Trump's narcissism is endangering his reelection. His own advisers admit it. [View all]
April 10, 2020 at 9:24 a.m. CDT
President Trump’s advisers are reportedly deeply worried that his narcissistic daily briefings on coronavirus are hurting his reelection chances. That’s revealing, in that it shows Trump’s unshakable faith in his ability to manipulate the news cycle with his magical reality-bending powers is not shared by his data-focused team.
But what’s even more revealing is what those advisers won’t say about these displays. This shows the limits on what constitutes acceptable criticism of Trump among those who have a big stake in his political success.
In short: It’s only okay to leak criticism of Trump for things that are perceived to harm him politically in the most superficial of ways, never mind the danger that his failings continue to pose to the country.
That Trump’s magical reality-bending powers are failing him is borne out by a new ABC News/Ipsos poll finding that only 44 percent of Americans approve of his handling of coronavirus, versus 55 percent who disapprove, a sizable swing from last week. A new CBS poll also finds this approval sliding into negative territory, as did this week’s CNN poll.
It turns out some Republicans — and some of Trump’s own advisers — agree with this, and are deeply worried about it.
A remarkably revealing New York Times report details these concerns, with a focus on how Trump’s daily coronavirus briefings are working against him.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/04/10/trumps-narcissism-is-endangering-his-reelection-his-own-advisers-admit-it/
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