NEW: Trump has begun talking about how he “is the most powerful person to ever live.”
Our look at how Trump’s view of himself as one of history’s Great Men is shaping the second term of what has now become his YOLO Presidency. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
NEW: Trump had begun comparing himself to Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, and Napoleon in private conversations.
My look, w @michaelscherer, on Trump, his legacy, and the long scope of his history: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Trump has, in private conversations, begun thinking about himself less as a peer of Washington and Lincoln, and more as an addition to Hegel’s immortal trifecta: Alexander the Great, Caesar, and Napoleon.
The owl of Minerva—people are talking about it more and more. Under Sleepy Joe Biden, you never saw the owl. Only at dusk. But under your favorite president we're seeing owls all the time. They're saying they're the greatest, biggest owls they've ever seen
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“The president had, in private conversations, begun thinking about himself less as a peer of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, and more as an addition to Hegel’s immortal trifecta (Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, and Napoleon Bonaparte).”
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This article describes a dangerously unhinged megalomaniac who has the power to burn the world to cinders so yeah, let’s use a cutesy lede and light tone: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
I don't think anyone owns ideas. And Hegel isn't exactly an obscure philosopher. But it sure seems like this Atlantic article ran with an idea that ... www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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BREAKING: Reports say Donald Trump has compared himself to Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, and Napoleon Bonaparte—men of conquest and power.
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IS DONALD TRUMP A SECRET HEGEL SCHOLAR?!
Probably not! But he has begun likening himself to the German philosopher’s “Great Men” trifecta—Alexander the Great, Caesar, and Napoleon. W the (also immortal) @michaelscherer: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Fun nugget in our YOLO Presidency story. In addition to comparing himself to Alexander the Great, Caesar, and Napoleon, Trump has also begun gluing presidential challenge coins all over the doors of the West Wing. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gift link to a truly insane yet believable story about Donald Caligula Trump.
These lines stand out. His megalomania has led him to reject the fundamental principle of government of the people, by the people, and for the people. If he ever cared, he does not now.
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President Trump has decided what really matters during his remaining time in office, Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer report: “Ascending to become one of history’s so-called great men and leaving an enduring—and, in many cases, physical—imprint.”
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Trump is the only one alive who knows the full depth of his misdeeds. Now he's old and can feel death closing in, the man who made a career of putting his name on things is desperate for legacy, for monuments to immortalize him as a "great man" for all time.
Recently Trump has been talking about himself as the most powerful person to ever live. He no longer sees himself as a peer of Lincoln or Washington. He put’s himself next to Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great, and Napoleon Bonaparte.
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‼️🚨 Trump's descent into madness is very real, an emergency. Grandpa Bunker believes he is above any president — he wants to leave his mark on this country as a new Caesar or Napoleon.
Where is Congress?
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Fascinating article. Can’t help thinking, however, about good old Nebuchadnezzar: “Is this not Babylon the Great that I have built to be a royal residence by my vast power and for my majestic glory?” Daniel 4:30 CSB
You know what happened next.
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Trump "'has been talking recently about how he is the most powerful person to ever live,'” the confidant told us. 'He wants to be remembered as the one who did things that other people couldn’t do, because of his sheer power and force of will.'”
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“He’s been talking recently about how he is the most powerful person to ever live,” a longtime Trump confidant said. “He wants to be remembered as the one who did things that other people couldn’t do, because of his sheer power and force of will.”
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I'm fairly convinced that, within our lifetimes, JD Vance and the rest of Trump's cabinet will be asked why they didn't invoke the 25th Amendment sooner.
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Trump's actions in Iran and Venezuela; threats to Greenland and Cuba; open disdain for NATO and other allies; and apparent disregard for what it all could mean for his party in the midterms make a whole lot more sense when you read this quote. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
“He’s been talking recently about how he is the most powerful person to ever live,” the confidant told us. “He wants to be remembered as the one who did things that other people couldn’t do, because of his sheer power and force of will.”
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Trump thinks he’s one of the greatest men in history. Who’s gonna tell him?
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#TheYOLOPresidency […]
His delusions of grandeur make him all the more dangerous.
“He’s been talking recently about how he is the most powerful person to ever live,” the confidant told us. “He wants to be remembered as the one who did things that other people couldn’t do, because of his sheer power and force of will.”
Detached from reality. Full of self aggrandizement. Trump thinks of himself in the league of Alexander the Great as he single-handedly destroy US military ranks, foundational scientific orgs, key alliances and intelligence. So much here to unpack. 🎁
In private conversations, the megalomaniac in the Oval Office has begun thinking of himself as a peer of Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, and Napoleon Bonaparte.
A longtime Trump confidant stated, “He’s been talking recently about how he is the most powerful person to ever live.”
“He’s been talking recently about how he is the most powerful person to ever live. He wants to be remembered as the one who did things that other people couldn’t do, because of his sheer power and force of will.”
He gets more reprehensible every day.
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It is beyond time to IMPEACH:
#impeach
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“He’s been talking recently about how he is the most powerful person to ever live. He wants to be remembered as the one who did things that other people couldn’t do, because of his sheer power & force of will.”
🤡🤡🤡🙄🙄🤮
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Trump is losing a war he started, and the cost of living is going to hell because of it, but all he can think about is his vanity projects: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Trump begun thinking about himself less as a peer of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, and more as an addition to Hegel’s immortal trifecta - men who redirected the course of humanity: Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, and Napoleon Bonaparte.
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Trump thinks he’s one of the greatest men in history. Who’s gonna tell him?
#TheYOLOPresidency #TrumpMustGo #TrumpKillsAmerica #RepublicansOwnThis #NoRepublicansEverAgain #USPol
“He’s been talking recently about how he is the most powerful person to ever live,” the confidant told us. “He wants to be remembered as the one who did things that other people couldn’t do, because of his sheer power and force of will.”
Donald Trump has reportedly described himself as “the most powerful person to ever live,” reflecting a broader pattern of self-framing as a historic “Great Man,” shaping rhetoric and decision-making in his current presidency.
The article on the front of their website right as we are typing this is: "Trump is focused on becoming one of history’s 'great men.'"
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The only thing history needs to “remember” of Trump is that he is a disgusting human being. “So let it be written, so let it be done”.
The YOLO Presidency
Trump is focused on becoming one of history’s “great men.”
What the American people think—and what near-term consequences they may face—has mattered less to Trump than his own designs to remake the world
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Um, that idiom has been around since dirt. This asshat thinks he is one of the greatest, most powerful and influential people to ever walk the face of the earth. There is a huge difference between that and being INFAMOUS! Good read.
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Trump cares more about his image and legacy than even the future of his party.
It's why he wants to build ballrooms and self-aggrandizing monuments.
He is turning himself into an idol. Like King Nebuchadnezzar of the bible.
"..but the president is different now, firmly in his second term with personal electoral victory no longer a driving force. The guardrails from the first term are gone, and Trump has all but abandoned the pretense of much caring about the Republican Party that he holds in an emperor-like grip."
Trump ne gouverne plus pour les électeurs, plus pour le parti, plus pour l'histoire immédiate. Il gouverne pour une statue qu'il imagine déjà, quelque part entre l'Arc de Triomphe de 250 pieds et le Jefferson Memorial. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Our delusional President is comparing himself to Alexander the Great, Napoleon and Julius Caesar.
He’s more like Ghenghis Khan.
#trumpdelusions
Trump is almost certainly the most powerful moron in history. Never before has such a complete ignoramus been able to command such a large and powerful nation. Sadly, that nation is the United States
“The president had, in private conversations, begun thinking about himself less as a peer of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, and more as an addition to Hegel’s immortal trifecta (Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, and Napoleon Bonaparte).”
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
“He no longer has to worry about the judgment of voters and can instead focus on what he’s decided really matters: ascending to become one of history’s so-called great men and leaving an enduring—and, in many cases, physical—imprint.”
#TheYOLOPresidency
Per Google: "YOLO stands for "You Only Live Once". It is an acronym & modern slang phrase used as a, often reckless, justification for taking risks, acting impulsively, or living life to the fullest."
It's 47's narcissistic attempt to become a modern-day Caesar.
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To trump it doesn't matter if anything he does helps anyone other than himself. Helping himself is as simple as more recognition.
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He now believes he’s a “great man”. Someone put this in his head and everything he’s doing is driven by this insane belief. It’s why his face is going on everything and he’s making over DC.
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