Trump attempts to fill his hollow soul by claiming entitlement

The damage Trump has inflicted on this country and the world is incalculable. The irony is staggering: he emerged from the very America that led the world order after the Second World War. He has repeatedly inverted that obligation, treating public office as a platform for self-glorification, a tool for retaliation, and a means of demanding personal loyalty, at a time when the US presidency, in particular, demands judgment, restraint, and a commitment to something greater than oneself.

Trump’s behavior and conduct emanate from his extraordinary narcissism that shapes every move or policy that he enunciates. What is deeply alarming is that it should have been obvious who this man is, having witnessed his narcissistic traits on full display during his first term. But that didn’t matter to the Republicans who put him back in office, believing he would deliver their agenda regardless of its extremely damaging national implications.

Now, two years into his second term, an overwhelming majority of the American people, including a growing number of Republicans, realize the unfathomable damage that he caused to America and the global order.