People that are dishonest, corrupt, criminal, etc., often justify their flaws by suggesting that everyone’s a crook, it’s just that some (phony) people won’t admit it. Obviously I don’t agree, but I seems possible that they are quite sincere in their cynicism. The world really might look that way, through their eyes.
Of course Trump is a pathological liar, and now we have evidence that he sees himself as normal:
And his reason for largely ignoring the hate might be buried in yet another tweet attacking the New York Times:
In other words, Trump doesn’t seem to understand why you would “announce” negative or unpleasant truths about yourself.
It reminds me of economists who scratch their heads and wonder why people vote. “After all, it’s not in their self interest.”
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