Mary Elderton

Here's why Gavin Newsom's parodying of Trump is important, smart, and why I like it so much: Trump is a narcissist. To be made fun of is to injure him narcissistically. Narcissistic injury - especially in a public narrative - makes him confront his fear of humiliation. He's flailing on many fronts now. THEREFORE ... The more narcissistic injury he feels, the more panicky he acts. The more panicky he acts, the more fodder for parody. The more he gets parodied, the more manic he becomes. The more manic he becomes, the more he's unchecked. The more he's unchecked, the more mistakes he makes. The more mistakes he makes, the weaker he is. The weaker he is, the more narcissistic injury he feels, the more panicky he acts, the more he gets parodied, the more manic he becomes, the more he's unchecked, the more mistakes he makes, and the worse it will get for him.