Gaslighting Gas Bag

Trump is at it again. He gave an interview to the The Sun, wherein he said many disparaging things about Theresa May, the UK, the EU, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. But, when confronted with his words in the light of day, he boldly denied saying most of it, using his favorite label for anything he doesn't like, calling it "Fake News". He is still sticking to his story, despite there being a video recording of it.

Read (if you have the stomach) the article about him calling his own interview, "Fake News" HERE

Trump is continuing his long, venerated strategy of "gaslighting", which is defined as a manipulative strategy wherein the manipulator uses several tactics to mind bend others. It is an insipid strategy, a favorite of the criminal mentality. According to Psychology Today, here are the most common gaslighter's tactics:

1. They tell blatant lies
2. They deny they ever said something, even though there is proof that they did.
3. They use what is near and dear to you as ammunition against you.
4. They wear you down over time.
5. Their actions do not match their words.
6. They sometimes throw in positive reinforcement in order to confuse you.
7. They understand how confusion weakens people.
8. They project and transfer what they say, do, think and feel onto others.
9. They try to align other people against you.
10. They call YOU crazy and/or tell others that you are crazy.
11. They tell you that everyone else is lying, not them. They are the only truthful ones.

I think Trump hits about 90% of these, just in his "apology" to Prime Minister May for the things he said, but didn't say, because they didn't report all of the things that he said, or didn't say, but wanted to say, which he may provide proof of, sometime, at a later date in the future. Maybe.

This is our president. This is our reality. Gawd bless Murika.

Read more about "Gaslighting" HERE

Image and story source: Yahoo News

Gaslighting information: Psychology Today