A few final thoughts on the weekend/first few days. Trump had less than 4 hours sleep on Saturday, when he woke up and, at about 7 am., 1/
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... started calling advisers and aides angry about the
@BCAppelbaum RT by parks, accusing media of being out to get him. Trump's worst 2/
...impulse control is when he's tired or overstretched, or in an uncertain situation. All three took place Saturday. Trump is unable 3/
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...to let go of any grievance or perceived slight. And he is genuinely transfixed by people thinking his election isn't legit. He is 4/
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...as his advisers say often, at his most self-destructive when the stakes are high (see post-primary, post-convention, debates) and 5/
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...has historically been the one who most undercuts himself. He is also driven by desire to be treated seriously/with respect. For the WH 6/
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...the idea was that people would be around him who knew him or knew DC or could calm him. The more time ppl spend w Trump, the more they 7/
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...tend to adopt his mindset about how he is treated. Not all aides thought Spicer jeremiad was a bad idea. But all shared view POTUS 8/
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...was being treated poorly. by press. None could get him to move past the feeling of injury, to focus on the enormity at hand. 9/9
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Nah, it'll be on a Sunday, after SNL airs.
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That's what a President deals with 24/7/365 until end of term. Always dealing with crisis management nonstop.
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https://twitter.com/lawhawk/status/819164815344148480 … He's simply not up to the job, and will get people killed.
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I thought of that Doctor Who ep line a bunch of times in the last months
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Sadly, we'll keep thinking of it in months to come, even as Trump falls apart before our eyes (and his handlers try covering). @EireMegs37
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I also am reminded of the Scouring of he Shire
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@LiberalJaxx@maggieNYT Trump has no grace and definitely no class -
i still can't muster the strength to call him Pres***** Trump. I just use
. May be racist of me discriminating against ppl 
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Than I'm a great big orange bigot
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Carrie Fisher and I are sure it's cocaine. We would know.
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May be sleep disruptions associated with Alzheimer's. His dad had it too.
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I wouldn't argue some sort of dementia but I'm CERTAIN he ALSO has a problem with cocaine.
@davidr@maggieNYT
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