Thread by @TimInHonolulu

1. What does Trump crave most? His father was a crass Queens slumlord. His grandfather ran a Canadian brothel and was deported from Bavaria. Trump has filed six Bankruptcies. What Trump craves most and what this trip is meant to feed is his craving for social acceptability.

2. In 2016 when given a chance to show he had some modicum of social grace and was more than the son of a bottom feeding Queens slumlord, Trump failed turning the Al Smith Dinner into an inappropriate creepy attack on Hillary Clinton. Predictably Trump was booed by NYC elite.

3. I don't have the clip but the Archbishop said something to Trump that was obvious made Trump's skin crawl. It was to the effect "the boy from Queens has done pretty well for himself." The fact is that Trump has taste more suitable for a wealthy Archie Bunker than royalty.

4. The Trump family are social climbers whose only real claim to any social standing was the claim that they were rich. His favorite child marries the son of a convicted felon but it advanced the false narrative of the family wealth. Kushner who was insolvent becomes MBS' pal.

5. MBS, the heir to the KSA throne, uses Kushner whose financial circumstances makes him into the perfect agent to advance the Saudi Royal Family's needs by throwing crumbs to the Trump family that happily gobbles them up like hungry dogs.

6. As we watch Trump being insulted by folks in Britain, remember this is Trump's most treasured accomplishment. To the extent he is targeted with insults he will become enraged. He will pretend, as best he can, it's not happening but a #BigOrangeBaby will be a constant reminder.

7. IMO a desire for social acceptance is also what drove Putin and that desire often is expressed in revenge. Putin was an odd-bird at KGB who was clever enough to take control of the Yeltsin crime family operations and brutally climb to the top of the post Soviet Russian state.

8. Like Trump Putin craves to be seen as powerful person who deserves to be treated with aristocratic respect. Both Trump & Putin's social inferiority flaws can be used as ways to dig deep under their skin to touch very raw nerves. Putin has concealed for the most part that his

9. his father fought against the USSR in forces allied with Nazis. Were there a real free press and political opposition in Russia, I would expect this to be more fully amplified. For now Putin plays the pathetic role of a super-hero scoring hockey goals like Kim Jon-un golfs.

10. Trump is going to give a speech at dinner. I doubt he will be able to resist his base need to get a last dig in & will say something insulting. We'll see.

In the context of Trump's critical flaw, importance of @TheDemocrats work to expose Trump's finances, and expose the

11. Trump family's fraud becomes clear. Once exposed as insolvent grifters living off money laundered for Russian human traffickers, Trump may become even more dangerous. Trump will be made a laughing stock to the very group he and his family crave to be part of: Real rich folks.

12 Trump may become even more dangerous because the one thing that he claims qualifies him to be president, that he is a successful in business, will be proven false. As if six Bankruptcies were not proof enough.

13. I recognize a desire to impeach this terrible person but if it is done when his base is still active and he has the ability to energize the part of Dems electorate who supported him over Hillary because they bought his fraud, we may regret it for another four years or longer.

14. Let's get Trump's tax & bank records. Destroy Trump brand and show him as a fraud. For the poor fools who bought the Trump story of the successful business person that may be the final straw. If not, Trump in the debates will be exposed in a way he's never had to address.

15. My guess is he won't even show up for a debate. In any event, the goal is to get Trump's financial records. And enjoy the Orange Baby flying over Parliament. @SpeakerPelosi @RepJerryNadler @RepJeffries @maddow @Lawrence