President Trump is engulfed in Ukraine scandal and impeachment probe, as Dems ramp up their strategy. Tony Schwartz, ‘Art of the Deal’ co-author, joins MSNBC’s Ari Melber on why President Trump ‘sees the world as against him at all moments,’ and the pressure from the damning testimony from his own staff. Schwartz argues Trump has a ‘self-destructive impulse’ and his ‘paranoid’ creates a ‘vicious cycle’ that makes everything ‘he fears’ become ‘true.’ Aired on 10/24/19.
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'Death Wish': Trump Says 'Self-Destructive' Trump Fuels Impeachment With 'Impulsive' Behavior
Imagine if a demo pres spoke like this? Republitards would lose their minds
He or she would be IMPEACHED !!!
They’ve already lost their minds. No help needed.
Ed Chester No.10 is right around the corner. Heh
Trump is demanding that republicans in the House and the Senate throw themselves into a wood chipper for him. And it appears that some of them like Matt Gaetz and Lindsey Graham are more than willing to sacrifice themselves for him by jumping in feet first.
He probably just has more komp on certain ones.
Veronica Stewart one that moves at 1/100th the speed so he REALLY feels it.
They’re under the impression that trump won’t screw them over in a heartbeat if it suited his needs. Trump has no loyalty to anyone but himself but he demands loyalty from everyone, including his enemies.
I don’t think he’s any different, just amplified to a really scary extent. He’s just being faced with more pressure and exposure. His narcissism is evident.
But Tony sure is right that the republicans aren’t changing because they’re worried about the country, it’s all self-interest.
@Eli Hill You say investigations didn’t turn up anything… at that point your words were meaningless.
@Eli Hill Actually Democrats are only 2 percentage points larger than Republicans. The largest is the Independent party, and we are the ones pushing the impeachment process forward. This is bigger than election. This is about making clear that from the President to the last person to become a citizen are all bound by the constitution and the laws under it. He calls a part of the constitution phony and it may be fine by you, but I amd others take great offense in a person who took an oath to defend it, dismissing parts that he deems illegitimate.
@Town _Biznessman The issue here is the objective view to as to whenever or not he is upholding the law or breaking it. Many republicans are seeing the lengths people are going to try to pin trump with a crime. In 2016 we Literally started a huge investigation over claims by the Democrats and Intel sources on their side. Right now we are trying to impeach a president over wherever or not he bribed Ukraine to arguably investigate corruption that may have taken place in 2016. The objective focus on the Democrats and many in the media choose to only focus on Trumps push to investigate Biden despite the clear focus on the DNC’s actions as a whole. Clearly on a surface level investigating corruption is upholding the constitution, but people who hate the president don’t think hes doing that because of the media and the confirmation basis against him. I will defend Trump on this matter until time and true evidence proves me wrong. From my perspective this impeachment insanity is all about regaining power.
It’s the other way around. The Dems have dug themselves into a deep hole and they’re desperate.
PRESIDENT ME MYSELF AND I… he’s his own worst enemy
Cindy C4: I politely differ with you. tramputin is “We the People’s” worst enemy !! !
He is a Mim-by ….. Me I Myself ……. His followers Mim-ed = seduced and hypnotized
🤮Trump🤮
Trump is Democrat’s worst enemy. They tried to destroy the most powerful man in the world. He’s angry and full of ideas.
And THANK GOD for that. If he’d been shrewder, we would be in a full blown military state right now.
Just imagine if Obama even committed one of Trump’s crimes, or even said one of the crazy things that Chumpy says every day.
👄Obama would never…too much class.
They said he did commit (repubdicks) those crimes the Grand Wizard has committed! But it’s okay with them cause he is a republican.
The “what if” is nonsense because Obama would NEVER commit such acts.
Obama did worse.
A $adist of the lowest order!
Great analysis by someone who knows Trump well.
Exactly. Tony’s insights are valuable, and here he points out well what’s behind the crazy ‘death wish’ behaviour.
Ellen Kortman
Great analysis indeed by Mr Schwartz, however the folk in the rust belt have totally ignored Tony’s remarkably accurate predictions about the man child in the oval office.Regards
Oh so Trump is screwing himself over as far as I’m concerned he can go screw himself for all I care.
In in full agreement with you my friend . I keep hearing that there are those who says he’s highly above the law ok that means he can just go out on a killing spree & get away with it Scott free .
I have alot of hate for this SOB period .
@Daniel Holmes – You’re hate is totally understandable when dealing with someone like trump who knows nothing of honesty, or humbleness. He only knows how to be arrogant, vindictive, deceitful, self-serving, petulant and hateful. These are not the qualities of a president, but attributes of a spoiled entitled child.
a liar who beliefs his own lies
fiction rules the USA
@Kirk Thomas He can’t stupid Russian bot
@long nose “a liar who beliefs his own lies…”. Geez can anyone write a sentence correctly? I know that public schools are grossly incompetent but I mean really
@Kirk Thomas let POTUS fix it He has the best words
A controller is always an enemy to “him and herself” !
Its believes not beliefs.
Can you make an effort to use commas. You are an example of the failing public school system.
Trump doesn’t make mistakes, so he can’t learn from a mistake…………
Very true
He can do no wrong…. for he does not know what it is….
You call those people……idiots
LOL
I agree with Tony Schwarz that the so-called “introspection” that Republicans (some) may be going through is related to self-interest.
I agree…that was the highlight of the debate and Tony is 100% right
Effective?!? Trump is effective at “doing deals” in the same way that Jack the Ripper was an “effective” surgeon.
Haha good one
Basically he is saying that Trump is stupid. Dah, we all knew that.
Too bad all his supporters are his favorite kind of people and that is that they are uneducated. Sigh….
This was always Trump’s way. He learnt it from Roy Cohn
Trump only learned from the Mueller report that he can get away with abuse of power and thats why he immediately colluded with another forigen power trying to influence the next election.
You are spot on.
I’m with Tony, it’s 100% Republican self interest not a conscience.
@bingbonga binga You FOOL!! DONALD TRUMP is blocking and denying EVERYTHING. if that is not the REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES hiding it, what is it?
Richie Tattersall lol
@bingbonga binga You don’t have a clue, the United States Supreme Court: US v Nixon. Executive Privilege does NOT apply to any investigation by Congress regarding a criminal offense, that’s the reason he had to turn over the tapes. He resigned after he turned over the tapes, but before the full House of Representatives voted on filing the Articles of the Impeachment. BECAUSE of that decision by the Supreme Court, Obstruction of Justice charges were included. He had done the exact same thing as Trump is pulling, claiming Executive Privilege gave him the authority to deny Citizens of the United States their right to testify to Congress, BECAUSE of that decision, it does not. A Obstruction of Justice has absolutely nothing to do with the results of it, it only applies to the actual investigation. Blocking or hidering in any way an ongoing investigation, is an Obstruction of Justice. I just turned 62, I grew-up watching that saga happen.
Gioia Pharo
Can’t help but believe, the rebups had advanced knowledge of DrUMPf, prior to nov 2016. When electoral college inserted the suppository, in US oval office, against the majority vote. Second of last three sitting execs. Both were some of the worst.
They might run Romney. If DrUMPf falls.
Bernie is a good ticket.
The electoral college has control and may very well be controlled.
@bingbonga binga always nice to see complacency and self-delusion in the Trumpet section.
Tony is on point again. Republicans do not care about institutions
I agree, the walls of his comfort zone are showing massive cracks, his whole “gestalt” is showing cracks.
Firstname Lastname : gestalt ,there are very few people who will understand the word even though you explained it Beautifully
Tony Schwartz is an incredibly insightful man.
Hitler said the same thing about Nazis who turned against him
Vinsmoke Sanji .. if we didn’t have our checks and balances we would have a dictator name Adolph Trump