@aaron.rupar

This would be a lot funnier if he wasn't the president of the US. It's still funny, though. He's so stupid he doesn't realise how stupid he is, or sounds to non-cult members.

"As everyone knows, I am an extraordinarily brilliant person, and even I had no idea what the hell they were talking about"

#narcissism #Trump

"Let me start at the beginning of today’s Trump social media spiral, which kicked off around 3 in the morning. Trump was up in the dead of night reposting a random MAGA account asking 'What will happen next?' with a question mark. Ok?

Then came the follow-up: a repost of another random account calling for Senator Mark Kelly to be arrested."

~ Ben Meiselas

#Trump #Iran #war #economy #destruction #narcissism #megalomania #instability #ceasefire
/13

https://www.meidasplus.com/p/wednesday-afternoon-news-updates-cc1

Donald Trump’s blend of threats and hubristic commentary, often casually dismissive of Iran, has, as much as the continuation of the US naval blockade of Iranian ports, been a key stumbling block to restarting peace talks between the two countries under Pakistan’s mediation in Islamabad."

~ Patrick Wintour

#Trump #Iran #war #economy #destruction #narcissism #megalomania #instability #ceasefire
/12

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/21/trump-one-man-whatsapp-group-diplomacy-derailing-peace-talks

"Donald Trump’s inaccurate or exaggerated claims to reporters about progress in Iran negotiations—such as describing concessions that hadn’t actually been agreed—undermined diplomatic efforts. According to accounts cited by media outlets, even some officials privately acknowledged that these statements damaged trust and complicated talks."

~ Aaron Parnas

#Trump #Iran #war #economy #destruction #narcissism #megalomania #instability #ceasefire
/11

https://aaronparnas.substack.com/p/news-democrats-pledge-maximum-warfare

"Trump declared the breakthrough was 'A GREAT AND BRILLIANT DAY FOR THE WORLD!' and asked why media outlets questioning the alleged deal didn’t 'just say, at the right time, JOB WELL DONE, MR. PRESIDENT?'”

#Trump #Iran #war #economy #destruction #narcissism #megalomania #instability #ceasefire #negotiations
/4

(continued from /2)

"Then Trump took to the media to crow that Iranian leaders had 'agreed to everything,' including the removal of its enriched uranium, and that 'Iran has agreed never to close the Strait of Hormuz again.' He promised that Iran had agreed to end its nuclear program forever and that talks 'should go very quickly.'”

#Trump #Iran #war #economy #destruction #narcissism #megalomania #instability #ceasefire #negotiations
/3

"Alayna Treene and Kevin Liptak of CNN reported last night that by the end of last week, negotiators for the U.S. and Iran appeared to be on the verge of hammering out an end to hostilities before the two-week ceasefire ends on Wednesday. Then Trump took to the media to crow that Iranian leaders had 'agreed to everything,'” (continued in /3)

~ Heather Cox Richardson

#Trump #Iran #war #economy #destruction #narcissism #megalomania #instability #ceasefire
/2

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/april-21-2026