I think Trump has had a psychotic break.

[madaboutharry]

I am being serious.

What is going on right now on MSNBC is beyond anything we have ever seen.

They are playing his press gaggle from moments ago. It is video of a man who no longer lives in the real world.

Trump is completely insane, dissing every past president.

He is now claiming that "African-Americans are calling The White House and are so happy as hell" with what Trump is doing for them, they love what Trump is "doing for them."

He is spewing complete fantasy. The man is very sick. He is frightening.

[hlthe2b]

1. I think you mean psychotic...

[madaboutharry]

3. Thanks, that's what I meant.

[FarPoint]

28. I understood exactly what you meant...

Grammar Cops.....Not needed.,.

[hlthe2b]

47. Give me a break. I was not rude about it and the poster obviously did not mean "psychic"

sometimes slapping at those who politely try to help you is just silly.

[lunatica]

50. You did exactly what I would have

And the OP thanked you. I would have certainly thanked you!

[TimeToGo]

65. Yes

[Bernardo de La Paz]

70. +1. And he slapped the person who was helping somebody else, helping politely, & well received.

[madaboutharry]

82. It's fine, really.

No reason for anyone to be offended, I certainly was not. I understand everyone’s post.

[Lucky Luciano]

92. Im offended that some people were offended by someone else being possibly offended!

[Roy Rolling]

96. It's funny...

But true. Sooooo true.

The Trump long lasting appeal is that he transfers criticism of him to his supporters. When someone calls him a racist, he tells his base the boogeyman is out to get them by calling them “racists”.

Being offended and being a victim is the foundation of a strongman’s method—-convincing people they’re the victims, making them fearful, then offering to eliminate the cause of their fears.

[customerserviceguy]

101. It was a post-hypnotic suggestion

from Marianne Williamson.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

69. 1) Everyone was polite. 2) Writers care about their readers unless they write for their ego.

0) Even though you (and us) are smart enough to read around some errors, it slows readers down and dilutes the writers' points. Thus it is useful and a good thing to correct writing even if it is being understood.

1) The OP accepted the criticism graciously. What's your problem?

2) Writers care about their readers unless they write for their ego. Reference foundational point #0.

3) Writers who aren't in it for ego are eager to improve their writing any way they can. You objected on behalf of the OP because they didn't object but you felt they should object. Is that on the basis that an ego would have been injured if you were the OP instead?

[lindysalsagal]

76. Can I have an amen.

[hlthe2b]

83. Really?

[stevesinpa]

98. there is nothing wrong with correcting

someone who makes a mistake and doesn't realize it.

[True Blue American]

99. I was always

Under the impression it was rude. Everyone makes typo’s, including me and IPad Spell Check.

Also changing the subject on the second post.

[trev]

102. Personally, I appreciate being corrected.

I'm a novelist, and my editor certainly doesn't hold back!

[Kaiserguy]

45. I think he means

The cheese slide of his cracker. I can tell you it wasn't much of a slide to finally fall off Trump hasn't been stable for a long time.

[democratisphere]

2. drumpf lives in his alternative universe.

Too bad so many people have joined him.

[Historic NY]

4. He's heading to Jamestown....

what words of wisdom will he spew. This was all last minute and hastily arranged.

[True Blue American]

5. Made me think

Of Jim Jones. Does he have Koolaid with him.?

[Richard D]

14. Just nuclear weapons . . . eom

[GeorgeGist]

15. He'll remember ...

Pocahontas

[Sneederbunk]

19. There is a statue of her there.

[empedocles]

6. I just heard the trump bit about China on MSNBC. Bizarre.

China has been dissing and kicking trump all over the place, for a long time.

trump says, 'the talks with China are going very well.' Period. No evidence. trump walks away towards another topic.

trump also says, 'China hopes trump loses the Election, so they can get some _______, that doesn't know what they are doing'.

Goes to his helicopter.

Bizarre.

[ScratchCat]

9. I've had this weird feeling for a while

And the "China" and "African-Americans love me" comments brought it up again. The "feeling" is that he knows he will lose in 2020 so the plan is to run with this bizzaro world nonsense until 11/2020 and then claim the election was rigged against him (by China) because there's no way "Americas favorite POTUS EVER!!!" could lose especially when African-Americans love him so much.

[safeinOhio]

18. He can blame Moscow Mitch

for not protecting our elections.

[SunSeeker]

43. LOL. Yup. nt

[Nasruddin]

26. of course

Tie the whole election up in lawsuits in enough states, prevent the electoral college from "meeting" = kind of a reverse of 2000 election
(what Mr Gore chose not to do). Use the Supreme Court to sandbag. Create an unmapped constitutional crisis to exploit.

[flying_wahini]

40. I fear you are correct Nasruddin.

[Grasswire2]

58. that's sort of what Chris Hayes is suggesting. nt

[lastlib]

60. Regardless of the status, I'll be there Jan. 20, '21.....

...to help drag his fat carcass out of our White House. He can go peacefully, or--he can just go. But he's going.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

84. If that scenario were to happen,

I wonder how many millions of Americans would march at the White House... .

[proActivist]

87. I'll be there! nt

[BlancheSplanchnik]

91. Me too!

THAT would get my ass out of the house! 😆

[Bernardo de La Paz]

73. Yup, that was the plan for the 2016 branding run, but tRump did not expect to win. Moscow and

In 2016 he ran for publicizing the tRump brand and would always shift the blame for losing onto somebody else. Same tactic here.

But Moscow and Mercer billionaires were too powerful with Cambridge Analytica and the St. Petersburg web brigades. Now tRump owes Moscow.

But this bizarre statement about China makes me wonder if he has sold himself to them for their help this time around.

He tried the same "{China/Russia} hopes tRump (third person) loses the election because ..." supposedly he would be harder on them than any Democrat (or so he wants voters to think), which is of course nonsense as he proved by being so soft and submissive to Putin since Nov 2016. Further, the Democratic President Obama was very good at standing firm and staring down Putin. No walking submissively behind as if on a leash. And more, the Democratic Secretaries of State Clinton and Kerry were very tough on Russia. Putin did not want a Democrat in the White House for that reason.

China would prefer an incompetent easily manipulated president in charge of the USA, like the one sitting there now.

[oldsoftie]

85. the flaw in that plan is that he'd have to produce these millions of black voters......

Which he cannot do of course

[ProudMNDemocrat]

7. Glad I missed it.

Oh the horror!

[malaise]

8. The Con is terrified about Cummings'Oversight Committee

Nothing more, nothing less - of course he is beyond bat shit crazy

[True Blue American]

25. Right on the mark,

Scared spitless!

[Wellstone ruled]

46. Sure fits his pattern of

vindictive responses he has used through out his life. He has always thought he could buy a family dynasty. And now that his Princess is going to be exposed as to the who,what and where about this Spawn,he is furious of how fake he and his family are.

As a someone growing up on a Farm,do remember this statement,if Bullshit was money,he would be a Billionaire.

[Ohiogal]

10. Is there anyone left

outside a mental institution, who believes these lies any more?

[JaneQPublic]

11. Yep. Trumplodytes believe every word of their "God Emperor."

[amuse bouche]

39. They are truly delusional

[lunatica]

51. OMG!

GAG!

[CrispyQ]

12. Somewhere in this DU thread is a link to an unraveled Tweet thread that concurs w/ your assessment.

Find it & read it all. When you see how he behaves & speaks, it's hard not to believe there is something to this.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212327885

[Farmer-Rick]

33. Holy shit, I see it now

He is having difficulty just standing and walking....maybe sitting too.

I always thought his walk was kind of strange; his speech patterns weird and his physical posture aberrant. But it is even worse now.

His movements remind me of how the corporate media hid FDRs mobility issues. His rambling weird talks remind me of how they hid Reagan's psychological problems.

I wonder if he will be allowed to finish out his term? Even in full blown dementia and loss of mobility, he is of use to the filthy rich and little man Putin.

[CrispyQ]

36. I hope the man who mocked a disabled reporter ends up in a wheelchair during election season.

It would be a blow to his enormous ego. I should probably feel bad about wishing that, but it's nicer than some of the things I've wished for this vile, vulgar POS. I wonder, would his base find any empathy & compassion for him or would they abandon him?

If his health gets to the point they can't hide it anymore, I can see him resigning & Pence pardoning him. Some people fear Pence more than Trump but I honestly don't believe Pence could win the primary. He is a robot & with zero charisma. It would be fun to watch the GOP fling poo at each other all over again. ~crosses fingers.

[treestar]

13. His whole life is a psychotic break

He never has to deal with reality.

[thesquanderer]

16. Yes, I hear he got a call from Frederick Douglass. (n/t)

[colorado_ufo]

17. Don't believe it.

He is the master of the con. He can play this any way he wants. He throws out anything knowing that SOMEBODY will believe it, and if you say it loud and long, more people will believe it. Worse case scenario for him? He gets thrown out of office or loses the election, is able to be indicted, and can have the insanity plea.

[Guilded Lilly]

27. I tend to agree. He's been a megalomaniac narcissist since he was born...

and though I wouldn’t rule out that he has actually flipped the looney switch in his mental condition, everything about this man has always shrieked total con.

[LastDemocratInSC]

59. Well, if you're going to be a megalomaniac you may as well be the world's greatest one.

[Bob Loblaw]

66. Good one

[Act_of_Reparation]

20. How is this different from any other day?

[Marcuse]

75. Exactly. I can hear Huckabee now telling reporters about the millions of African American callers.

[njhoneybadger]

21. He has always spewed fantasy but now the lines between reality and fantasy are blurred

He'll be a basket case by next November

[Perseus]

22. No, he is not

While we all discuss and go into horror mode about the weird behaviour of the creature, Stephen Miller, McConnell, Barr, etc. are working hard on their agenda and taking orders from Putin.

I have said it many times, and here it goes again:

DONALD TRUMP IS A DECOY, THE REAL DANGER ARE THE CROOKS BEHIND THE SCENES, THEY ARE DOING THE DEVIL'S WORK AND SCREWING US ALL WHILE WE RUN FROM SIDE TO SIDE ABOUT THE LATEST NOISE THE DECOY JUST MADE.

That is why it is so important to read history, contemporary history because the republicans have taken the blueprint, aided by Putin, from countries like Venezuela to destroy the USA. I understand that many of you fail to see this because you have not been in touch with the Venezuelan model, but it is exactly the same, the only difference is that Hugo Chavez had Fidel Castro as his mentor, the creature and his minions have Putin, but the methodology is the same. Take hold of the Supreme Court, dismantle government and place your pawns in strategic posts, destroy the Intelligence agencies to make sure the dirt you create doesn't go out and you are able to preserve power. Ruin education, destroy the middle class, and then the country is yours, and Putin's of course.

What people like McConnell, Jordan, Ratcliff, Barr, etc. do not know is that when the time comes, they too will be destroyed, they are just being used at this time, but their time will come.

[Grammy23]

30. Perseus, I'm coming to pretty much the same conclusion you've described.

I know that a huge number of people here in the US are convinced that nothing like that could ever happen here. Our democracy will hold — will protect us from the scenario you’ve laid out. But if you take a deep breath from all the noise and hype and just step back to think about everything that has happened since tRump rose to power, that scenario makes a lot of sense.

So many things that we’d normally say could never happen here are now business as usual. Nearly every day we hear some pundit on tv say — this is not normal. We are in uncharted water. These are people with a lot of knowledge about our history and world politics. They are not just blowing smoke. If anything they are whistling past the graveyard. They know. Things are not right and are not getting better.

If we don’t wake TF up and do something to stop this mess, we shouldn’t be surprised at a damn thing they pull on us. (And sadly, we may already be too far down the road to turn back.) And I agree 100% that the people pulling this off are just fooling themselves if they think they are safe from Putin. When he gets things in place they will be history — in the most sinister sense of that word.

[RKP5637]

37. Well said! As you say, he is just the decoy for what is going on behind the scenes ... hence why

their silence keeps him in office. Just the fact he got elected should be a huge wake up call as to what the plan might be.

[Enoki33]

42. I also have come to a similar conclusion. The often tossed around 'useful idiot'

term is not a laughing matter. Too man in the media are focused on what is said as a distraction, and not what is being done. The situation is way more dangerous than many have been warning. Putin knows he can only destroy America from within, and that is exactly what he planned, and what is being executed.

[TommyCelt]

55. ...

#GileadIsComing

[raccoon]

57. Great post. Consider starting a thread with this. nt

[Skittles]

77. I agree Putin and repukes are actively trying to destroy the America we know

I just have little faith that repukes will ultimately held accountable......hell, they lied their way into a WAR and nothing was done

[True Blue American]

100. You are correct

And I pray you are right on the outcome.

[djacq]

23. I rather call for a Pizza.

[ehrnst]

24. I think he's had several. With Reagan's dementia, it was easier to keep a lid on it.

And Reagan didn't present with angry, aggressive dementia.

[Hoyt]

29. And, he was on the ground with the first responders on 9/11.

[YOHABLO]

74. Uh huh, with his dust pan and a broom.

[pangaia]

31. go after republicans....

[YOHABLO]

32. His machismo made him think he could handle the job. He can't. He' a failure.

[Cracklin Charlie]

34. Worse than yesterday's psychotic break?

Not sure I wanna watch.

[Toorich]

35. ...DON"T BE SIDE-TRACKED...

... we are losing sight of what is important in America - who is getting a rose
on that TV show and what's happening in the lives of the Kardashians.
Amirite?

[oswaldactedalone]

44. Yes

an emphatic yes. We've become a nation where 47% of the population are useful idiots to the 1% who control 60% of the wealth. The one thing I'll give the Thugs credit for is that they beat us to the punch in figuring out how to win elections when the tide of history and demographics were moving against them. Dems have been asleep at the switch far too long. With the reich wing control of all aspects of the media and messaging, is there any way left that we can turn this around?

[brush]

53. They figured out how to cheat with Russians and suppress votes of pocs. That's all they figured out.

and I don't give them props for that. They haven't won a presidential race legitimately since Eisenhower.

[jalan48]

38. We need to vote him out! Can you imagine how crazy he will be in 3-4 years.

[H2O Man]

41. Correct.

Recommended.

As every mental health worker worth an ounce of....well, salt knows, a sociopath tends to experience psyschotic episodes when they are under pressure. The more extreme the pressure, the longer the episode. This current bit is the longest series Trump has displayed.

[dalton99a]

54. +1

[spanone]

48. K&R...

[Glaisne]

49. The entirety of the Trump base

and most of the right is completely insane.

[samnsara]

52. if he hasnt had one i think its up to all of us to make sure he does have one...

..and a good one. I want him to break to the point of him curling up in a fetal position on the floor sucking his thumb and mumbling as he wets his pants. We just need to keep pounding on him keep resisting and keep calling him out and we need to keep laughing at him! Point at him and laugh! This man is SO FRAGILE..a sapling that has never withstood any breeze is now trying to survive a hurricane.


HA!

[Ligyron]

78. Yes, ridicule is the best weapon against Dump.

He absolutely can not stand being laughed at.

[HopeAgain]

56. If I had a Dollar everytime someone posted this...

in the last 2 and half years. He's been every bit this crazy since long before the election.

[ananda]

61. MF45 has been a psycho for quite a while.

Stress just exacerbates the symptoms.

[yortsed snacilbuper]

62. ditto

[debsy]

63. Watch "The Loudest Voice" on Showtime.

It explains a lot. Trump is Roger Ailes' guy (along with Putin's) and Roger Ailes was a mega-psycho dick bag.

[Captain Stern]

64. Same shit, different day.

Ok, it doesn't happen every day, but it's pretty much been happening every month since he was elected.

"This time, he's really gone too far". "Everyone will see he has dementia."...blah, blah, blah.

His fans love this sort of stuff....They're cheering him for saying these things. They live in the same fantasy world that he does, and they're really happy that he's 'not afraid to tell the truth'.

He's not imploding. Even though by any sane measure, he should be. His approval numbers are going to stay pretty steady.

2020 is not going to be a cakewalk for us, it's going to be a fight.

[Pepsidog]

67. We know that, the scary part is how many don't know how insane he is.

I was in Cape May New Jersey this past weekend and couldn’t believe the number of Trump flags in the marina. All up and down the south jersey shore area I saw tons of Trump flags flying. I am astounded by the level of ignorance on display.

[Grasswire2]

68. see the story today about him going nuts on airline execs in a WH meeting. nt

[orangecrush]

71. KICK

[Buns_of_Fire]

72. He works hard at being a psycho. He needs a break many times a day.

Unwinding as only Dear Leader can...

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

79. I want to ask, with no sarcasm intended, how can you possibly tell?

How is this substantially different from the way he's been for the past three years?

This is a man who has almost zero acquaintance with reality. He's like a two year old caught with his little fingers in the cookie jar. He thinks if he denies what you clearly can see, then it didn't happen. In addition, he's a complete narcissist. That means other people are not fully real to him, and he can say whatever he likes about whomever he likes, and it doesn't matter.

[ecstatic]

80. He needs to produce 1 example of an African American calling the f*cking

White House to thank him. ONE example. Hopefully that person, if s/he exists, can get the treatment s/he needs under the next democratic president.

[TNNurse]

81. Yes, I want to see names and faces on the TV.

[GoCubsGo]

86. Either that, or he ODed on Adderal, coke, or whatever the hell it is he's using.

He's definitely in need of a padded cell, that's for sure. Has been for a long time now.

[alfredo]

88. Delusional.

His followers have accepted trump’s delusions as their own.

[Crowman2009]

89. "Cocaine's a helluva drug!" - Rick James

[jimlup]

90. While I agree with you diagnosis I argue that it is nothing new

His psychotic break was years ago or maybe he's just been permanently warped. The man is not sane, that's for f&%@ sure.

[gopiscrap]

93. crazy mf-er he needs to be gone

put a net over him

[southerncrone]

94. He's always been sick & frightening. You just had to been observing over the years.

It was obvious for decades before he ran for President.

[3catwoman3]

95. A whole new DSM will need to be created just to...

...cover everything that is wrong with this man.

[paulkienitz]

97. do not attribute to psychosis what is explainable by bullshitting

Trumpsky has slways been a bullshitter, long before entering whatever cognitive decline he's in now. He has always told self-serving lies. That they are now cruder and more ridiculous does not mean he doesn't know he's lying.