Friday, July 14, 2017

Rhapsodizing over Trump: A fest of fawning white men UPDATE


Photo credits:  Wikipedia (Gary Cohn, H. R. McMaster)

Opined in The Trump Vision for America Abroad.  (The New York Times, 7/13/2017)

Related reading:  
Gary Cohn Leaves Goldman Sachs For Trump Administration With Over $100 Million Payday.  (Forbes, 1/24/2017)
Who is H. R. McMaster, Trump's national security adviser?  (CNN, 5/16/2017)


Original 6/13/2017 post, "A fest of fawning white men at the White House", starts here.





All quoted from Trump’s Cabinet, With a Prod, Extols the ‘Blessing’ of Serving Him.  (The New York Times, 6/12/2017)
Seeking constant admiration, praise and approval is a symptom of a narcissistic personality.   So it went on Monday in the Cabinet Room of the White House, as Mr. Trump transformed a routine meeting of senior members of his government into a mood-boosting, ego-stroking display of support for himself and his agenda. While the president never explicitly asked to be praised, Mr. Pence set the worshipful tone, and Mr. Trump made it clear he liked what he heard.

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