Discussion: Trump Treats Cabinet Meeting Like An Episode Of His Reality TV Show

Yesterday he played Monty Hall in ‘Let’s Make A DACA Deal’ through a showman lens of Sybil (how many personalities did she reportedly have?), and today it’s ‘Ripley’s Believe It, Or Not.’

It really is time to turn the channel from the Bozo the Clown presidency.

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A preview of next week’s Trump-led cabinet meeting:

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Trump Treats EVERYTHING Like An Episode Of His Reality TV Show

FIFY

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I really really hate reality TV in all its forms. This is beyond abnormal for the American Presidency. Someone needs to say something to that nutjob or quit enabling him. This is fucking delusional. Enough already. Just too damn weird.

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It’s funny ‘cuz it’s true.

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What the hell is David Brooks talking about. Has he completely lost it?

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No he is coming up with the inevitable rationalization for why he can support the Trump administration (while still remaining nominally “ant-Trump”).Moderate appearance notwithstanding he is as evil as the rest of the Republicans. These people really are out to destroy our democracy.

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Hey…today is Wednesday. What time is the dishonest media awards???

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‘He then claimed that the anchors on the programs that aired his remarks sent the White House letters “saying that was one of the greatest meetings they’ve ever witnessed.”’ Let’s see 'em Don. I’ve got a hundred dollar bill that says they don’t exist. Perhaps some enterprising young investigative reporter could start calling the anchors in question and asking if they in fact sent such a letter and if they’d send over a copy of it. Trump has tried this exact same ruse before.

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Is it normal for the defense secretary to look like he’d rather be crawling through a tunnel of maggots than to be sitting next the president?

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Like father like son…and sweat deal…he he he…subliminal error?

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Then we have bigger problems than we thought if he’s that dissociative. Its one thing if he conducts this charade as a coping mechanism to deal with some form of anxiety. Its another thing if he really believes he’s in a reality show of some sort. Frankly, I wouldn’t rule a psychotic break being altogether possible at some point, especially with the kind of trouble he’s in or the overwhelming responsibilities he’s totally incapable of managing. There’s no way he hasn’t figured out he’s in way over his head with most of what his job represents and requires of him…unless he’s that detached from reality.

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"You go through life, you try to be nice to people, you struggle to resist the urge to punch 'em in the face, and for what?!" — from The Simpsons

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I don’t think any administration has ever done, has done what we’ve done and what we’ve accomplished in its first year

Which is why the republic has survived for over 200 years. Unless something is done about the Donald, and soon, its days may be numbered though

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He then claimed that the anchors on the programs that aired his remarks sent the White House letters “saying that was one of the greatest meetings they’ve ever witnessed.”

At which point the reporters asked to see the letters…

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I believe it is now plainly clear to everyone that the wheels have come off the bus, and we no longer have a functioning government.

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“That was fun”

Does it constitute libel to ask aloud whether Trump’s on coke?

Doesn’t take a Sherlock to see it.

Trump’s all the proof we need, on-the-hoof and all a-twitter.

Somethin’s wrong with his wiring, self-induced or not.

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Congratulations, Mr. President. Great performance! And good job refraining from doing this again…

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It’s almost like Being There. Jersey Kosinski only got a couple of things wrong. His protagonist was just a TV watcher, not also a TV ‘star’. And he was a nice and well-meaning guy, not a crass vindictive sadistic malevolent narcissist. Other than that we are seeing the results of a Chauncey Gardner presidency.

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Yeah, he’s that detached.

My WAG is that his NPD won’t allow him to acknowledge to himself that he sucks at this (as he sucked at most of his other business endeavors). I get the feeling that he easily slips into fantasy and delusion to avoid dealing with his multitude of shortcomings.

The uglier his reality is (Fire and Fury, the Fusion testimony, his upcoming physical) the greater he clings to illusory tales of his absolute brilliance. He really believes his crazy in the moment. If he wasn’t so malevolent and destructive, he would be profoundly pitiful.

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