Thank you, Mary, for sharing this interview and for being willing to question this overblown event, which I still suspect was very skillfully staged. As I watched this event unfold on MS Now, I found myself feeling detached and only mildly interested, which tells me that I am suffering from adrenal exhaustion as a consequence of Trump's solipsistic and insatiable need to create drama and to siphon the attention away from his pathetic poll numbers and his waning cognitive capacity. He can’t even stay awake in his cabinet meetings. There was a question from a journalist who asked, “Mr. President, why do you think this keeps happening to you?” Trump’s expression was cavalier, almost delighted. He responded by reminding the room that (I‘m paraphrasing here) assassination attempts and completions only happen to people who have made a great impact, "consequential leaders," and are targets because of their greatness. Trump reminded the room full of journalists of his great accomplishments as President and to “look at the list of people” who have been assassinated, indicating that he was among such people as John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Mahatma Gandhi. He might even have been suggesting (again) that he was Jesus. That sealed it for me.
Several points to make: Mr. Ornstein is spot on about the election of Obama, and it spurring a backlash of racism. I have seen it in family members. There was very little overt hatred of the "other" until Obama was elected, then Trump became the savior. Obama's election opened Pandora's Box. Another observation: Trump and company are, as usual, blaming "the radical left" in attempting to assassinate him. As I recall, 2 out of the 3 so-called assassination attempts were done by Maga supporters, NOT leftists/liberal. The current one, perhaps, but boy, are memories short. And my third point: If Jamie Raskin and company make negative comments about the vitriol, et al coming out of this administration, it is IN RESPONSE to that vitriol. Mr. Raskin has not initiated it. It all comes from one place: the Oval, and it all comes from one sect of people: Trump and his sycophants. This is what happens when you have someone and a group of people who really do believe that they are above the law, that overt lies are the truth, and simply nothing can happen to them. There are no controls in this administration, like there may have been in the first go-around, and thusly, you have an out of control, yes, vitriolic and manipulate person in charge, who says anything, does anything, acts anyway he wants, then blames his outrageous behavior on the other side when that side complains, or God forbid, takes action, as in redistricting. It's like we're living in the Twilight Zone.
Accountability is critical. The need to be proactive is paramount!
We have to have massive numbers of people voting in the midterms. Massive.
Thank you, Mary, for sharing this interview and for being willing to question this overblown event, which I still suspect was very skillfully staged. As I watched this event unfold on MS Now, I found myself feeling detached and only mildly interested, which tells me that I am suffering from adrenal exhaustion as a consequence of Trump's solipsistic and insatiable need to create drama and to siphon the attention away from his pathetic poll numbers and his waning cognitive capacity. He can’t even stay awake in his cabinet meetings. There was a question from a journalist who asked, “Mr. President, why do you think this keeps happening to you?” Trump’s expression was cavalier, almost delighted. He responded by reminding the room that (I‘m paraphrasing here) assassination attempts and completions only happen to people who have made a great impact, "consequential leaders," and are targets because of their greatness. Trump reminded the room full of journalists of his great accomplishments as President and to “look at the list of people” who have been assassinated, indicating that he was among such people as John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Mahatma Gandhi. He might even have been suggesting (again) that he was Jesus. That sealed it for me.
Several points to make: Mr. Ornstein is spot on about the election of Obama, and it spurring a backlash of racism. I have seen it in family members. There was very little overt hatred of the "other" until Obama was elected, then Trump became the savior. Obama's election opened Pandora's Box. Another observation: Trump and company are, as usual, blaming "the radical left" in attempting to assassinate him. As I recall, 2 out of the 3 so-called assassination attempts were done by Maga supporters, NOT leftists/liberal. The current one, perhaps, but boy, are memories short. And my third point: If Jamie Raskin and company make negative comments about the vitriol, et al coming out of this administration, it is IN RESPONSE to that vitriol. Mr. Raskin has not initiated it. It all comes from one place: the Oval, and it all comes from one sect of people: Trump and his sycophants. This is what happens when you have someone and a group of people who really do believe that they are above the law, that overt lies are the truth, and simply nothing can happen to them. There are no controls in this administration, like there may have been in the first go-around, and thusly, you have an out of control, yes, vitriolic and manipulate person in charge, who says anything, does anything, acts anyway he wants, then blames his outrageous behavior on the other side when that side complains, or God forbid, takes action, as in redistricting. It's like we're living in the Twilight Zone.
What a great interview! Haha. Trump on trump. It doesn’t get better than this. Ornstein to top it off. DElightful.
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