Its all opinion of course but I dont see Trumps attitude as narcissistic like Obama. I see it more as faux arrogance a la Rush Limbaugh style. More sarcastic and purposeful. Whereas obama can’t help it or hide it.
I suspect they’re all narcissistic.
Narcissists do quite well and lead a lot of institutions because they tend to be very charming (and confident) and they so value admiration that they work very hard for it.
Most pols—or at least male pols, since more men than women are that way—are probably narcissists.
Agreed, Trump is a showman, he knows how to put on a show. However, unlike Obama (or a true narcissist) he gets things done. Trump is not an all hat no cattle type, so to claim he’s a narcissist at his core is a bit over the top.
He’s great at self promotion and knows how to use it to his benefit to get things done, not to simply stroke his ego. Don’t get me wrong he has one, and I am sure its no small one, but Trump is no narcissist.
I tell my kids all the time,"sometimes you gotta fake confidence and then it will come".
Trump, it seems, learned that lesson early on and took it to a whole other level.
Watching Trump is fascinating to me because it, really, illustrates the weakness of the masses more than anything I have ever seen. Sure they follow the strong current but until now we've really only seen that, like, with an Obama. They all followed the crowd and lined up behind Obama.
Now, ofcourse, the story line with Trump was supposed to follow the usual outcome. (Strong) media and popular culture comes out with full assault on all the reasons to hate him, weak masses follow.
But, Trump didn't play by the book. He just came back with STRENGTH and continued on. Weak masses follow.
The lesson--the sheeple follow strength. Left, right---it doesn't matter.