Jeffrey Toobin: The Greeks had a name for what could bring down Trump
Impeachment talk is now gripping the entire nation. I am expecting a rough ride as the process plays out. It will be fascinating and amazing at times, but don’t expect anything to be worked out very soon.
Jeffrey Toobin for CNN in my estimation offers an explanation for the President’s actions:
“Hubris, the Greeks tell us, can be the final downfall of the mighty, especially the mighty whose most salient trait is extreme arrogance. . . .
Trump himself perfectly encapsulated the depths of his hubristic delusion when he famously declared “I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose voters.” He may just be engaged in a metaphorical test of that theory.
Trump may survive the impeachment process because Republicans in the Senate have shown little inclination to defy him. But if he does fall, it will be in large part because he has believed the oleaginous praise he demanded. He bought his own over-the-top marketing campaign about himself.”
KJ
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