One of the most striking features of #Trump’s #cabinet meetings this term is the extent to which his leadership has been praised as “unparalleled”.

Officials have declared on camera that he is singlehandedly ending global conflicts, winning the race for artificial intelligence, motivating troops to enlist & lowering gas prices, among a number of other falsely claimed accomplishments.

#POTUS #vanity #narcissism #gaslighting #propaganda #dysfunctional #authoritarianism #USpol

The #cabinet has historically advised the #POTUS on a variety of matters, but in Trump’s 2nd term, it appears to have taken on a new mandate∶ #flattery.

Marathon cabinet meetings, lasting 1–3 hrs, have become a hallmark of Trump’s 2nd presidency…. Often televised, the meetings provide an opportunity for ofcls to credit him for their dept’s accomplishments while still trying to claim some spotlight for themselves.

#vanity #narcissism #MentalHealth #dysfunctional #autocracy #despotism #USpol

@Centurion480 yes with a #dysfunctional #finance #system it is possible to ruin any country and finance no #innovation

In other words: riddle me: what does a #bank produce? You get 3 tries

“We used to be a country that others wanted to emulate. That narrative no longer exists,” said Juliette Kayyem, faculty chair of the Homeland Security Project at the Harvard Kennedy School….

Kayyem explained that #SoftPower …is weakening with a filtered story being told to those outside the country: “If you’re a foreigner now, what you’re absorbing about the United States is a #dysfunctional government, #ICE raids, Americans being killed, crime everywhere.”

#economy #Trump #HateSpeech