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And another self-own by Trump and "friends" (he has no friends). It must be awful to live inside his head 1/ thehill.com/homenews/admin…
I mean, imagine being so insecure, so needy, that you can't help but lash out in self-destructive ways at anyone who makes you feel inadequate when you're *President of the United States* 2/
But my guess is that this very neediness -- the black hole at the center of his being that obviously eats away at Trump from inside -- is part of how he got where he is. There are a lot of insecure, needy people out there, and at some level they recognized the affinity 3/
The tragedy for him -- if you can have a tragedy when the protagonist has not a hint of nobility, or even decency, in his character -- is that the very personal characteristics that turned this rich guy into a dingbat populist hero make him unable to exploit his success 4/
I mean, the majesty of office is a powerful thing; it can make even terrible presidents like George W. Bush seem larger than life to many people. But Trump's uncontrollable pettiness squanders that asset; he looks more ridiculous with each passing week 5/
The scary thought is that in his increasingly desperate efforts not to be seen as a laughingstock, he'll decide that the only way out is to bomb someone 6/
