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Just sat in on a private event with Mary Trump and Tony Schwartz... (Original Post) brooklynite Aug 2020 OP
Care to elaborate? Nt aaaaaa5a Aug 2020 #1
Might be this: Mike 03 Aug 2020 #10
care to share anything from the event? salin Aug 2020 #2
Nope. just the usual braggadocio. SixString Aug 2020 #11
Yes. Blue_true Aug 2020 #16
I think that's a little unfair to brooklynite. Funtatlaguy Aug 2020 #23
Bullshit. SixString Aug 2020 #24
Agree. Hoyt Aug 2020 #25
Yep-what you said, Fun!! Alliepoo Aug 2020 #26
I'm already terrified. Not sure where moonscape Aug 2020 #39
of what demtenjeep Aug 2020 #3
Ding ding ding! You nailed it! Nt USALiberal Aug 2020 #8
. Squinch Aug 2020 #4
Kinda needs fleshed out, I'm afraid. dchill Aug 2020 #5
Any chance they might release the video of this? Mike 03 Aug 2020 #6
lol, ok! Nt USALiberal Aug 2020 #7
I've read and heard quite a bit from both of them, so I'm sure they are both warning about hlthe2b Aug 2020 #9
You're probably reading the same books and articles I am, and that Mike 03 Aug 2020 #12
Anything to add other than name dropping and a "scary" word? Autumn Aug 2020 #13
If Trump gets a 2nd term, he'll get to replace RBG, Steven Breyer, and OrlandoDem2 Aug 2020 #14
i'm already afraid, anything else to put on the list? 0rganism Aug 2020 #15
oh shoot i would have loved to hear them.. samnsara Aug 2020 #17
Did you sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement? Ptah Aug 2020 #18
Did you call Joe's campaign manager on his private number.... rufus dog Aug 2020 #19
when I lunched with the obamas they gave me the number but Im not telling lol nt msongs Aug 2020 #20
You Don't Have To ProfessorGAC Aug 2020 #21
Sounds serious. Are there zombies involved? nt Buns_of_Fire Aug 2020 #22
Of what? tenderfoot Aug 2020 #27
Not trying to hide anything, but had to run off and make dinner before my 8 PM event... brooklynite Aug 2020 #28
THAT was the big secret? Drahthaardogs Aug 2020 #29
Thanks for the explanation. Sounds like an interesting evening. Funtatlaguy Aug 2020 #30
My concern is about who has the power to help him Ilsa Aug 2020 #31
These are the questions I want answered too! n/t ms liberty Aug 2020 #34
I figured as much. Are they sharing their info with the people who ecstatic Aug 2020 #32
Both of those things are painfully obvious to pretty much anyone. HotTeaBag Aug 2020 #35
Oh ok, that makes sense. AmyStrange Aug 2020 #36
Why should we be afraid, or... AmyStrange Aug 2020 #33
Thanks for the context and content-free post. thread trashed. TeamPooka Aug 2020 #37
Was this the Lincoln Project event? I know they're having her as a speaker . octoberlib Aug 2020 #38

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
16. Yes.
Tue Aug 18, 2020, 06:53 PM
Aug 2020

That OP was on the same level as ones with titles like “The sky is falling, beware. That’s all”.

Funtatlaguy

(10,879 posts)
23. I think that's a little unfair to brooklynite.
Tue Aug 18, 2020, 07:28 PM
Aug 2020

He has let us know that he runs in high democratic circles.
But I’m sure there are things that he knows and rumors he has heard that he doesn’t feel comfortable with or is appropriate to share on a public message board.
I think his cryptic note this time is to let us know that he heard things from Mary Trump and Schwartz that surprised him and even scared him a little.
Nothing wrong with him telling us that.

Alliepoo

(2,221 posts)
26. Yep-what you said, Fun!!
Tue Aug 18, 2020, 07:51 PM
Aug 2020

I’m glad to have brooklynites point of view. As for this post-we will get it figured out or he will tell us what he can when he can!!

moonscape

(4,673 posts)
39. I'm already terrified. Not sure where
Tue Aug 18, 2020, 09:26 PM
Aug 2020

to stash more fear. Mary and Tony know him and can continue delivering on their valuable psychological profile, which they’ve done a lot of, but hard to see how they would have proprietary info beyond that.

hlthe2b

(102,298 posts)
9. I've read and heard quite a bit from both of them, so I'm sure they are both warning about
Tue Aug 18, 2020, 06:43 PM
Aug 2020

a second term with absolutely no constraints. Likewise, the desperation that will drive him to do just about anything between now and the election to try to salvage reelection, no matter what the costs to anyone.

What I'd like them to comment on is how best to neutralize him in the meantime.

Mike 03

(16,616 posts)
12. You're probably reading the same books and articles I am, and that
Tue Aug 18, 2020, 06:45 PM
Aug 2020

is my ONLY complaint:

They never give practical advice about WHAT TO DO WITH THIS INFORMATION. That is part of what I'm paying for when I buy their books (not Mary Trump's, per se, but the books by psychiatrists). How can he be thrown off balance?

Autumn

(45,109 posts)
13. Anything to add other than name dropping and a "scary" word?
Tue Aug 18, 2020, 06:49 PM
Aug 2020

Cause I don't scare easy, especially when it comes to fuck wads like Trump.

OrlandoDem2

(2,065 posts)
14. If Trump gets a 2nd term, he'll get to replace RBG, Steven Breyer, and
Tue Aug 18, 2020, 06:51 PM
Aug 2020

possibly Clarence Thomas. Imagine that. That’s what I’m afraid of.

0rganism

(23,957 posts)
15. i'm already afraid, anything else to put on the list?
Tue Aug 18, 2020, 06:51 PM
Aug 2020

i mean, i could be more afraid, especially if there were some kind of specific recommendation on how and where to target additional fears. so do feel free to elaborate

brooklynite

(94,604 posts)
28. Not trying to hide anything, but had to run off and make dinner before my 8 PM event...
Tue Aug 18, 2020, 07:58 PM
Aug 2020

Just of the discussion was: Trump became developmentally disabled at age 7, and had essentially retained that mental structure since: eg, "what do I want RIGHT NOW" thinking. That will result in his wanting to stay in office "RIGHT NOW" and thus he'll do whatever he thinks in necessary to hang on to power.

They DID note that Trump is fundamentally a coward, and will back down if he encounters unrelenting resistance, so plan accordingly

Drahthaardogs

(6,843 posts)
29. THAT was the big secret?
Tue Aug 18, 2020, 08:04 PM
Aug 2020

I grew up on a cattle ranch and cowboyed from the time I was old enough to sit a horse. I was more of a man at 16 than Trump was at 70.

Anyone with a set of eyes can see he is a child.

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)
31. My concern is about who has the power to help him
Tue Aug 18, 2020, 08:09 PM
Aug 2020

reach his dreams. How far will they go? What horrible ideas will they pass on to trump?

What happened to him at age seven to cause his developmental delay, or was there anything? And if this is genetic, it might explain some of Barron's characteristics, such as flat affect.

ecstatic

(32,712 posts)
32. I figured as much. Are they sharing their info with the people who
Tue Aug 18, 2020, 08:14 PM
Aug 2020

need to plan accordingly (like Nancy and others with the power to make his life a living hell?).

 

HotTeaBag

(1,206 posts)
35. Both of those things are painfully obvious to pretty much anyone.
Tue Aug 18, 2020, 08:58 PM
Aug 2020

...although the former is conjecture.

Hope you didn't have to pay too much for your ticket.

 

AmyStrange

(7,989 posts)
33. Why should we be afraid, or...
Tue Aug 18, 2020, 08:15 PM
Aug 2020

-

are you talking about the other side?

If you don't at least clarify that much, then your post doesn't make any sense to me.
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