Anonymous wrote:
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It’s hard to know whether Trump has lost his mind and doesn’t understand the gravity and import of threats like this OR whether he thinks that he’s immune to consequences.
It seems that three indictments and counting have not pierced his shell of obliviousness.
Both. He believes that any violence on his behalf is just retribution, but that any legal or other consequence brought upon him is unfair.
Is it a mental illness? Probably. One that many dictators have. But not one that can legally trigger a diminished responsibility defense.
I mean, he told us himself. If you have the power, you can do anything. There are many men walking about today (and some women), sitting on HOA or PTA boards, heads of corporations or local/state governments, who think like this. This is why they seek power in the first place. Because then they have the pleasure of bending people to their will. The actual goals are less important to them than the biochemical satisfaction they get out of forcing people's hands.
Trump just says the quiet parts out loud.