Name:   copperline - Subject:   Trump's post-debate performance Date:   9/28/2016 11:35:21 PM

From Washington (CNN), 9/28/16        “Donald Trump is angry that his aides and advisers have conceded to reporters -- largely without attribution -- that the Republican nominee struggled in his first presidential debate.

In a conference call with surrogates Wednesday afternoon, Trump aides made clear the Republican nominee is upset that his allies publicly acknowledged they pushed him to change his preparation and tactics before his next bout with Hillary Clinton. And he wants them to stop it immediately.

The message was "not subtle," a source familiar with the call said.

Trump wants his supporters to make an energetic defense of his performance and refuse to concede that he didn't nail it.”

Everybody should be paying attention to Donald Trump right now.   In spite of all polling, he maintains that he won the debate and cannot concede that he looked unprepared to discuss policy issues like he knew something about them.   And, tonight there are reports that he is angry at his own staff members for conceding in their conversations that he didn’t do too well in their opinion either.    He didn’t prepare and it shows....his staff can't deny it.

But he is angry because he wants them to believe he did as well as he says he did….sorta regardless of the evidence.

That trait is something everyone should be paying close attention to.   He can’t accept a failure, so he insists he did not fail… furthermore, he will be angry anyone who doesn’t agree with him.   That is malignant narcissism, and it is a really dangerous personality trait in a world leader. 

A guy like this doesn’t learn from his mistakes.   He diverts attention from them, denies they happened & shifts blame to someone else.    He’s done that over & over, and over, and over, and over……….

Don't take my word for it.   Listen to him.