Donald Trump admitted that his immigration policy has been “too tough,” and he’s willing to work with Democrats on it going forward.
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He’s grieving, and flipping between the Anger and Bargaining stages. He’s already tried denial but was laughed at, though Pee Wee Himmler still tries the “Trump is more popular than ever” line to kiss his ass.
I think grief is a bad framing here. In grief you eventually move to acceptance. Given how he’s shown so many symptoms of narcissism and that he’s been acting as an abuser towards the country, I think it’s better to frame his behavior in the perspective of a narcissistic abuser. His erratic behavior looks like ego protection in the face of rejection from a victim. He’s lashing out then swearing he can change, just don’t leave. All he cares about is preserving his ego and power, the bargaining won’t last, he’ll just keep demanding more and more, pushing to return.
“Grief” in the sense of “feeling sorry for himself.” But your analysis based on the psychodynamics of narcissism is more rigorous. Thanks for clarifying.