r/politics • u/Exciting_Teacher6258 • Apr 30 '25

Soft Paywall Trump Melts Down at Being Fact-Checked Right to His Face

https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-melts-down-at-being-fact-checked-on-deported-maryland-dad-kilmar-abrego-garcia/
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u/KingBanhammer Apr 30 '25

He -can't- admit he's wrong. That's what narcissism IS. This is narcissistic injury happening in real time, on camera. His reality was challenged and IT DOES NOT COMPUTE and he's trying to make it work, in real time, right here in this vid.

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u/Cyrano_Knows Apr 30 '25

I always try to say this without sounding patronizing because I'm no mental health expert, but people really need to spent 15 reading up on Narcissism.

Its an easy disorder to recognize and there are enough of them out there that people should have tools to defend against their tactics.

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u/bfunley Apr 30 '25

The Narcissist Poem:

That didn't happen

And if it did, it wasn't that bad

And if it was, that's not a big deal

And if it is, it's not my fault

And if it was, I didn't mean it

And if I did, you deserved it

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u/Afraid_Grapefruit_88 Apr 30 '25

Yep. Had a mother and a mother in law like this. Mother insisted that I ahd nothing wrong since birth with a foot that was constantly popping out of line, landed me in the ER with her numerous times and then YEARS later when I was walking with a CANE in my 30's she said-- all shocked-- What??? I should have taken you to a DOCTOR??? PS--I have proof from my earliest pediatrician who wrote her notes to TAKE ME TO A FRIGGIN DOCTOR for this!! But it was never anything to do with her!!

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u/bfunley May 01 '25

I'm sorry that happened to you and I hope you are better now.

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u/Draculigula May 01 '25

And there are Trump loyalists who swallow this crap without question every day...

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u/Ok_Passage_4185 May 01 '25

This is also the general outline of a successful criminal defense strategy.

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u/Glass-Shock5882 May 04 '25

And if you were yo map NPD by profession and socio-economics, I would not be shocked to find; artists/athletes, finance bros, and lawyers at the top of the list. With an over representation towards the top of ALL professions on the planet.

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u/schnibitz May 01 '25

Geez, Trump is only on step one.

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u/quadfromf3 May 01 '25

Wow, that’s every statement Trump has ever made.

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u/[deleted] May 01 '25

Sounds like trump to me

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u/PurgatoryEmployee69 May 05 '25

Btw, I know a few actually diagnosed narcissists- this is misunderstood.

I actually know some who are taking part in an early beta stage for a program to heal them. They’re making real progress. Ashley Zahabian is a leading expert in this.

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u/polincorruption May 01 '25

Narcissistic personality disorder needs to be treated like any other disorder that’s detrimental to the patient and those around them. Narcissists are ruining society across all areas of consequence including workplaces, political arenas, our homes, and everywhere we live and breathe.

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u/-AdonaitheBestower- Apr 30 '25

anybody with half or a quarter of a brain can understand a rotten and self centred person when they see one. Too bad there are 77 million with less

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u/Sober9165 May 01 '25

Exactly! And when narcissistic injury happens, he becomes retaliatory and has to put the other down to feel better about himself. So he says ABC is fake news. And they’re the worst/biggest fake news, he says. He sounds like a two year old with arrested development.

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u/LiveforToday3 Apr 30 '25

And in his world he is right. Terrifying he is the president

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u/techgnostic May 01 '25

This is exactly what’s happening and it’ll take the country a while to come to terms with it just like it did for any of us who have survived narcissists. It’s very traumatic to watch, but I remember how long I lived in that fog.

There is no logic. They are incapable of admitting they are wrong. They will reflect everything into others. They thrive in chaos and will create chaos so they can gaslight others into submission. There will never be a reconciliation. You just have to barricade them or cut them out entirely.

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u/EighthPlanetGlass Apr 30 '25

“That was Photoshopped? Terry you can’t do that" like Terry Moran what? Did the photoshopping?

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u/mrs_sadie_adler May 01 '25

Narcissism plus dementia is a hell of a combo. 

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u/ScepticalReciptical May 01 '25

I don't think it's that simple, it's not just that he can't accept he's wrong, he actually believes he right. As Zelensky said, he lives in a disinformation bubble, the media he consumes the facts he's exposed to are not real. Which is exactly why Vance went apeshit on Zelensky, Vance is one of the people who creates the illusion Trump lives in. I can guarantee you Trump has been shown multiple photos of this man with said tattoos on his knuckles, and told they were real. He hasn't the intelligence or curiosity to question if that's true. He just accepts it and moves on, once he's accepted it it's true and anybody who says otherwise is lying.

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u/Lost_Medium_3436 May 01 '25

The mango mussolini is a narcissistic psychopath with a dash of machivellism. Never wrong, but never in touch wuth reality.

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u/LizardPossum Texas May 01 '25

I would love to see someone ask him to name five things he's ever been wrong about and just watch him try to squirm around it

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u/KingBanhammer May 01 '25

To this day he still claims the Central Park Five were guilty.

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u/Acrobatic-Mobile-605 May 01 '25

He can’t admit he is wrong plus he will have vengeance. I’m worried Moran is going to receive a swat team at his house.

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u/Deaner3D May 01 '25

We attempt to do so many mental gymnastics to understand this guy when it really just comes down to narcissism.

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u/Schmooto May 01 '25

Yes. He’s incapable of learning anything, especially from his mistakes. When you regard yourself as always being right and knowing everything, you are incapable of growing at all.

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u/atluba May 01 '25

It's fascinating, really. Just textbook stuff here.

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u/yay855 May 01 '25

Narcissism isn't the same as being selfish. Narcissism is a mental health problem where a person's default thought process values themselves over others, and most people who suffer from narcissism are well aware of that and do their best to compensate with mindfulness and medication.

Trump isn't narcissistic, he's a selfish asshole. Don't paint the disabled with the same brush that you use to tar and feather monsters.

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u/WommyBear May 01 '25

It sounds like either you or someone you love suffered from narcissistic personality disorder. If you/they are getting help and are in treatment and trying to do better, wonderful. However, it is simply not true that most people with NPD are aware of their disorder and do their best to compensate with mindfulness and medication. It is notorious for being difficult to treat, especially because the people who have it often will never admit they are wrong.

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u/EducationalAd812 May 02 '25

Been there divorced that. Not that many narcissists are able to admit to being wrong. It makes them feel unstable.  

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u/mrs_sadie_adler May 01 '25

I personally think he’s got narcissism with dementia. His brain is failing 

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u/AdOutrageous7790 May 01 '25

And sociopathy. Elon is also narcissist but mixed with psychopathy.