Opinion | The Loneliness of Donald Trump

A real banger from @jamellebouie.net www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...

Really good @jamellebouie.net column today. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...

This Bouie piece really is good but holy shit I thank my lucky stars every day that I am not forced to write about Donald Trump.

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Jamelle Bouie calls out MAGA hypocrisy: Trump has been “the most high-profile purveyor of violent language” since the day he stepped onto the national stage. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...

A mist read from @jamellebouie.net www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...

“Trump did not cause the attempts on his life. But it would be dishonest to deny that he is responsible for shaping the environment in which we live — for creating an atmosphere in which these kinds of events are more likely.” [nytimes.com]

Despite watching what happens when a US gov runs around ripping out fences (it's bad), I'm grumpy about the newfound enthusiasm for Chesterton's fence. This is much better. (not the point of this piece (it's good), just what I've latched onto) www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...

Excellent piece that reorients us toward the source rhetoric that has poisoned our politics with degrees of violence that not only affects this extraordinarily protected isolated man but increasingly all of us warning of his nature. Look in the mirror Donald Trump. #resist #mepolitics #VoteBlue

This, from Jamelle Bouie, is a perfect encapsulation of how conservatives see themselves (& even more so how they want middling America to see them) vs. what actually motivates their politics. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...

"Fantasies of violence against political enemies are, in fact, a defining feature of Trump’s political language." www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...

"Fantasies of violence against political enemies are, in fact, a defining feature of Trump’s political language." --Jamelle Bouie www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...

"In Trump we have a president who isn’t concerned with the impact of his language and the consequences of his words — who delights in wielding them as a weapon against others, with no regard for what it might do or whom it might influence." By @jamellebouie.net: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...

That loneliness is closely related to the loneliness of rightwing men &/or white folks &/or Christians &/or oligarchs whose violent supremacist toxicity has alienated them from the world with everyone else, & so they double down on hurting everyone, incl themselves. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...

#GIFT_LINK TRUMP CAN DISH THEM OUT, THREATS OF VIOLENCE, BUT HE CAN'T TAKE EVEN PEOPLE LOOKING LIKE THEY WANT TO AVOID HIM [AND OVERLY-EXCITED REPUBLICANS MAKE POLITICAL OPPOSITION TO THE FAILURES OF THEIR REGIME OUT TO BE JUST LIKE TREASON] By Jamelle Bouie www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...

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The Loneliness of Donald Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o... “Trump has been the most high-profile purveyor of violent language toward his opponents since he stepped onto the national stage as a political contender in 2015.” GOP/MAGA hypocrisy

“Trump is afraid of the world” “the ballroom reflects the president’s desire to make the White House a North American Versailles. But one should also consider the extent to which it reflects something else: a desire to isolate himself from the world.” 🎁🔗 www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...

@jamellebouie.net writes so perfectly about Trump’s fear of the world—a world he’s created. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...

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This, all of this. Jamelle Bouie on the violence of Trump's rhetoric over the years, and its consequences. The beginning of Plato's Republic, Bk IX: the tyrant, the most feared man, is the most fearful. With reason.

Donald Trump, a man who rarely travels beyond the confines of the White House compound or Mar-a-Lago. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...

Trump is afraid of the world. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...

“Trump has been the most high-profile purveyor of violent language toward his opponents since he stepped onto the national stage as a political contender in 2015. Fantasies of violence against political enemies are a defining feature of Trump’s political language.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...

The Loneliness of Donald Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o... face it. nobody likes trump or his friends... well he actually has no friends, but you know what i mean. just sayin'

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The Loneliness of Donald Trump: Some of this is vanity. Some of it is laziness. But some of it, I think, is fear. Trump is afraid of the world. Which in a way might mean he is afraid of the world he has helped to build. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...

Seriously? “Loneliness”? He looks like he’s waiting to pounce on an opportune moment (whether by accident or design). I see LURKING. Surely, you’re NOT eliciting empathy for a man who has none. What you have is a sick, devious old man. The Loneliness of Donald Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...

Jamelle Bouie with a scorching column in today's NYT. Basically, Trump is Temu Howard Hughes. 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...

"Trump has been the most high-profile purveyor of violent language toward his political opponents since he stepped onto the national stage as a political contender in 2015": https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/opinion/trump-assassination-attempts-political-violence.html #extremism #recklessness […]

"Trump did not cause the attempts on his life. But it would be dishonest to deny that he is responsible for shaping the environment in which we live — for creating an atmosphere in which these kinds of events are more likely." The latest from @jamellebouie.net... 🎁🔗

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In spite of the title of this piece, Trump does not deserve pity but condemnation. He deserves prison. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...

Every accusation is an admission and a projection of the vile malice Trump and his minions routinely direct at individuals and whole nations. Shithole countries. Grab em by the pussy. Fight and rake back our country. Posting a meme of Biden as a kidnap victim. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...

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"During his first campaign for president, he pointed to the “Second Amendment people” when he wondered, aloud, whether anything could be done about a President Hillary Clinton" www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...

“Trump may not care about the power of his words. But those words still matter. They weigh on society. Ten years of violent language, 10 years of fanning the flames of discord and conflict, 10 years of calls to effect change through violence — all of these have had an effect.”

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" Rather, [presidential predecessors] understood the weight and power of the office, and the way that this language, if used, could spiral out of control into actual violence and disorder." www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...

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Another great piece by Bouie! www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...

Great Bouie column today, gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...

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"Fantasies of violence against political enemies are, in fact, a defining feature of Trump’s political language." www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...

@jamellebouie.net on Trump’s role in the upswing of political violence. I appreciate his clear-headed use of history & avoidance of the cliche “this is not who we are.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...

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“Trump may not care about the power of his words. But those words still matter. They weigh on society. Ten years of violent language, 10 years of fanning the flames of discord and conflict, 10 years of calls to effect change through violence — all of these have had an effect.” @jamellebouie.net

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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o... It is true, indeed, that Donald Trump uses violent language, and threats, against Democrats and a whole bunch of other Americans. Another great column from Jamelle.

Jamelle Bouie, NYT : "trump did not cause the attempts on his life. But it would be dishonest to deny that he is responsible for shaping the environment in which we live — for creating an atmosphere in which these kinds of events are more likely." #chaos #usa www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...

"This was the third such attempt in roughly two years." Not a criticism of the piece which is very good. I'm curious though, why isn't the young man killed trying to breach Mar-a-Lago in February considered an attempt? Because he's dead and can't speak to motive? Because Trump wasn't there?

“Trump may not care about the power of his words. But those words still matter. They weigh on society. Ten years of violent language, 10 years of fanning the flames of discord and conflict, 10 years of calls to effect change through violence — all of these have had an effect.” @jamellebouie.net

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“Trump did not cause the attempts on his life. But it would be dishonest to deny that he is responsible for shaping the environment in which we live — for creating an atmosphere in which these kinds of events are more likely.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...

Trump and the right more broadly don't actually have a problem with political violence, they just want to have a monopoly on it. As with pretty much everything else, their only principle is power and making sure they are the only ones who have it. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...

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Trump may not care about the power of his words. But those words still matter. They weigh on society. Ten years of violent language, of fanning the flames of discord, of calls to effect change through violence — all have had an effect. The Loneliness of Donald Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...

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"Trump is afraid of the world. Which in a way might mean he is afraid of the world he has helped to build." He, more than any other figure in recent history has , with his language, instigated more political violence than anyone, in recent history, www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...

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www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o... Good read. Enjoy this gift article.

"The Republican argument is simple. The more Democrats criticize Trump — the more they condemn him as a malign force in American politics — the more they put his life in danger. 👇 But this argument does not stand up to scrutiny." - #JamelleBouie GIFT: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...

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he is afraid of the world he has helped to build. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...

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I do not feel sorry for him. He created his world. The Loneliness of Donald Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...

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Trump's assertions that violent rhetoric from left-wing political groups contributed to the attempt on his life ignores his own filthy TS screeds. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...

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“This is a president who rarely travels beyond the confines of the White House compound or Mar-a-Lago. He rarely meets people where they are. "More so than most who have held the office, he lives inside a bubble. “…Trump is afraid of the world…he has helped to build.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...

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argument does not stand up to scrutiny.To start, even most heated lang coming from Dems over past few yrs falls well in boundaries of ord polit discourse..No elected Dem leader has called for violenc against Trump…All condemned such violence www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...

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From @jamellebouie.net "Trump may not care about the power of his words. But those words still matter. They weigh on society. Ten years of violent language, 10 years of fanning the flames of discord & conflict, 10 years of calls to effect change through violence... www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...

OPINION “he lives inside a bubble. Some of this is vanity. Some of it is laziness. But some of it, I think, is fear. #Trump is afraid of the world. Which in a way might mean he is afraid of the world he has helped to build.” #fascism #dictatorship #USA www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...

"Predictably, in the wake of Saturday’s attempt on Trump’s life, the president’s allies immediately jumped to blame his political opponents for the incident." www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...

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[NYT] THE LONELINESS OF DONALD TRUMP

The Republican argument is simple. The more Democrats criticize Trump — the more they condemn him as a malign force in American politics — the more they put his life in danger. But this argument does not stand up to scrutiny.

Trump has been the most high-profile purveyor of violent language toward his opponents since he stepped onto the national stage as a political contender in 2015. Fantasies of violence against political enemies are, in fact, a defining feature of Trump’s political language. By @jamellebouie.net

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"Some of this is vanity. Some of it is laziness. But some of it, I think, is fear. Trump is afraid of the world. Which in a way might mean he is afraid of the world he has helped to build." www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...