"Daddy's Home"
Overtly displayed subservience out of fear is the only thing DJT equates with what we non-psychotics know as "love."
So, #performativecruelty truly is his idea of being daddy, and caring, in his twisted world-view.
Even #lowinfo #maga folks get this instinctively.
Please quit trying to ascribe any overarching logic beyond this, pundits, and when you do, bring proof, because the odds of verity are so low you'll need it.
