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'I had the largest audience in the history of inaugurations, I did'....this is a week later! (Original Post) spanone Jan 2017 OP
He's a raving lunatic. smirkymonkey Jan 2017 #1
He is not well, really. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2017 #2
And i can't understand how anyone would let Ilsa Jan 2017 #4
Full blown narcissism is not common dixiegrrrrl Jan 2017 #13
This is why the GOP is planning to oust him. They know he's nuts. manicraven Jan 2017 #3
It's wishful thinking that the GOP will get rid of Trump anytime soon. unitedwethrive Jan 2017 #6
The Eagles Said It All With This Song..... global1 Jan 2017 #5
Without a doubt madokie Jan 2017 #7
You just know his minions are constantly patting his arm and cooing. Solly Mack Jan 2017 #8
All he cares about is the god damn ratings. Initech Jan 2017 #9
reality teevee personality spanone Jan 2017 #10
Bingo. Seriously. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2017 #14
Being There and the Truman Show, the tRump version SammyWinstonJack Jan 2017 #15
the horror movie versions spanone Jan 2017 #16
he is taking faith based politikkks to a whole new level. pansypoo53219 Jan 2017 #11
A normal person might say, "I'm only focused on phylny Jan 2017 #12
Doesn't everyone realize that Trashpot is a big orange sun and we are all just revolving TrekLuver Jan 2017 #17
 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
1. He's a raving lunatic.
Fri Jan 27, 2017, 12:37 PM
Jan 2017

I cannot believe he is still obsessed with this. Asshole, get to work! God, what a moron!

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
2. He is not well, really.
Fri Jan 27, 2017, 12:45 PM
Jan 2017

It seems strange to say he is mentally ill, but he is, and most competent psychiatrists will, almost surely do, recognize it.
I worked in Mental Health for 30 years and see it clearly.

This harping on what he does not want to see as a failure is very compulsive for him, he cannot stop himself.
He is getting so much derision because his illness is not well known.

Ilsa

(61,690 posts)
4. And i can't understand how anyone would let
Fri Jan 27, 2017, 12:47 PM
Jan 2017

Someone so divorced from reality near nuclear codes or commanding the best military ever. It's one thing to believe he'll give you what you want on some pet peeve item, but permit him to be this dangerous is criminal.

As a nurse, I've seen the signs in other patients, so it made it easier for me to see it in trump, although I'm no 30+ year expert like you.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
13. Full blown narcissism is not common
Fri Jan 27, 2017, 02:27 PM
Jan 2017

and almost all people think of "crazy" as looking/acting like Manson, including the people around Trump.
by now his family has learned how to deal with him, I suspect.
think back to mad emperors and crazy kings and insatiable dictators....they were all allowed to be that way for varying periods of time,
because it was so hard for the average person to name the illness.

When one does a Mental health Status Exam, the key things you look for are:
does the person know date, time and place?
are they hearing voices?
are they suicidal or homicidal?
you know...."crazy"

I interviewed one young man who came across as very normal, passed the questions above, but something felt off, so I kept on talking with him,
and an hour later, out of the blue, once he had relaxed and trusted me a bit, he leaned forward and whispered that "they" were listening in to us
and pointed to an old painted over ceiling electrical conduit, as being how they listened to us.
Dead serious.
That opened the conversation to more pointed questions and he was admitted into the facility.
Often happens that way.

manicraven

(901 posts)
3. This is why the GOP is planning to oust him. They know he's nuts.
Fri Jan 27, 2017, 12:46 PM
Jan 2017

They're probably just working out the details. The guy is already mentally ill and is aging with, if I remember correctly, a family history of dementia, so maybe it's playing a role, too. Lots of people with dementia have delusional thoughts. In any case, tRump needs to be removed from office.

unitedwethrive

(1,997 posts)
6. It's wishful thinking that the GOP will get rid of Trump anytime soon.
Fri Jan 27, 2017, 01:08 PM
Jan 2017

He will sign anything they put in front of him...what's not to like?

global1

(25,237 posts)
5. The Eagles Said It All With This Song.....
Fri Jan 27, 2017, 12:49 PM
Jan 2017



With respect to this dementia thing. One phase dementia patients go through is an angry phase. They lash out. I don't think we hit that phase yet. Katybar the door when we do though.

Solly Mack

(90,762 posts)
8. You just know his minions are constantly patting his arm and cooing.
Fri Jan 27, 2017, 01:12 PM
Jan 2017

There, there. You're the greatest everything at everything in the history of everything.

They probably clap when he takes a dump.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
14. Bingo. Seriously.
Fri Jan 27, 2017, 08:18 PM
Jan 2017

Worse yet, he has a feedback loop with Fox news..he says something, then watches Fox report on it, get re-inforcement, and gets mad if other stations don't report on it.
Saw a recent vid today of a press swarm with him, he was at a desk ( might have been on a plane) and he had the damn tv on so loud he could not hear their questions.
The kicker is...he could not stop looking at the tv for very long!
It was as if he was waiting to hear about himself.

frequent reports that he turns on tv first thing in am and keeps within range of one as much as possible.

I honestly think HE thinks he is in a reality show about being President.

phylny

(8,375 posts)
12. A normal person might say, "I'm only focused on
Fri Jan 27, 2017, 02:10 PM
Jan 2017

governing and doing my best for the American people. I'm not hung up on such trivial things."

But NOOOO....

 

TrekLuver

(2,573 posts)
17. Doesn't everyone realize that Trashpot is a big orange sun and we are all just revolving
Fri Jan 27, 2017, 09:26 PM
Jan 2017

around it. He can't stop talking about his favorite subject.

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