Trump’s Narcissistic Collapse: The Destruction of Our Country and the World’s Economy

1. The Danger of Narcissistic Collapse
2. The Full-Weight of the Executive Branch
   1. Blaming the Republican Party
   2. Disappointing MAGA Voters
   3. Hostility Towards Democrats
   4. Resentment Towards Liberals
   5. The Country’s Rejection
   6. The World’s Denial
3. The Economic Consequences of Trump’s Retribution
4. Image Attribution

Throughout the Election 2024 campaign, I argued that Trump was in a state of narcissistic collapse. This condition occurs when a narcissist’s delusion of perfection is severely challenged. Trump has never truly recovered from his loss to Biden in 2020. Each indictment, felony conviction, and civil judgment against him has served as another narcissistic injury, compounding his sense of defeat, and deepening his collapse.

The Danger of Narcissistic Collapse

Typically, when faced with threats to their image of transcendent superiority, narcissists react in one of two ways: they either fall into depression or lash out, attempting to hurt, damage, or destroy whatever or whoever caused them harm. When the hole in their ego becomes too large to patch, they enter a state of collapse.

During this collapse, depression may give way to suicidal ideation, or their attempts at revenge may escalate into severe, violent, and excessively damaging actions. A prime example is the insurrection planned and executed in his name on January 6, 2021. Notably, Trump failed to fulfill his role in this chaos by not showing up at the Capitol to lead the rioters or declaring a state of emergency, which would’ve allowed Boobert and Madog to indulge in their violent fantasies of shooting Nancy Pelosi and turning the House floor into a bloodbath.

The Full-Weight of the Executive Branch

Trump’s attempts to bend the Executive Branch to his will and compel it to seek revenge against those he perceives as transgressors illustrate how dangerous narcissistic collapse can be for his opponents. We are all caught up in Trump’s wrathful temper tantrum as he stamps his little feet and shakes his tiny fists at us.

Blaming the Republican Party

Trump blames the Republican Party for not providing the votes, support, planning, and execution he needed in 2020. In his view, the party must be destroyed, especially since it can claim credit for his “successes,” constantly threatening to outshine him. This explains his love-hate relationship with the party.

Disappointing MAGA Voters

MAGA voters did not turn out in sufficient numbers in 2020 to elect him. For Trump, they must be destroyed, regardless of his win in 2024. The injury from 2020 remains, and 2024 is merely a means to an end.

Hostility Towards Democrats

Democrats have openly attacked him in the media and investigated him in Congress. The House impeached him, and Senate Democrats nearly succeeded in convicting him. The list of Democratic actions against him continues to grow.

Resentment Towards Liberals

Liberals, who laugh at him and highlight his insecurities, support communities of color and immigrants—his favorite scapegoats. Everything liberals do or stand for is perceived as a threat to him.

The Country’s Rejection

Trump believes the entire country failed to make exceptions for him when he lost in 2020. He thinks that we didn’t support the Big Lie and won’t allow him to run for a third term in 2028. In his mind, the country needs to be destroyed.

The World’s Denial

No international organization or foreign government recognized the Big Lie as true, and no country demanded his reinstatement. In his view, the world, too, needs to be destroyed, highlighting the paradox in his actions.

The Economic Consequences of Trump’s Retribution

If you look at how his first three weeks in office have gone, it is clear that he is bent on rampant destruction of the various agencies that make up the Executive Branch of government. He’s corrupting files, data, and computer code while physically dismantling agencies. He’s firing employees and preventing them from fulfilling their professional duties, effectively shuttering their offices.

The grants, loans, and payments these agencies typically provide have all been halted. While this may seem insignificant in an economy with over $36 trillion in debt, it still withdraws money from circulation. The economy operates on the exchange of money, with people and organizations purchasing goods and services. When those transactions decline, the economy slows. Coupled with the tariffs he has enacted and threatened, along with the confusion he has sown, we’re witnessing a substantial drag on what was once the best economy in the world.

You can’t look at this situation and conclude anything other than that Trump is deliberately trying to destroy the entire country. Don’t be surprised if he starts discussing defaulting on the U.S. debt or struggles to pass a budget or spending measure through Congress and shuts the entire government down for an extended period of time.

Trump genuinely wants to destroy us and will do everything within the power of the Executive Branch to make it happen.