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I think I've found the best yet explainer for Trump and GOP strategy post November 3. They are engaged in a form of play therapy verywellfamily.com/what-is-play-t….
Play therapy is used with children and adults who lack verbal and cognitive skills verywellfamily.com/what-is-play-t….
Play therapy is an effective way for children to deal with anger and loss verywellfamily.com/what-is-play-t….
There are two main forms of play therapy, directive and non-directive. At present, Trump is engaged in the non-directive form of play therapy. verywellfamily.com/what-is-play-t….
When Trump summons aides to discuss his second-term goals and appointments, he is taking part in "imaginative play" that allows him to work through his own psychic challenges verywellfamily.com/what-is-play-t….
Play therapy assumes that most children will find their own solutions to most problems.

But with very mentally disturbed children, more intrusive forms of intervention are required.

Patient Trump may have arrived at that stage, and his guardians will need to act accordingly.

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