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Showing Original Post only (View all)Tom Brady Joins Biden to Laugh at Trump in Worst Day of Trump's Life The sum of all Trump fears [View all]
Tom Brady visited the White House Tuesday to celebrate the Tampa Bay Buccaneers winning the Super Bowl, where he joked around with President Biden at Donald Trumps expense. It was a scene straight out of a Donald Trump nightmare, and quite possibly the worst day of Donald Trumps life.
To grasp why such an anodyne scene would produce such a wounding effect on a man who has endured misfortunes such as bankruptcy, losing a presidential election, two impeachments, and innumerable legal setbacks, one needs to understand his peculiar psychology. Here, in rough order, is Trumps hierarchy of needs:
1. To be treated as a winner
2. To pal around with celebrities
3. To not be laughed at
4. To gain the specific approval of Tom Brady
Trumps special obsession with Brady goes back years, when he would devote his now-suspended Twitter account to vocally defending the quarterback against penalties for using a deflated football.
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https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/07/tom-brady-joins-president-biden-at-white-house-to-mock-trump.html
To grasp why such an anodyne scene would produce such a wounding effect on a man who has endured misfortunes such as bankruptcy, losing a presidential election, two impeachments, and innumerable legal setbacks, one needs to understand his peculiar psychology. Here, in rough order, is Trumps hierarchy of needs:
1. To be treated as a winner
2. To pal around with celebrities
3. To not be laughed at
4. To gain the specific approval of Tom Brady
Trumps special obsession with Brady goes back years, when he would devote his now-suspended Twitter account to vocally defending the quarterback against penalties for using a deflated football.
...
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/07/tom-brady-joins-president-biden-at-white-house-to-mock-trump.html
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Tom Brady Joins Biden to Laugh at Trump in Worst Day of Trump's Life The sum of all Trump fears [View all]
DemocratSinceBirth
Jul 2021
OP
#3 is the one that hurts him the most because he knows he is a laughable figure
Escurumbele
Jul 2021
#14
Breitbart Has a Meltdown Over Tom Brady Mocking Trump's Election Conspiracy Theory
LetMyPeopleVote
Jul 2021
#31
Much more public rejection needed. Much more. Higher the profile, the more it hurts. nt
Evolve Dammit
Jul 2021
#32