I'm having trouble putting the word "President" in front of Trump. I know he won the election, but practically every day he does something that is clearly not presidential.
He seems to be working very hard to destroy this country. I'm not sure why. My guess is there are four impulses that are driving him.
First, he is a narcissist He only cares about himself. He does not care about anyone else except to the extent he can use them to bolster his ego or increase his wealth. His obvious corruption and lawlessness doesn't bother him as long as it helps him. He is deeply flawed psychologically.
Second. as has been pointed out by many people, he is transactional. He makes decisions on what to do or say by calculating what the most beneficial action would be for him personally in that particular moment. It is reported that he doesn't read his daily intelligence briefings. We have to depend on him to keep us, the country and the world safe, but he shows no interest protecting anyone or anything except himself.
His transactional method of governing explains his most significant and obvious personality trait, constant lying. If Trump says something, there is a better than even chance he is lying. That is why he can say something and then soon after say the exact opposite. Both of the contradicting statements were true to him when he said them; even if the first true statement was reversed later.
Trump never admits a mistake. So you won't hear an apology or a reason. He feels it would be weak to admit a mistake. He only admits to a mistake when doing so would benefit him. And even then he will claim that the mistake was caused by someone else.
Trump continually violates his oath of office to "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States". He has dismantled important independent agencies such as the Department of Justice and the FBI. He neutered the legislative branch and he is trying to destroy the judiciary. He insults and alienates our allies. He is trying to destroy important institutions such as Harvard for seemingly no reason.
Third, Trump can hold a grudge for a long time. Trump promised to be the president for everyone in the country, not just the people who voted for him. That is clearly not the case. The pardoning of January 6th rioters is a good example. Another is his actions that benefit states or groups he considers part of the MAGA movement while trying to hurt states or groups that are not MAGA.
Fourth, Trump's mental condition is declining rapidly. Republicans have been making a lot of noise about Joe Biden's mental health while he was in office. I wonder if any Republicans are thinking about how and when they are going to be faced with removing Trump from office? My guess is they are hoping for some health issue bad enough that it is obvious he can no longer perform his duties as president (as if he ever has actually performed like a president).
Trump was never fit to be president in his first term and he is much worse this time around.
I worry that without some help from Republicans Trump will irreparably damage our country before we can vote in a Democratic legislative majority next November. And that assumes enough voters wake up and see how dangerous Trump is.
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