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Thu Aug 10, 2023, 08:40 AM Aug 2023

Donald Trump has gone off the deep end for real: He's a danger to humanity [View all]


Donald Trump has gone off the deep end for real: He's a danger to humanity
Even by his standards, Trump has gone berserk on social media since the last indictment. Drop this guy, America

By BRIAN KAREM
Columnist
PUBLISHED AUGUST 10, 2023 9:13AM (EDT)


(Salon) Donald Trump's insanity is a clear and present danger to the existence of humanity.

Facing 78 felonies in three different jurisdictions, with a grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, still waiting to weigh in — and perhaps facing additional federal charges or possible state charges in Michigan, Arizona and elsewhere — Donald Trump has spent the last few days spewing forth an extraordinary level of venom, even for him. While our current president is dealing with the economy, an overseas war and increased aggression in the Middle East and Asia, Trump is running for president hoping to avoid prison time, while also seeking revenge for his 2020 defeat. He is unquestionably insane, either temporarily or for good.

Perhaps he's setting himself up to plead diminished mental capacity after a slew of recent posts on his favorite social media platform that sound like a horrible cry for help. Call it the wailing of the banshees or whatever else you want, but Trump now seems the living embodiment of Edvard Munch's famous 1893 painting in oil tempera, pastel and crayon, "The Scream." He is out there with only his Kool-Aid drinkers beside him as he melts down into a puddle of sweat, makeup and a Rodney Dangerfield suit.

On stage in New Hampshire this week, standing behind a bright light that cast harsh shadows and resembled for all the world a prison-yard searchlight focused on an escaped con, Donald Trump erupted against several of his enemies for a variety of fictional slights. His latest target was Fani Willis, the Atlanta prosecutor who is likely to present evidence before a grand jury next week that could lead to an extensive array of racketeering charges related to the last presidential election. Trump has called Willis (who is Black) a "racist" and spread stories that she "ended up having an affair with the head of a gang or a gang member." She wants to prosecute him, Trump said, for another "perfect phone call," one even "more perfect" than the call with Volodymyr Zelenskyy that got him impeached in 2019. (In the more recent call, if you're keeping score, Trump asked the Georgia secretary of state to "find" him thousands of nonexistent votes.)

....(snip)....

That's hardly the only evidence that Trump has lost his tenuous grasp on reality. Other posts have been filled with images of hell, and include outrageous, inflammatory attacks on former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi: "She is a wicked witch whose husbands [sic] journey from hell starts and finishes with her. She is a sick and demented psycho who will someday live in HELL!" .............(more)

https://www.salon.com/2023/08/10/donald-has-gone-off-the-deep-end-for-real-hes-a-danger-to-humanity/




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He is a terrorist... FarPoint Aug 2023 #1
When she saw how upset I was after the election, a friend told me, "It's just four years." CrispyQ Aug 2023 #5
I'm with you. Denounce Trump or f*ck off. Joinfortmill Aug 2023 #21
i find it soooo disturbing that at this point in history so few recognize a mad man mopinko Aug 2023 #2
CNN had some inane article about how Trump voters in Iowa still think he's just peachy viva la Aug 2023 #3
What I find disturbing AnnaLee Aug 2023 #4
And isn't it odd... Orrex Aug 2023 #12
In March of 2020, I predicted a Biden win and that Trump would be indicted on 78 charges. Aristus Aug 2023 #6
Impressive all the same FakeNoose Aug 2023 #11
don't you know she figured he would have kicked the bucket by now when she signed up prodigitalson Aug 2023 #17
👍 Joinfortmill Aug 2023 #22
He wrote this on truth social last night - always projection with him Canoe52 Aug 2023 #7
"...IQ OF A FIRST GRADER." LudwigPastorius Aug 2023 #9
That's worse than even I thought RVN VET71 Aug 2023 #16
To be fair, tanyev Aug 2023 #18
Amazing. Look in the mirror, traitor. Joinfortmill Aug 2023 #23
Like Lawrence O'Donnell said tonight: Rhiannon12866 Aug 2023 #25
For goodness sakes, read the entire article! JohnnyRingo Aug 2023 #8
Yes, it is an excellent article, worth the read PatSeg Aug 2023 #14
Wow! Trump is really afraid of Nancy Peolsi...to the point of being deranged. patphil Aug 2023 #10
He can't stand any women to hold any kind of power slightlv Aug 2023 #19
You nailed it. Ten. twodogsbarking Aug 2023 #20
Did Trump really use that moronic expression, the "perfect phone call", yet again?! keep_left Aug 2023 #13
One thing the article gets wrong is to think that the buffoon "has lost his grip in reality" Escurumbele Aug 2023 #15
Yes, alone would be a good place for him. Joinfortmill Aug 2023 #24
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