He really is pure evil. He possesses every single character flaw it is possible to have. The most despicable person ever created by our despicable society.
He knows it won't matter. The photo will be used without context eventually. It'll become a file photo used for whatever. And he knows that if he always looks like everything is fine and dandy, that's what his sycophants respond to. He never looks sad, so everything must be ok. It's the same reason he waves at crowds that aren't there. If his picture is being taken, he needs to look the part. It's ghoulish and callous, but also part of a strict media strategy.
He took a thumbs-up pic while a smiling Melania held a baby orphaned by a mass shooting during his first term. He did a thumbs up pic in front of some graves at Arlington National Cemetery. People expecting anything different from this ghoul are fooling themselves.
I mean, yes, in one sense, ignorance is bliss. But given his intense distrust of everyone—and the completely one-side relationship his cultists have with him—I suspect it's mostly just 24/7 stress and bitterness for him, and he rarely ever gets to ENJOY any of that bliss.
Which I'm perfectly fine with, as he doesn't deserve any such reprieve, but I don't think that his is actually a state we would want to envy.
That's one of the main reasons he loves his rallies and such, and why the ONLY time we ever saw a photo of him legitimately sad during his first term was when a rally didn't go well for him.
My belief is that Trump doesn't really covet money and power, so much as he craves ADORATION. He NEEDS people constantly chanting his name, validating how "great" he is, and damn near worshiping him like a god. He just thinks that being rich and powerful is the best, fastest way to GET that adoration.
PrinceMaxx7
Everything is a Trump rally to him...
RandomNumbersAndLetter
This is so not the point, but goddamn does his hat look awful.
HeywouldJablowme
He really is pure evil. He possesses every single character flaw it is possible to have. The most despicable person ever created by our despicable society.
Calicoastin818
he’s a serial narcissist criminal
thinkstopthink
Remember what The Great Orange Cunt said on 911: "Now I have the tallest building in the area."
brownribbon
Is that caption just going to ignore W going to the ruins of the WTC?
pfshfine
I don't remember him doing any grinning thumbs-up photo ops.
BaddyOneShoe
And take that stupid fucking hat off. What a child.
SecretAgentSuperBooger
ralph2sam
KR1570F
Orange Shitler likes when americans die
ToSisPoS
The adderall’d zombie has such a limited set of cognitive actions as it is.
rudiboy2000
You have to remember he has no empathy for anything. He’s just a fat orange cunt!!!
loperinter
He knows it won't matter. The photo will be used without context eventually. It'll become a file photo used for whatever. And he knows that if he always looks like everything is fine and dandy, that's what his sycophants respond to. He never looks sad, so everything must be ok. It's the same reason he waves at crowds that aren't there. If his picture is being taken, he needs to look the part. It's ghoulish and callous, but also part of a strict media strategy.
alittleglassvial
I'm not sure he has a full grasp of human emotion
Bludabeagle
gesel
Is that a severed child's arm behind him tangled in the branches?
somethingsomethingmcbob
Can't wait to piss on his grave.
QuanticChaos
Worlds most popular gender neutral bathroom!
WhiteyHead
Ummmm. 9/11?
DesdemonaMoor
Expecting a cage full of shoes at alligator alcatraz.
EverNotRelevant
No way! I can't believe the guy who threw paper towels at hurricane victims would do this!
SecretAgentSuperBooger
Che07
The only reason, his trophy wifey robot Melanomia Idontcare is with him, is because he told her they were going on a safari, apparently.
myotherusernameisalreadytaken
johndoejersey05
He took a thumbs-up pic while a smiling Melania held a baby orphaned by a mass shooting during his first term. He did a thumbs up pic in front of some graves at Arlington National Cemetery. People expecting anything different from this ghoul are fooling themselves.
monkeyfly
You could say his degree of uncouth disregard for common decency was ... Unpresedented...
vanishinggirl
Is that squint eye’s “I don’t really care” jacket??
153LegacyTree
*on his grave
sneakypoo
In a way I envy him. Imagine being so completely detached from reality, it must be quite blissful.
AlienJeffries81
I'm sure it's quite blissful: he enjoys hurting people.
DVSBSTrD
Nah, he can't get over the fact his daddy never loved him.
NinjaSpork
but he's also so angry and aggrieved all the time, which I guess would be karma if we didn't have to listen to him bitch and cry 'unfair' all the time
eadanke
His frequent bouts of angry confusion lead me to believe he knows he's missing something, so fortunately he's also miserable.
SteveMND
I mean, yes, in one sense, ignorance is bliss. But given his intense distrust of everyone—and the completely one-side relationship his cultists have with him—I suspect it's mostly just 24/7 stress and bitterness for him, and he rarely ever gets to ENJOY any of that bliss.
Which I'm perfectly fine with, as he doesn't deserve any such reprieve, but I don't think that his is actually a state we would want to envy.
DefinitelyaHumanNotanAlien
His emotional range seems quite limited. He's not painting with the full palette.
kimwimgoddess
I hope you're right. I really want that for him.
SteveMND
That's one of the main reasons he loves his rallies and such, and why the ONLY time we ever saw a photo of him legitimately sad during his first term was when a rally didn't go well for him.
My belief is that Trump doesn't really covet money and power, so much as he craves ADORATION. He NEEDS people constantly chanting his name, validating how "great" he is, and damn near worshiping him like a god. He just thinks that being rich and powerful is the best, fastest way to GET that adoration.
ArchMagos
I hope the lack of adulation recently really spikes his stress levels.