The Mounting Humiliations of D. J. Trump
Friends,
Nothing makes Trump angrier than being humiliated. Humiliation involves public shame, which Trumpβs malignant narcissism cannot abide.
But Trump is facing humiliation after humiliation. Theyβre causing him to lose his mind even faster than before.
The Iranian regime knows this, which is why itβs publicly humiliating Trump by contradicting everything he says about making progress on the peace talks.
Yesterday, Iran went further. It refuted Trumpβs claim that Iran did not control the Strait of Hormuz, and that the strait was again open to shipping, by striking a container ship passing through the strait. Oil prices immediately jumped.
Meanwhile, American judges are humiliating Trump by ordering his name off the Kennedy Center, requiring that the center remain open, pausing work on his billionaire ballroom, threatening to stop his Arch de Trump, ending his slush fund, and vacating charges that Trumpβs Justice [sic] Department has brought against Trumpβs enemies.
Performing artists are humiliating him by pulling out of his so-called βGreat American State Fairβ on the National Mall because they donβt want any part in whatβs become a Trump rally.
Congressional Republicans are humiliating him by rejecting his demands that they enact the βSAVEβ Act (which would make it harder for millions of people to vote), pass his next reconciliation package, and blow up the Senate filibuster.
Four Senate Republicans even crossed party lines to back a war powers resolution directing Trump to halt military operations against Iran or seek congressional authorization to continue. Their support delivered a bipartisan rebuke to Trumpβs handling of the war. (After lobbying by Trump, the Senate reversed its stance and rejected the resolution in a late-night vote.)
Turning 80 is itself a humiliation for Trump. Even if the media werenβt harping on it, his body is continuously reminding him that heβs the oldest president ever elected. Not to mention increasing calls from Democrats to invoke the 25th Amendment in light of Trumpβs erratic behavior β including his feud with the pope, his doomsday threats on Truth Social, and his posting of an AI photo of himself as Jesus.
But the very worst type of humiliation for Trump is ridicule β as first became apparent in 2011 when Obama skewered him at the White House Correspondentsβ Association Dinner by producing his birth certificate and saying Trump could βnow get back to focusing on important issues like did we fake the moon landing?β
The audience roared. Trump fumed.
Trump canβt take ridicule β which is why he tried to get ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel and gloated when CBS got rid of Stephen Colbert.
Yet late-night comedians are now having a field day with Trumpβs algae-infested Reflecting Pool. Some are calling it the Strait of Warm Ooze.
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The pile-up of humiliations is causing Trump to lash out at anyone and everyone, including his recent explosion at NBC correspondent Kristen Welker on NBCβs βMeet the Pressβ and Wednesdayβs reported shouting match with Republican Senator Bill Cassidy during a closed-door lunch at the Capitol. The lunch came just after Trump dropped a bombshell by canceling plans to sign a bipartisan landmark housing affordability bill until he gets his way on the SAVE Act.
Iβm tempted to enjoy the Trump humiliations. But I think it also important to note that as they mount, Trump is becoming even more erratic and dangerous. So beware.