Donald Trump, the 2016 Popular Vote Loser, the 2016 Endorsed Candidate of the KKK, an unindicted co-conspirator referenced as Individual One, the Liar in Chief who has uttered over 16,000 “misstatements,” the betrayer of his oath of office and promises to the American People, and third President in United States History to become impeached has become the Mad King.
History and Literature are filled with examples of rulers who have become unhinged. There were leaders like Joanna of Castille, Ivan the Terrible, George III, and Ludwig II of Bavaria who had bouts of insanity during parts or all their reigns.
There are the mad kings depicted in classics like Macbeth and Game of Thrones.
Richard Nixon was known to have kept enemies lists and wanted to take action to ensure they were not a threat to him.
Recent actions over the last week by Donald Trump, unrestrained by the conclusion of the impeachment process, further show that his leadership has deteriorated into deep paranoia and madness:
These actions, in addition to the others taken just after the end of the Impeachment Trial, are:
- Seeing himself as the sole arbiter on who should go to jail (his enemies) and who should not (his friends, Republican donors, and members of Trump resorts.)
- Claiming revelations by his own Intelligence Community Appointments that the Russians are working to interfere in the 2020 elections again in favor of Mr. Trump were a Democratic Hoax. Mr. Trump was especially irate that Adam Schiff was informed of this assessment. He is the Chair of the House Intelligence Committee. Of course, he has to be informed. At least when the Intelligence Community briefed Bernie Sanders that the Russians were acting to help him as well, the Vermont Senator did the right thing and told Putin not to interfere.
- Installing a fringe loyalist, Richard Grenell, with no intelligence experience as the Acting Director of National Intelligence. This Trumpist, while also retaining his current post as the Ambassador of Germany, has already started doing his Mad King masters bidding by firing the number two at the Directorate and bringing on a person from ethically challenged Trump ally Devin Nunes staff.
- Bringing back one of the worst and the dumbest by putting Johnny McEntee, his former body man at the White House (and who was fired in 2018 because of security clearance issues,) as the person in charge of personnel of the Executive Branch. He has been entrusted by the President to purge the government of all individuals that show the slightest disloyalty to the Mad King.
- Stating that former National Security Advisor John Bolton can not publish his book because most of everything the Mad King said to him was classified. Individual One also thinks of Bolton as a traitor.
These are not the actions of a rational individual.
These are not the behaviors of a person with a sound mind.
These are the actions and behaviors of an unchained paranoid mad demagogue brat who sees enemies everywhere (including the people he has appointed) and feels, thanks to Republican enabling, can rule unchallenged with no checks on what he does or says.
This is not a leader who should be entrusted heading a Republic.
The American People do not need a Mad King as their leader and on November 3 in 254 days they can do something about that.
Amen!
The label narcissist, even malignant narcissist, doesn’t do Trump justice. He is flat-out barking mad!
On top of that he puts the loon in lunatic, the scum in scumbag & the trash in white trash. Also pretty much describes his most sycophantic/devoted followers. Looking at your Moscow/Massacre Mitch & Lickspittle Lindsey! Oh, and you too Minion Martha!