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NRaleighLiberal

(60,018 posts)
Fri Jan 18, 2019, 12:58 PM Jan 2019

serious question - is trump TRYING to get impeached? Ego so big he is just playing -

seeing how far he can go, because he thinks he is protected, or beyond it all...or just mentally ill?

The way he is handling the shutdown, Pelosi's trip reveal, sending Graham to Turkey -

surely at this point he is just playing with the system......

This came up on Don Lemon last night - one of the guests thought that trump may be in so deep and so sick of it that he is essentially seeing if he can engineer some sort of out....

Who knows at this point, but his antics are making a total mockery of our government, constitution, politicians and systems. That one person illegitimately placed in office can cause so much havoc....

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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
3. No, he's trying to prove that he's the Teflon Don
Fri Jan 18, 2019, 01:04 PM
Jan 2019

He's playing that "I could shoot someone on 5th Avenue" card.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,806 posts)
4. Trump has never been told "no" before.
Fri Jan 18, 2019, 01:05 PM
Jan 2019

He has spent his entire life getting whatever he wanted, and, being a narcissist, he can't imagine not getting his way. As a real estate developer and small business owner he could prevail by bullying, cheating and suing adversaries, and he doesn't understand that the government is a whole different ballgame. He's doing what he always did and can't figure out why it's not working. But he doesn't know any other M.O. so he just doubles down and does more of the same.

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)
5. Trump, is clearly mentally ill as documented by many psychiatrists and psychologists. That IMO
Fri Jan 18, 2019, 01:09 PM
Jan 2019

is part of it ... another part is he seems to love being a screw up creating unrest and hostile situations, and is a lover of chaos because he's a piss poor manager. Loving chaos is a great excuse for being a piss poor manager, no skills. Beyond that if he is impeached, it's a perfect out for him from the mess he has created ... which he likely thinks is excellent, because he's a stable genius, the best military genius and the the greatest president. He is a total loser and should be fired.

Bleacher Creature

(11,257 posts)
7. No. I just think that criminality is all he knows.
Fri Jan 18, 2019, 01:13 PM
Jan 2019

He's been rumored to have been in with shady figures for years. Most people in his situation would be smart enough to know that it would be crazy to run for public office, much less the Presidency. He's not that smart.

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)
13. Yep, he's a dope that had some money and bullying tactics which worked for the crap
Fri Jan 18, 2019, 01:53 PM
Jan 2019

he was doing. And a great negotiator, yeah, right LOL ... a total loser.

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)
14. I've been thinking the same, he's on the edge of totally losing it. It could be damn
Fri Jan 18, 2019, 01:56 PM
Jan 2019

scary with his dementia, paranoia and all of his mental problems. I've been concerned he might try to start a war, like perhaps with Iran. Bolton would probably find that satisfying.

bdamomma

(63,917 posts)
10. Let's
Fri Jan 18, 2019, 01:45 PM
Jan 2019

start calling him

Mafia Don....………...since the WH came out and said...….. "they wanted to put Nancy in her place"

Assholes that's for you Mr Stephen Miller. That sounds like you.

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