2024-09-11 11:38
David Frum of the Atlantic:
“Trump could not bring himself to say the name of the serving vice president, his opponent for the presidency. For him, Harris was just a pronoun: a nameless, identity-less “she,”her,”you.” It’s said that narcissists cope with ego injury by refusing to acknowledge the existence of the person who inflicted the hurt…that explains Trump’s behavior. Harris bruised his feelings, and Trump reacted by shutting his eyes and pretending that Harris had no existence of her own