Trump bragged ‘they let you do it’. This frenzy of narcissism is the result |
Trump bragged ‘they let you do it’. This frenzy of narcissism is the result
March 29, 2026 — 4:00pm
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Donald Trump used to brag about grabbing women by the crotch. Now he’s grabbing the world by its axis.
He still believes he has the right to swoop in with a transgressive attack. He has simply expanded his targets.
“When you’re a star,” he once said, “they let you do it. You can do anything.”
His approach in his second term can best be described as manhandling, abetted by his cabinet of lackeys and congressional Republican bootlickers. Mike Johnson pathetically conjured an “America First Award” for Trump out of thin air. The House speaker called the “beautiful golden statue” of an eagle appropriate to “the new golden era in America”.
Trump thinks more than ever that he can have his way with whatever he wants in whatever way he wants. Whether it’s a country, a skyline, the White House. He accosted the People’s House, bulldozing the East Wing and a Jackie Kennedy garden, before anyone could even look at the plans. He blows up suspected drug boats, snatched Nicolás Maduro out of his bedroom and salivates at the thought of pillaging Greenland and assailing Cuba.
“I do believe I’ll be having the honour of taking Cuba,” he said. “That’s a big honour. Taking Cuba in........