The very dark truth about the Con revealed in his Cokie Roberts comments

[malaise]

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/09/18/politics/donald-trump-cokie-roberts/index.html
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President Donald Trump doesn't follow that rule. Asked about the passing of legendary journalist Cokie Roberts on Tuesday, here's what Trump said (in part):
"I never met her. She never treated me nicely. But I would like to wish her family well. She was a professional, and I respect professionals."
So, yeah.
The first words out of his mouth when asked about someone's death was a) never met her and b) "she never treated me nicely." Me, Me, Me, Me, Me Me.
While all politicians -- and all people -- tend to see things through a how-does-this-impact-me lens, most of us understand that turning everything, especially someone else's death, into a conversation about ourselves is hugely selfish and narcissistic. It also reeks of a lack of empathy, an inability to step outside yourself and into another person's shoes for even a minute.

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The Con is one of the worst human beings on the planet

[dlk]

1. Once a Malignant Narcissist, Always a Malignant Narcissist

In every circumstance, it is always all about them.

[Stuart G]

2. The con doesn't have a clue. If he had a very small "clue" he would not have said this.

[leftstreet]

3. He has to be the bride at every wedding, deceased at every funeral

baby at every christening, etc

Being POTUS only fed his narcissism

[Caliman73]

4. As you stated, we usually see things in how it affects us.

I never met Cokie Roberts either but I can certainly feel the loss of a talent like hers, but unlike Trump, I can also imagine how the loss can be felt more deeply by people who knew her and loved her.

The thing that makes Trump so despicable at this point is the fact that he helps to set public policy for this country, and because we are the most powerful nation on Earth, his toxic personality affects everyone. If he were just a two bit, spoiled wannabe real estate developer in New York, we could mock him and leave him to the dustbin of history. The biggest problem is that enough people in this country voted for him, as to allow him and the GOP to select him as the president.

He is the face of the United States.

[Stinky The Clown]

5. Monumentally unsurprising

[peggysue2]

6. It's a true sign of a personality disorder when someone . . .

can make another's death all about themselves. The man's sick and clueless.

[maxsolomon]

7. Par for the course.

Another 4 years of this will leave me clinically depressed.

On edit: I'm nearly there now.

[lunatica]

17. It will make me a reclusive, never to be seen again hermit divorced from the human race.

[llmart]

22. I'm already finding myself more reclusive than I used to be.

There are just way too many self-centered and selfish people in our country these days. I'd rather not have anything to do with them.

[lunatica]

23. I'm already pretty reclusive

and I’m very comfortable with it. It wouldn’t take much to make it formal. Another 4 or more years of Trump would do it.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

25. it ain't all it's cracked up to be

[lunatica]

31. Well I like it so far.

DU pretty much fulfills any need I may have for squabbling, and I’m in contact with world happenings through the internet, both on my iPad and through streaming on the tv. If I have no guests to take long day trips with I only fill my gas tank twice a year. I am an artist and I paint and can do so whenever the mood strikes me. I live alone with my cat. I’m more content than I’ve ever been in my life. I even have groceries delivered, so I shop mostly online. I do it because I have tendinitis in all my tendons brought on by medication I was given 5 years ago so my mobility is very restricted.

Modern times are great for reclusive people. You really don’t have to bother with people to be informed. Time doesn’t leave you behind.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

33. good for you!

Sometimes two or three months will pass between my reluctant trips to civilization. My wife thought I was nuts until she retired. Now she goes out only when necessary, too. It's peaceful out in the wild.

[lunatica]

35. .

[Boomerproud]

20. If you can survive 2020 election you're a far stronger

person than I.

[Scarsdale]

8. He lacks a core of decency.

Those surrounding him have to know this, and seem to encourage him in his disgusting attitudes. Scum is what he is.

[lunatica]

18. Birds of a feather...

Like seeks like.

[lark]

9. He has one care in the world and it's for himself and that is all.

So of course he always speaks about what's on his mind - him and his personal glorification.

[dchill]

10. I never met her either... My loss.

To be appropriate and accurate, this usurper is an asshole jerkoff.

[Luz]

11. Last night on ABC, they reported what Obama and Bush

said...they should have included what trump said.

Show everyone once again what an ass he is.

[malaise]

14. +1,000

They should have exposed him as the short-fingered lowlife vulgarian that we all know and detest.

[gademocrat7]

12. Such a petty, vindictive, egotistical man.

[usaf-vet]

13. One might think that if any of Cokie Roberts peers respected her for her work they would be outraged

with Trump's selfish and narcissistic comments.

I would hope that they might now be looking at Trump as an unfit president and a doubtful human being.

[lunatica]

15. On 911 his topic of conversation was that his building was again the tallest in NYC

He made sure to call the tv station because he knew they would put it on the air. Thus the entire world would know about his building.

Need we have more proof than that?

[spike jones]

16. trump often says that people " never treated me nicely." or treat him unfairly

It needs to be pointed out to him that is because he is an asshole.

[lunatica]

19. People should ask him what he would consider nice or fair treatment.

But of course he would just spew harder word salad.

[Javaman]

21. as I have been saying long before he was a russian selection...

he's a psychopath that doesn't understand empathy and does piss poor job of pretending he has any.

The Dark Triad...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_triad

In psychology, the dark triad refers to the personality traits of narcissism, machiavellianism, and psychopathy.[1][2][3][4] They are called "dark" because of their malevolent qualities.[5][1][6][7]

Research on the dark triad is used in applied psychology, especially within the fields of law enforcement, clinical psychology, and business management. People scoring high on these traits are more likely to commit crimes, cause social distress and create severe problems for an organization, especially if they are in leadership positions (for more information, see psychopathy, narcissism, and Machiavellianism in the workplace). They also tend to be less compassionate, agreeable, empathetic, satisfied with their lives, and less likely to believe they and others are good.[8]

All three dark triad traits are conceptually distinct although empirical evidence shows them to be overlapping. They are associated with a callous-manipulative interpersonal style.[9]

Narcissism is characterized by grandiosity, pride, egotism, and a lack of empathy.[10]
Machiavellianism is characterized by manipulation and exploitation of others, an absence of morality, and a higher level of self interest.[11]
Psychopathy is characterized by continuous antisocial behavior, impulsivity, selfishness, callous and unemotional traits (CU),[12] and remorselessness.[13]
A factor analysis carried out at the Glasgow Caledonian University found that among the big five personality traits, low agreeableness is the strongest correlate of the dark triad, while neuroticism and a lack of conscientiousness were associated with some of the dark triad members.[11]

[Catherine Vincent]

24. He's one of those folks that thinks he'll live forever.

[democratisphere]

26. There is nothing human about drumpf. He is the true definition of a monster.

[YOHABLO]

27. Yeah, it's all about him 24/7. Narcissistic people are also very insecure actually.

The perception of the world is how it revolves around them. They have to be constantly rewarded and praised. I do believe Trump's run for President was vengeance for Obama'a take down of him at the White House Correspondents Dinner in 2011. Cokie Roberts was way too educated and intellectual to ever be a part of Trump's tribe.

[NCLefty]

28. At the core of the Tump family is a giant ball of suck.

[lunatica]

32. Otherwise known as a Black Hole.

[wishstar]

29. She talked with him at Trump Tower in publicly televised interview in 1999

Dana Milbank reported that "He did meet Roberts. At Trump Tower. In a nationally televised interview. (“Thanks for having us here at your palace,” said she. He replied: “It’s been a great honor.”)

As usual, he lies and denies constantly and what he says is unrelated to reality.

[malaise]

30. Oh dear!

He really is sick

[lunatica]

34. We don't know that he didn't try to grab her by the p.

So, of course, he “didn’t know her”.