Erdogan, Kim, etc, doing what ever he can to please them.
fierywoman
(7,684 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)orange-tinted combover he's worn for years is notably reminiscent of her various bouffant versions.
fierywoman
(7,684 posts)LiberalFighter
(50,939 posts)lame54
(35,292 posts)gratuitous
(82,849 posts)With his Klan background, Fred might be able to give Donny some pointers on what it takes to make a lynching, and how Donny hasn't been lynched in the least.
keithbvadu2
(36,814 posts)It does make an interesting connection between Donald and Fred... KKK and lynching.
TheBlackAdder
(28,203 posts).
Yes, I think Don was so psychotic and needed his dad's attention, that he push his brother to drink to death.
But, like Fredo. Donny was the moron of the family, and his dad knew he was a moron.
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malaise
(269,019 posts)Serious mother issues - that demand for a state dinner with the queen was for the mother for whom he had utter contempt. The Con's biggest issue is that he hates his own parents' background. Their money never bought class. All the decorations mimic British royalty.
He's a raving lunatic.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)because it explains and hides the fact that his father bailed him out again and again. He could use his father now while hes hanging himself with his own tie. As he is wont to do.
malaise
(269,019 posts)not the mother. Let him hang himself.
PCIntern
(25,552 posts)Im serious.
That and bad early toilet training caused all this
lunatica
(53,410 posts)Maybe it explains a lot of hard to understand father/son issues. Both ways.
Wounded Bear
(58,660 posts)most of us realize somewhere along the way that it ain't never gonna get any better than it was when we were kids.
Daddy didn't love you? Tough shit, kid. Get over it and live your own life.
Buzz cook
(2,472 posts)He was to Fred what his sons are to him. The only difference is that Fred was a good, if dishonest, business man.