This Is the Man that Allegedly Leads the Republicans--The Main Reason I Left the Party

The following discussion, or parts of it, in one form or another has been floating around in my head for more than six years. It expresses so many reasons why I became an Independent.

Guest Charlie Sykes, on “Morning Joe,” hosted by Joe Scarborough, discussing Donald Trump’s “homily” at the funeral of a long-time supporter, Lynette "Diamond" Hardaway.  Trump did his typical rant and turned it into a political speech.  The panel considered it rude and narcissistic [Of course! He is constitutionally incapable of anything else.] 

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"Just beyond bizarre, beyond rude, beyond anything that anyone would see in normal, polite, let me say decent society, and this is a guy that a lot of people want to be the next president of the United States again, and so on brand for him, too," said guest Charlie Sykes. "Look, this is what happens when you have a narcissistic sociopath give a homily at a funeral. It won't go well. Donald Trump has one subject, he has only one thing that he wants to talk about, and the crass indifference is just so burned in that he's not even aware of the fact that he, you know, is talking about other people that he had never met Silk. Of course, it's rude -- this is Donald Trump, and he's not going to change. But to your point, I continue to be amazed as you are."

"That's the interesting thing," Sykes added. "I always try to imagine the people who are watching this and going, 'Yes, I want that man to be a role model for my children, I want that man to be a symbol for America, I want that man to have his finger on the nuclear button again.' This has baffled me for six years. What is interesting as we get closer to 2024, Trump's behavior is, if anything, more erratic. Remember that there were people, you know, who talked themselves into believing, if he becomes becomes president, he'll become more normal, he'll grow into the job. It's exactly the opposite, and it appears to be accelerating, but again, as shocking as it is, no one should be surprised that Donald Trump goes to somebody's funeral, says he doesn't know the closest friend and talks about himself the whole time, well, because he's Donald Trump."(1)

Lets think together again, soon.

Notes:  

1.  Emphasis added.  You can watch the segment here: 

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-diamond-funeral/