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Entering the Orbit of a Total Narcissist: Who's Who in Donald Trump's Inner Circle
The Guardian ^ | April 15 2016 | on Swaine, Oliver Laughland and Ben Jacobs

Posted on 04/16/2016 9:29:51 AM PDT by Savage Rider

From his career in New York real estate to his extraordinary campaign for the White House, the court of Donald Trump has operated much like that of Louis XIV of France: everything revolves around the imperious, bouffanted Sun King.

“He is a total narcissist, and what you see here is the way he’s always been,” said a source intimately familiar with Trump’s way of working, who declined to be identified criticising a potential president. “This, between you and me, will be the destruction of the United States.”

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Trump being surrounded by uncouth, combative and ignorant yes-men is a problem.
1 posted on 04/16/2016 9:29:51 AM PDT by Savage Rider
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I think he is not trusting of just anybody without a history.

Not about narcissism, that just exposes a hack wrote this.
Trump is about both common sense and business sence in a cut throat world.


2 posted on 04/16/2016 9:32:47 AM PDT by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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Narcissist: me, me, me; I’m always great; nothing is ever my fault. That’s what I see in Trump; other’s don’t.


3 posted on 04/16/2016 9:35:51 AM PDT by Savage Rider
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The Guardian? Yeah, right.


4 posted on 04/16/2016 9:36:04 AM PDT by Fido969 ("The hardest thing in the world to understand is income taxes" - Albert Einstein)
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To: Savage Rider

I notice the number of Trump is a total narcissist and emperor in waiting stories are increasing. The last dash attempt by liberals and establishment conservatives to scare people into not voting for him.


5 posted on 04/16/2016 9:36:21 AM PDT by dowcaet
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To: Savage Rider

Then you must see it in Cruz too!


6 posted on 04/16/2016 9:37:31 AM PDT by dowcaet
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To: Fido969

Were they this verbal when Obama was running??


7 posted on 04/16/2016 9:38:04 AM PDT by Exit148 ((Loose Chnge Club founder) Put yours aside for the next Freepathon!)
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Few things are more narcissistic than being sworn in as president before the convention.

8 posted on 04/16/2016 9:38:11 AM PDT by proust (Texans for Trump!)
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To: A CA Guy

Narcissism is the new “phobia”. you know islama, transgender xeno etc.

Some of us have a bit of narcissist in us. I know I do.

Helped me turn around a 70 person graphics center in a year.

From disaster to well oiled machine.


9 posted on 04/16/2016 9:38:19 AM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: Fido969; dowcaet

Anyone care to debate the points raised in the article? Or are the comments going to be more along the lines of “La-La-La I can’t hear you?”


10 posted on 04/16/2016 9:40:16 AM PDT by Savage Rider
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To: dowcaet

It’s the ‘gravitas’ factor of the week.


11 posted on 04/16/2016 9:40:21 AM PDT by uncitizen (PST! Patriots Support Trump - Join Today!)
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Right. Rascist, sexist, bigot, homophobe are getting worn out from overuse.

Now it’s narcissist (has Trump ever taken a selfie? Millennials have him beat) and “authoritarian.”


12 posted on 04/16/2016 9:41:32 AM PDT by proust (Texans for Trump!)
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It is interesting, because others see it in Obama. But Libs give him a pass while admitting that it seems to be all about Obama. Well, what do you expect from anyone who wants the job?

Trump does say he is doing it because he feels a calling. I am not sure Obama ever said the same. But wh;en it comes down to it, I am willing to try Trump’s brand of narcissism. Maybe it will all be about him, but just maybe it will be about the country.


13 posted on 04/16/2016 9:42:07 AM PDT by KC_for_Freedom (California engineer (ret) and ex-teacher (ret) now part time Professor (what do you know?))
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” Trump being surrounded by uncouth, combative and ignorant yes-men is a problem. “

Not a problem. He hasn’t got any Cruz fanatics on staff.


14 posted on 04/16/2016 9:42:54 AM PDT by Pelham (Trump/Tsoukalos 2016 - vote the great hair ticket)
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15 posted on 04/16/2016 9:45:00 AM PDT by proust (Texans for Trump!)
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Would’ve appreciated some media concern about a total narcissist in the White House say, around eight years ago or so.


16 posted on 04/16/2016 9:45:21 AM PDT by Stosh
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Also notice the difference in speeches. Obama has a world record use of “I” but Trump often uses “we.” “We are going to make America great, etc.” It’s subtle, but it’s there.


17 posted on 04/16/2016 9:47:07 AM PDT by proust (Texans for Trump!)
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To: proust

Time to change our bingo cards :)

It would seem that if all of us had NO narcissism in us, there would be no original sin, or much sin at all for that matter.

And a little of it can make a strong leader.

Giuliani was a narcissist. He couldn’t give a @#$ about Sharpton or Jackson or whomever. sometimes, it’s an advantage.


18 posted on 04/16/2016 9:49:14 AM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: proust

Disregarding Article II Sec 1 of the Constitution he claims to revere comes close.

He knows what natural born citizen really means, but is taking advantage of the fact that the Kenyanesian Usurpation was successful.

He puts his own ambition above the Constitution.


19 posted on 04/16/2016 9:50:11 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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How is it Trump deniers can accept the loutish, vulgar hatred of Obama’s presidency and consider Trump somehow more dangerous?


20 posted on 04/16/2016 9:56:04 AM PDT by Louis Foxwell (Stop Islam and save the world.)
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