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mwmisses4289

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8. He switches between both.

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Tue Dec 16, 2025, 12:22 PM

Dec 16

Seems the more distance he wants to put between himself and whatever it is, or the less interest he has in something, is when he starts to refer to himself in the third person.

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Why does tRump use his own name when talking about himself. If I was talking about my thoughts I would use the pronoun [View all] debm55 Dec 16 OP

Putin's A.I. running trumps brain.................nt IA8IT Dec 16 #1

Because he is damaged C_U_L8R Dec 16 #2

Total meglamania. marble falls Dec 16 #3

Because the royal "we" isn't enough to express his Greatness off-the-clock Dec 16 #4

Every raging asshole I've known in my life has had a bad habit of referring to himself in the third person. Aristus Dec 16 #5

Malignant narcissism ZDU Dec 16 #6

A prerogative reserved for royalty. eppur_se_muova Dec 16 #7

He switches between both. mwmisses4289 Dec 16 #8