38 quotes
Nobody has failed upward as consistently and spectacularly as the ostensible leader of the free world.
Too Much and Never Enough (2020)
"Does anyone even believe the bullshit that he's a self-made man? What has he ever accomplished on his own?"
Too Much and Never Enough (2020)
In order to get Donald, his psychopathologies, and the meaning of his dysfunctional behavior, we need a thorough family history.
Too Much and Never Enough (2020)
In Donald's mind, even acknowledging an inevitable threat would indicate weakness. Taking responsibility would open him up to blame. Being a hero- being good- is impossible for him.
Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man (2020)
"The only time Donald went to church was when the cameras were there.
Too Much and Never Enough (2020)
Fred kept propping up Donald's false sense of accomplishment until the only asset Donald had was the ease with which he could be duped by more powerful men.
Too Much and Never Enough (2020)
"He's a clown," my aunt Maryanne said during one of our regular lunches at the time.
Too Much and Never Enough (2020)
His ability to control unfavorable situations by lying, spinning, and obfuscating has diminished to the point of impotence in the face of the tragedies we are currently facing.
Too Much and Never Enough (2020)
Donald's need for affirmation is so great that he doesn't seem to notice that the largest group of his supporters are people he wouldn't condescend to be seen with outside of a rally.
Too Much and Never Enough (2020)
Donald today is much as he was at three years old: incapable of growing, learning, or evolving, unable to regulate his emotions, moderate his responses, or take in and synthesize information.
Too Much and Never Enough (2020)
"What the fuck is wrong with them?"
Too Much and Never Enough (2020)
Essentially my role ended when I handed over the 40,000 pages of documents, but if The Times story is anything to go by, I think there's a lot more to uncover.
This is far beyond garden-variety narcissism; Donald is not simply weak, his ego is a fragile thing that must be bolstered every moment because he knows deep down that he is nothing of what he claims to be. He knows he has never been loved.
Too Much and Never Enough (2020)
His deep-seated insecurities have created in him a black hole of need that constantly requires the light of compliments that disappears as soon as he's soaked it in. Nothing is ever enough.
Too Much and Never Enough (2020)
To hedge his bets he enlisted Joe Shapiro, a smart kid with a reputation for being a good test taker, to take his SATs for him. That was much easier to pull off in the days before photo IDs and computerized records. Donald, who never lacked for funds, paid his buddy well.
Too Much and Never Enough (2020)
It's taken a lot of people to help him fail upward.
Mary Trump's insider interview on 'most dangerous' President (2020)
They're willing to put up with, or overlook, or ignore entirely his behavior, his crassness and his incompetence.
Mary Trump's insider interview on 'most dangerous' President (2020)
Donald was incompetent, but others in Donald's administration were anything but. What they built was a lean and ruthless machine for advancing fascism. With the help of some luck, complicit institutions, an unprepared media, and a party of willing converts, that machine largely succeeded.
The Reckoning (2021)
It's forcing the media to have a conversation that they've never wanted to have, and never have had, which is about Donald's psychological health.
Mary Trump's insider interview on 'most dangerous' President (2020)
The first thing I noticed about the Executive Dining Room was its beauty... The second thing... was the seating arrangement. In my family, you could always gauge your worth by where you were seated...
Too Much and Never Enough (2020)